zira

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See also: zírá, žira, and жира

English

Noun

zira (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of jeera (“cumin”)
    • 1981, Processing of Fruits, Vegetables and Other Food Products (page 278)
      Zira seeds are used as an essential ingredient in all mixed spices and curry powders.

Anagrams

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Persian زیرا (zirâ).

Conjunction

zira

  1. (literary) because, since
    Synonym: çünki

Further reading

  • “zira” in Obastan.com.

Basque

Noun

zira

  1. singular allative of zi

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

-zira (infinitive kuzira)

  1. to hate
    Synonym: -chukia
  2. to abstain

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zira
Positive present -nazira
Subjunctive -zire
Negative -ziri
Imperative singular zira
Infinitives
Positive kuzira
Negative kutozira
Imperatives
Singular zira
Plural zireni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzira
Positive past positive subject concord + -lizira
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzira
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazira)
Singular Plural
1st person ninazira/nazira tunazira
2nd person unazira mnazira
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazira wanazira
other classes positive subject concord + -nazira
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ziri)
Singular Plural
1st person siziri hatuziri
2nd person huziri hamziri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haziri hawaziri
other classes negative subject concord + -ziri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazira
Negative future negative subject concord + -tazira
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zire)
Singular Plural
1st person nizire tuzire
2nd person uzire mzire
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azire wazire
other classes positive subject concord + -zire
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizire
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezira
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezira
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizira
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizira
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azira)
Singular Plural
1st person nazira twazira
2nd person wazira mwazira
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azira wazira
m-mi(III/IV) wazira yazira
ji-ma(V/VI) lazira yazira
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazira vyazira
n(IX/X) yazira zazira
u(XI) wazira see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwazira
pa(XVI) pazira
mu(XVIII) mwazira
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezira
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshazira
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazira
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kizira
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipozira
Consecutive kazira / positive subject concord + -kazira
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazire
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nizira -tuzira
2nd person -kuzira -wazira/-kuzireni/-wazireni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzira -wazira
m-mi(III/IV) -uzira -izira
ji-ma(V/VI) -lizira -yazira
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizira -vizira
n(IX/X) -izira -zizira
u(XI) -uzira see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuzira
pa(XVI) -pazira
mu(XVIII) -muzira
Reflexive -jizira
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zira- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ziraye -zirao
m-mi(III/IV) -zirao -zirayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ziralo -zirayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ziracho -ziravyo
n(IX/X) -zirayo -zirazo
u(XI) -zirao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -zirako
pa(XVI) -zirapo
mu(XVIII) -ziramo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zira)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yezira -ozira
m-mi(III/IV) -ozira -yozira
ji-ma(V/VI) -lozira -yozira
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozira -vyozira
n(IX/X) -yozira -zozira
u(XI) -ozira see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kozira
pa(XVI) -pozira
mu(XVIII) -mozira
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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