sihiri

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سِحْر (siḥr).

Noun

sihiri class IX (plural sihiri class X)

  1. witchcraft, magic, sorcery

Verb

-sihiri (infinitive kusihiri)

  1. to bewitch

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sihiri
Positive present -nasihiri
Subjunctive -sihiri
Negative -sihiri
Imperative singular sihiri
Infinitives
Positive kusihiri
Negative kutosihiri
Imperatives
Singular sihiri
Plural sihirini
Tensed forms
Habitual husihiri
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisihiri
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusihiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasihiri)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasihiri/nasihiri tunasihiri
2nd person unasihiri mnasihiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasihiri wanasihiri
other classes positive subject concord + -nasihiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sihiri)
Singular Plural
1st person sisihiri hatusihiri
2nd person husihiri hamsihiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasihiri hawasihiri
other classes negative subject concord + -sihiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasihiri
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasihiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sihiri)
Singular Plural
1st person nisihiri tusihiri
2nd person usihiri msihiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asihiri wasihiri
other classes positive subject concord + -sihiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisihiri
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesihiri
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesihiri
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisihiri
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisihiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asihiri)
Singular Plural
1st person nasihiri twasihiri
2nd person wasihiri mwasihiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asihiri wasihiri
m-mi(III/IV) wasihiri yasihiri
ji-ma(V/VI) lasihiri yasihiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasihiri vyasihiri
n(IX/X) yasihiri zasihiri
u(XI) wasihiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasihiri
pa(XVI) pasihiri
mu(XVIII) mwasihiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesihiri
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasihiri
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasihiri
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisihiri
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposihiri
Consecutive kasihiri / positive subject concord + -kasihiri
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasihiri
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisihiri -tusihiri
2nd person -kusihiri -wasihiri/-kusihirini/-wasihirini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msihiri -wasihiri
m-mi(III/IV) -usihiri -isihiri
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisihiri -yasihiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisihiri -visihiri
n(IX/X) -isihiri -zisihiri
u(XI) -usihiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusihiri
pa(XVI) -pasihiri
mu(XVIII) -musihiri
Reflexive -jisihiri
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sihiri- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sihiriye -sihirio
m-mi(III/IV) -sihirio -sihiriyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sihirilo -sihiriyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sihiricho -sihirivyo
n(IX/X) -sihiriyo -sihirizo
u(XI) -sihirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sihiriko
pa(XVI) -sihiripo
mu(XVIII) -sihirimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sihiri)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesihiri -osihiri
m-mi(III/IV) -osihiri -yosihiri
ji-ma(V/VI) -losihiri -yosihiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosihiri -vyosihiri
n(IX/X) -yosihiri -zosihiri
u(XI) -osihiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosihiri
pa(XVI) -posihiri
mu(XVIII) -mosihiri
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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