saini

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Swahili

Etymology

From English sign.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

saini (n class, plural saini)

  1. signature (person's autograph name)
    saini ya dijiti ― digital signature
  2. attestation

Verb

-saini (infinitive kusaini)

  1. to sign something
    Synonym: -tia saini
  2. to attest

Conjugation

Conjugation of -saini
Positive present -nasaini
Subjunctive -saini
Negative -saini
Imperative singular saini
Infinitives
Positive kusaini
Negative kutosaini
Imperatives
Singular saini
Plural sainini
Tensed forms
Habitual husaini
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisaini
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusaini
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasaini)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasaini/nasaini tunasaini
2nd person unasaini mnasaini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasaini wanasaini
other classes positive subject concord + -nasaini
Negative present (negative subject concord + -saini)
Singular Plural
1st person sisaini hatusaini
2nd person husaini hamsaini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasaini hawasaini
other classes negative subject concord + -saini
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasaini
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasaini
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -saini)
Singular Plural
1st person nisaini tusaini
2nd person usaini msaini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asaini wasaini
other classes positive subject concord + -saini
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisaini
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesaini
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesaini
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisaini
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisaini
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asaini)
Singular Plural
1st person nasaini twasaini
2nd person wasaini mwasaini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asaini wasaini
m-mi(III/IV) wasaini yasaini
ji-ma(V/VI) lasaini yasaini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasaini vyasaini
n(IX/X) yasaini zasaini
u(XI) wasaini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasaini
pa(XVI) pasaini
mu(XVIII) mwasaini
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesaini
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasaini
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasaini
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisaini
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposaini
Consecutive kasaini / positive subject concord + -kasaini
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasaini
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisaini -tusaini
2nd person -kusaini -wasaini/-kusainini/-wasainini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msaini -wasaini
m-mi(III/IV) -usaini -isaini
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisaini -yasaini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisaini -visaini
n(IX/X) -isaini -zisaini
u(XI) -usaini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusaini
pa(XVI) -pasaini
mu(XVIII) -musaini
Reflexive -jisaini
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -saini- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sainiye -sainio
m-mi(III/IV) -sainio -sainiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sainilo -sainiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sainicho -sainivyo
n(IX/X) -sainiyo -sainizo
u(XI) -sainio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sainiko
pa(XVI) -sainipo
mu(XVIII) -sainimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -saini)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesaini -osaini
m-mi(III/IV) -osaini -yosaini
ji-ma(V/VI) -losaini -yosaini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosaini -vyosaini
n(IX/X) -yosaini -zosaini
u(XI) -osaini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosaini
pa(XVI) -posaini
mu(XVIII) -mosaini
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

References

  1. ^ Batibo, Herman M. (2002) “The Evolution of the Kiswahili Syllable Structure”, in South African Journal of African Language‎, volume 22, number 1, →DOI, page 7 of 1-10
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