jamii

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic جَمِيع (jamīʕ) and/or جَامِع (jāmiʕ).

Noun

jamii (n class, plural jamii)

  1. community, society
  2. all (of something), totality, sum, a category
    Synonym: kategoria
Derived terms

Adverb

jamii

  1. together
    Synonyms: jumla, pamoja

Etymology 2

From Arabic جَامَعَ (jāmaʕa).

Verb

-jamii (infinitive kujamii)

  1. to have sex, copulate
Conjugation
Conjugation of -jamii
Positive present -najamii
Subjunctive -jamii
Negative -jamii
Imperative singular jamii
Infinitives
Positive kujamii
Negative kutojamii
Imperatives
Singular jamii
Plural jamiini
Tensed forms
Habitual hujamii
Positive past positive subject concord + -lijamii
Negative past negative subject concord + -kujamii
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najamii)
Singular Plural
1st person ninajamii/najamii tunajamii
2nd person unajamii mnajamii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajamii wanajamii
other classes positive subject concord + -najamii
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jamii)
Singular Plural
1st person sijamii hatujamii
2nd person hujamii hamjamii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajamii hawajamii
other classes negative subject concord + -jamii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajamii
Negative future negative subject concord + -tajamii
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jamii)
Singular Plural
1st person nijamii tujamii
2nd person ujamii mjamii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajamii wajamii
other classes positive subject concord + -jamii
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijamii
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejamii
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejamii
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijamii
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijamii
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajamii)
Singular Plural
1st person najamii twajamii
2nd person wajamii mwajamii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajamii wajamii
m-mi(III/IV) wajamii yajamii
ji-ma(V/VI) lajamii yajamii
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajamii vyajamii
n(IX/X) yajamii zajamii
u(XI) wajamii see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwajamii
pa(XVI) pajamii
mu(XVIII) mwajamii
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejamii
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshajamii
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajamii
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kijamii
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipojamii
Consecutive kajamii / positive subject concord + -kajamii
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajamii
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nijamii -tujamii
2nd person -kujamii -wajamii/-kujamiini/-wajamiini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjamii -wajamii
m-mi(III/IV) -ujamii -ijamii
ji-ma(V/VI) -lijamii -yajamii
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijamii -vijamii
n(IX/X) -ijamii -zijamii
u(XI) -ujamii see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kujamii
pa(XVI) -pajamii
mu(XVIII) -mujamii
Reflexive -jijamii
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jamii- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -jamiiye -jamiio
m-mi(III/IV) -jamiio -jamiiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -jamiilo -jamiiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jamiicho -jamiivyo
n(IX/X) -jamiiyo -jamiizo
u(XI) -jamiio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -jamiiko
pa(XVI) -jamiipo
mu(XVIII) -jamiimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jamii)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yejamii -ojamii
m-mi(III/IV) -ojamii -yojamii
ji-ma(V/VI) -lojamii -yojamii
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojamii -vyojamii
n(IX/X) -yojamii -zojamii
u(XI) -ojamii see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kojamii
pa(XVI) -pojamii
mu(XVIII) -mojamii
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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