jaza

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See also: ĵaza and Jaza

Portuguese

Verb

jaza

  1. inflection of jazer:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

jaza (Cyrillic spelling јаза)

  1. genitive singular of jaz

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Verb

-jaza (infinitive kujaza)

  1. Causative form of -jaa: to fill
Conjugation
Conjugation of -jaza
Positive present -najaza
Subjunctive -jaze
Negative -jazi
Imperative singular jaza
Infinitives
Positive kujaza
Negative kutojaza
Imperatives
Singular jaza
Plural jazeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujaza
Positive past positive subject concord + -lijaza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kujaza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najaza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninajaza/najaza tunajaza
2nd person unajaza mnajaza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajaza wanajaza
other classes positive subject concord + -najaza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jazi)
Singular Plural
1st person sijazi hatujazi
2nd person hujazi hamjazi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajazi hawajazi
other classes negative subject concord + -jazi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajaza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tajaza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jaze)
Singular Plural
1st person nijaze tujaze
2nd person ujaze mjaze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajaze wajaze
other classes positive subject concord + -jaze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijaze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejaza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejaza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijaza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijaza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajaza)
Singular Plural
1st person najaza twajaza
2nd person wajaza mwajaza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajaza wajaza
m-mi(III/IV) wajaza yajaza
ji-ma(V/VI) lajaza yajaza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajaza vyajaza
n(IX/X) yajaza zajaza
u(XI) wajaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwajaza
pa(XVI) pajaza
mu(XVIII) mwajaza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejaza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshajaza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajaza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kijaza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipojaza
Consecutive kajaza / positive subject concord + -kajaza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajaze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nijaza -tujaza
2nd person -kujaza -wajaza/-kujazeni/-wajazeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjaza -wajaza
m-mi(III/IV) -ujaza -ijaza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lijaza -yajaza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijaza -vijaza
n(IX/X) -ijaza -zijaza
u(XI) -ujaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kujaza
pa(XVI) -pajaza
mu(XVIII) -mujaza
Reflexive -jijaza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jaza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -jazaye -jazao
m-mi(III/IV) -jazao -jazayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -jazalo -jazayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jazacho -jazavyo
n(IX/X) -jazayo -jazazo
u(XI) -jazao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -jazako
pa(XVI) -jazapo
mu(XVIII) -jazamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jaza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yejaza -ojaza
m-mi(III/IV) -ojaza -yojaza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lojaza -yojaza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojaza -vyojaza
n(IX/X) -yojaza -zojaza
u(XI) -ojaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kojaza
pa(XVI) -pojaza
mu(XVIII) -mojaza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic جَزَاء (jazāʔ).

Noun

jaza class IX (plural jaza class X)

  1. gift, reward, favor