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Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Malay takwa, from Arabic تَقْوَى (taqwā).
Noun
takwa (first-person possessive takwaku, second-person possessive takwamu, third-person possessive takwanya)
- (Islam) taqwa: the care taken by a person to obey the commands of Allah.
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Etymology 2
From Hokkien 大褂 (tā-kòa, “long gown”) or rather 短褂 (té-kòa, literally “short + upper garment”).
Noun
takwa (first-person possessive takwaku, second-person possessive takwamu, third-person possessive takwanya)
- Chinese long gown, or narrow jacket with broad sleeves.
Alternative forms
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic تَقْوَى (taqwā).
Pronunciation
Noun
takwa (Jawi spelling تقوى, plural takwa-takwa, informal 1st possessive takwaku, 2nd possessive takwamu, 3rd possessive takwanya)
- (Islam) taqwa: the care taken by a person to obey the commands of Allah.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
Descendants
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Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-takwa (infinitive kutakwa)
- Passive form of -taka
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -takwa
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| Positive present
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-natakwa
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| Subjunctive
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-takwe
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| Negative
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-takwi
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| Imperative singular
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takwa
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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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hutakwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litakwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutakwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natakwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatakwa/natakwa
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tunatakwa
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| 2nd person
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unatakwa
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mnatakwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatakwa
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wanatakwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natakwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -takwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitakwi
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hatutakwi
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| 2nd person
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hutakwi
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hamtakwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatakwi
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hawatakwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -takwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatakwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatakwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -takwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitakwe
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tutakwe
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| 2nd person
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utakwe
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mtakwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atakwe
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watakwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -takwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitakwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetakwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetakwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitakwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitakwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metakwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatakwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatakwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitakwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotakwa
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| Consecutive
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katakwa / positive subject concord + -katakwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katakwe
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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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