wahi

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See also: wāhi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَحَى (waḥā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-wahi (infinitive kuwahi)

  1. to arrive; be prompt
  2. to get a chance to

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wahi
Positive present -nawahi
Subjunctive -wahi
Negative -wahi
Imperative singular wahi
Infinitives
Positive kuwahi
Negative kutowahi
Imperatives
Singular wahi
Plural wahini
Tensed forms
Habitual huwahi
Positive past positive subject concord + -liwahi
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwahi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawahi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninawahi/nawahi tunawahi
2nd person unawahi mnawahi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawahi wanawahi
other classes positive subject concord + -nawahi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wahi)
Singular Plural
1st person siwahi hatuwahi
2nd person huwahi hamuwahi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawahi hawawahi
other classes negative subject concord + -wahi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawahi
Negative future negative subject concord + -tawahi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wahi)
Singular Plural
1st person niwahi tuwahi
2nd person uwahi muwahi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) awahi wawahi
other classes positive subject concord + -wahi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwahi
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewahi
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewahi
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwahi
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwahi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awahi)
Singular Plural
1st person nawahi twawahi
2nd person wawahi mwawahi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) awahi wawahi
m-mi(III/IV) wawahi yawahi
ji-ma(V/VI) lawahi yawahi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawahi vyawahi
n(IX/X) yawahi zawahi
u(XI) wawahi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwawahi
pa(XVI) pawahi
mu(XVIII) mwawahi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewahi
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshawahi
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawahi
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwahi
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipowahi
Consecutive kawahi / positive subject concord + -kawahi
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawahi
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niwahi -tuwahi
2nd person -kuwahi -wawahi/-kuwahini/-wawahini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwahi -wawahi
m-mi(III/IV) -uwahi -iwahi
ji-ma(V/VI) -liwahi -yawahi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwahi -viwahi
n(IX/X) -iwahi -ziwahi
u(XI) -uwahi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuwahi
pa(XVI) -pawahi
mu(XVIII) -muwahi
Reflexive -jiwahi
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wahi- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -wahiye -wahio
m-mi(III/IV) -wahio -wahiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -wahilo -wahiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wahicho -wahivyo
n(IX/X) -wahiyo -wahizo
u(XI) -wahio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -wahiko
pa(XVI) -wahipo
mu(XVIII) -wahimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wahi)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yewahi -owahi
m-mi(III/IV) -owahi -yowahi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lowahi -yowahi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowahi -vyowahi
n(IX/X) -yowahi -zowahi
u(XI) -owahi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kowahi
pa(XVI) -powahi
mu(XVIII) -mowahi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

References

  • 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 302 No. 2898
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