katwa

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi कटवा (kaṭvā), derived from Hindi काटना (kāṭnā, to cut), referring to the Muslim practice of circumcision.

Noun

katwa (plural katwas)

  1. (India, offensive, derogatory, religious slur) a Muslim man.

Usage notes

Used mostly by Hindutva supporters.

Coordinate terms

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-katwa (infinitive kukatwa)

  1. Passive form of -kata: to get cut

Conjugation

Conjugation of -katwa
Positive present -nakatwa
Subjunctive -katwe
Negative -katwi
Imperative singular katwa
Infinitives
Positive kukatwa
Negative kutokatwa
Imperatives
Singular katwa
Plural katweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukatwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -likatwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukatwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakatwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakatwa/nakatwa tunakatwa
2nd person unakatwa mnakatwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakatwa wanakatwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nakatwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -katwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sikatwi hatukatwi
2nd person hukatwi hamkatwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakatwi hawakatwi
other classes negative subject concord + -katwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takatwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -takatwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -katwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nikatwe tukatwe
2nd person ukatwe mkatwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akatwe wakatwe
other classes positive subject concord + -katwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikatwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekatwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekatwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikatwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikatwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akatwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nakatwa twakatwa
2nd person wakatwa mwakatwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akatwa wakatwa
m-mi(III/IV) wakatwa yakatwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lakatwa yakatwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakatwa vyakatwa
n(IX/X) yakatwa zakatwa
u(XI) wakatwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakatwa
pa(XVI) pakatwa
mu(XVIII) mwakatwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekatwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakatwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakatwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikatwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokatwa
Consecutive kakatwa / positive subject concord + -kakatwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakatwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikatwa -tukatwa
2nd person -kukatwa -wakatwa/-kukatweni/-wakatweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkatwa -wakatwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ukatwa -ikatwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -likatwa -yakatwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikatwa -vikatwa
n(IX/X) -ikatwa -zikatwa
u(XI) -ukatwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukatwa
pa(XVI) -pakatwa
mu(XVIII) -mukatwa
Reflexive -jikatwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -katwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -katwaye -katwao
m-mi(III/IV) -katwao -katwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -katwalo -katwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -katwacho -katwavyo
n(IX/X) -katwayo -katwazo
u(XI) -katwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -katwako
pa(XVI) -katwapo
mu(XVIII) -katwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -katwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekatwa -okatwa
m-mi(III/IV) -okatwa -yokatwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokatwa -yokatwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokatwa -vyokatwa
n(IX/X) -yokatwa -zokatwa
u(XI) -okatwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokatwa
pa(XVI) -pokatwa
mu(XVIII) -mokatwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.