tibu

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Denominal verb of tiba.

Verb

-tibu (infinitive kutibu)

  1. to treat, to cure, to heal
Conjugation
Conjugation of -tibu
Positive present -natibu
Subjunctive -tibu
Negative -tibu
Imperative singular tibu
Infinitives
Positive kutibu
Negative kutotibu
Imperatives
Singular tibu
Plural tibuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutibu
Positive past positive subject concord + -litibu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutibu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natibu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatibu/natibu tunatibu
2nd person unatibu mnatibu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatibu wanatibu
other classes positive subject concord + -natibu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tibu)
Singular Plural
1st person sitibu hatutibu
2nd person hutibu hamtibu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatibu hawatibu
other classes negative subject concord + -tibu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatibu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatibu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tibu)
Singular Plural
1st person nitibu tutibu
2nd person utibu mtibu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atibu watibu
other classes positive subject concord + -tibu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitibu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetibu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetibu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitibu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitibu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atibu)
Singular Plural
1st person natibu twatibu
2nd person watibu mwatibu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atibu watibu
m-mi(III/IV) watibu yatibu
ji-ma(V/VI) latibu yatibu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatibu vyatibu
n(IX/X) yatibu zatibu
u(XI) watibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatibu
pa(XVI) patibu
mu(XVIII) mwatibu
Perfect positive subject concord + -metibu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatibu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatibu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitibu
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotibu
Consecutive katibu / positive subject concord + -katibu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katibu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitibu -tutibu
2nd person -kutibu -watibu/-kutibuni/-watibuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtibu -watibu
m-mi(III/IV) -utibu -itibu
ji-ma(V/VI) -litibu -yatibu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitibu -vitibu
n(IX/X) -itibu -zitibu
u(XI) -utibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutibu
pa(XVI) -patibu
mu(XVIII) -mutibu
Reflexive -jitibu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tibu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tibuye -tibuo
m-mi(III/IV) -tibuo -tibuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tibulo -tibuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tibucho -tibuvyo
n(IX/X) -tibuyo -tibuzo
u(XI) -tibuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tibuko
pa(XVI) -tibupo
mu(XVIII) -tibumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tibu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetibu -otibu
m-mi(III/IV) -otibu -yotibu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotibu -yotibu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotibu -vyotibu
n(IX/X) -yotibu -zotibu
u(XI) -otibu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotibu
pa(XVI) -potibu
mu(XVIII) -motibu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic طِيب (ṭīb).[1]

Noun

tibu class IX (plural tibu class X)

  1. perfume, scented ointment

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 195 Nr. 1747
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