najisi

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَجَّسَ (najjasa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-najisi (infinitive kunajisi)

  1. to defile, desecrate
  2. to rape
    Synonym: -baka

Conjugation

Conjugation of -najisi
Positive present -nanajisi
Subjunctive -najisi
Negative -najisi
Imperative singular najisi
Infinitives
Positive kunajisi
Negative kutonajisi
Imperatives
Singular najisi
Plural najisini
Tensed forms
Habitual hunajisi
Positive past positive subject concord + -linajisi
Negative past negative subject concord + -kunajisi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanajisi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninanajisi/nanajisi tunanajisi
2nd person unanajisi mnanajisi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananajisi wananajisi
other classes positive subject concord + -nanajisi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -najisi)
Singular Plural
1st person sinajisi hatunajisi
2nd person hunajisi hamnajisi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanajisi hawanajisi
other classes negative subject concord + -najisi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanajisi
Negative future negative subject concord + -tanajisi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -najisi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninajisi tunajisi
2nd person unajisi mnajisi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajisi wanajisi
other classes positive subject concord + -najisi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinajisi
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenajisi
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenajisi
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinajisi
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinajisi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anajisi)
Singular Plural
1st person nanajisi twanajisi
2nd person wanajisi mwanajisi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajisi wanajisi
m-mi(III/IV) wanajisi yanajisi
ji-ma(V/VI) lanajisi yanajisi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanajisi vyanajisi
n(IX/X) yanajisi zanajisi
u(XI) wanajisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanajisi
pa(XVI) panajisi
mu(XVIII) mwanajisi
Perfect positive subject concord + -menajisi
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshanajisi
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -janajisi
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinajisi
"If not" positive subject concord + -siponajisi
Consecutive kanajisi / positive subject concord + -kanajisi
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanajisi
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninajisi -tunajisi
2nd person -kunajisi -wanajisi/-kunajisini/-wanajisini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnajisi -wanajisi
m-mi(III/IV) -unajisi -inajisi
ji-ma(V/VI) -linajisi -yanajisi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinajisi -vinajisi
n(IX/X) -inajisi -zinajisi
u(XI) -unajisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunajisi
pa(XVI) -panajisi
mu(XVIII) -munajisi
Reflexive -jinajisi
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -najisi- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -najisiye -najisio
m-mi(III/IV) -najisio -najisiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -najisilo -najisiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -najisicho -najisivyo
n(IX/X) -najisiyo -najisizo
u(XI) -najisio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -najisiko
pa(XVI) -najisipo
mu(XVIII) -najisimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -najisi)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yenajisi -onajisi
m-mi(III/IV) -onajisi -yonajisi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lonajisi -yonajisi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonajisi -vyonajisi
n(IX/X) -yonajisi -zonajisi
u(XI) -onajisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -konajisi
pa(XVI) -ponajisi
mu(XVIII) -monajisi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Adjective

najisi (invariable)

  1. defiled, desecrated, ritually impure

Noun

najisi class IX (plural najisi class X)

  1. desecration, ritual impurity
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