rithi

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Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic وَرِثَ (wariṯa).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

-rithi (infinitive kurithi)

  1. to inherit

Conjugation

Conjugation of -rithi
Positive present -narithi
Subjunctive -rithi
Negative -rithi
Imperative singular rithi
Infinitives
Positive kurithi
Negative kutorithi
Imperatives
Singular rithi
Plural rithini
Tensed forms
Habitual hurithi
Positive past positive subject concord + -lirithi
Negative past negative subject concord + -kurithi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narithi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninarithi/narithi tunarithi
2nd person unarithi mnarithi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarithi wanarithi
other classes positive subject concord + -narithi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rithi)
Singular Plural
1st person sirithi haturithi
2nd person hurithi hamrithi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) harithi hawarithi
other classes negative subject concord + -rithi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarithi
Negative future negative subject concord + -tarithi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rithi)
Singular Plural
1st person nirithi turithi
2nd person urithi mrithi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) arithi warithi
other classes positive subject concord + -rithi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirithi
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerithi
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerithi
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirithi
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirithi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arithi)
Singular Plural
1st person narithi twarithi
2nd person warithi mwarithi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) arithi warithi
m-mi(III/IV) warithi yarithi
ji-ma(V/VI) larithi yarithi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) charithi vyarithi
n(IX/X) yarithi zarithi
u(XI) warithi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwarithi
pa(XVI) parithi
mu(XVIII) mwarithi
Perfect positive subject concord + -merithi
"Already" positive subject concord + -mesharithi
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarithi
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kirithi
"If not" positive subject concord + -siporithi
Consecutive karithi / positive subject concord + -karithi
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karithi
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nirithi -turithi
2nd person -kurithi -warithi/-kurithini/-warithini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrithi -warithi
m-mi(III/IV) -urithi -irithi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lirithi -yarithi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirithi -virithi
n(IX/X) -irithi -zirithi
u(XI) -urithi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kurithi
pa(XVI) -parithi
mu(XVIII) -murithi
Reflexive -jirithi
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rithi- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -rithiye -rithio
m-mi(III/IV) -rithio -rithiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -rithilo -rithiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rithicho -rithivyo
n(IX/X) -rithiyo -rithizo
u(XI) -rithio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -rithiko
pa(XVI) -rithipo
mu(XVIII) -rithimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rithi)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yerithi -orithi
m-mi(III/IV) -orithi -yorithi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lorithi -yorithi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorithi -vyorithi
n(IX/X) -yorithi -zorithi
u(XI) -orithi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -korithi
pa(XVI) -porithi
mu(XVIII) -morithi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 302 No. 2911