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English
Etymology
From Arabic عِشَاء (ʕišāʔ, “evening, night”), in صَلَاةُ العِشَاء (ṣalātu l-ʕišāʔ, “night prayer”).
Noun
isha (uncountable)
- (Islam) The evening/night Islamic prayer.
Synonyms
Translations
Anagrams
Albanian
Pronunciation
Verb
isha
- first-person singular imperfect indicative of jam
Verb
të isha
- first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of jam
Verb
le të isha
- first-person singular imperfect jussive of jam
Hausa
Pronunciation
Noun
ī̀shā f (possessed form ī̀shar̃)
- Alternative form of lī̀shā
Japanese
Romanization
isha
- Rōmaji transcription of いしゃ
Maltese
Pronunciation
Verb
isha
- second-person singular imperative of seha
Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
-isha (infinitive kwisha)
- to finish, end
Usage notes
This verb can be used as an auxiliary verb, followed by an infinitive or bare stem, meaning "already".
Conjugation
Conjugation of -isha
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Positive present
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-nakuisha
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Subjunctive
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-ishe
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Negative
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-ishi
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Imperative singular
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kwisha
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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huisha
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likuisha
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuisha
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakuisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninakuisha/nakuisha
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tunakuisha
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2nd person
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unakuisha
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mnakuisha
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakuisha
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wanakuisha
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakuisha
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -ishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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siishi
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hatuishi
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2nd person
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huishi
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hamwishi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haishi
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hawaishi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -ishi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takuisha
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takuisha
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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niishe
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tuishe
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2nd person
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uishe
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mwishe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aishe
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waishe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -ishe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siishe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekuisha
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekuisha
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikuisha
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikuisha
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekuisha
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakuisha
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaisha
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiisha
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokuisha
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Consecutive
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kaisha / positive subject concord + -kaisha
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaishe
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic عِشَاء (ʕišāʔ).
Noun
isha class IX (plural isha class X)
- (Islam) night prayers
Wayuu
Etymology
From Proto-Arawak *ʔitʰa.
Noun
isha
- blood