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English
Etymology
From Arabic طَحِينَة (ṭaḥīna), from the root ط ح ن (ṭ-ḥ-n) related to grinding. Final -i most probably from Levantine dialects or from Greek ταχίνι (tachíni).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tɑːˈhiː.ni/
Noun
tahini (countable and uncountable, plural tahinis)
- (cooking) A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc.
Synonyms
Translations
Further reading
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic طَحِينَة (ṭaḥīna).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taˈxi.ɲi/
- Rhymes: -iɲi
- Syllabification: ta‧hi‧ni
Noun
tahini n (indeclinable)
- tahini
Further reading
- tahini in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swahili
Etymology
From mtihani (“examination, test”).
Pronunciation
Verb
-tahini (infinitive kutahini)
- to examine, to test
Conjugation
Conjugation of -tahini
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Positive present
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-natahini
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Subjunctive
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-tahini
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Negative
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-tahini
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Imperative singular
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tahini
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hutahini
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litahini
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutahini
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -natahini)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninatahini/natahini
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tunatahini
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2nd person
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unatahini
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mnatahini
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatahini
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wanatahini
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -natahini
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -tahini)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sitahini
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hatutahini
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2nd person
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hutahini
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hamtahini
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatahini
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hawatahini
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -tahini
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatahini
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatahini
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tahini)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nitahini
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tutahini
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2nd person
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utahini
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mtahini
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atahini
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watahini
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -tahini
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitahini
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetahini
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetahini
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitahini
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitahini
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metahini
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatahini
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatahini
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitahini
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotahini
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Consecutive
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katahini / positive subject concord + -katahini
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katahini
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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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Derived terms