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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish oshá , of unknown further origin; presumably derived from a Native American language.
Noun
osha (uncountable )
A perennial herb of species Ligusticum porteri , found in parts of the Rocky Mountains and northern New Mexico .
Anagrams
Albanian
Verb
osha
aorist of osh
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Noun
osha
two
Swahili
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
-osha (infinitive kuosha )
to wash , rinse , clean with water
Conjugation
Conjugation of -osha
Positive present
-na osha
Subjunctive
-oshe
Negative
-oshi
Imperative singular
osha
Infinitives
Imperatives
Tensed forms
Habitual
huosha
Positive past
positive subject concord + -li osha
Negative past
negative subject concord + -ku osha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -na osha)
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni naosha/na osha
tu naosha
2nd person
u naosha
m naosha
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a naosha
wa naosha
other classes
positive subject concord + -na osha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -oshi )
Singular
Plural
1st person
si oshi
hatu oshi
2nd person
hu oshi
hamw oshi
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
ha oshi
hawa oshi
other classes
negative subject concord + -oshi
Positive future
positive subject concord + -ta osha
Negative future
negative subject concord + -ta osha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -oshe )
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni oshe
tu oshe
2nd person
u oshe
mw oshe
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a oshe
wa oshe
other classes
positive subject concord + -oshe
Negative subjunctive
positive subject concord + -si oshe
Positive present conditional
positive subject concord + -nge osha
Negative present conditional
positive subject concord + -singe osha
Positive past conditional
positive subject concord + -ngali osha
Negative past conditional
positive subject concord + -singali osha
Perfect
positive subject concord + -me osha
"Already"
positive subject concord + -mesha osha
"Not yet"
negative subject concord + -ja osha
"If/When"
positive subject concord + -ki osha
"If not"
positive subject concord + -sipo osha
Consecutive
kaosha / positive subject concord + -ka osha
Consecutive subjunctive
positive subject concord + -ka oshe
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
Derived terms
See also
-nawa ( “ to wash (a part of the body) ” )