adhini

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَذَّنَ (ʔaḏḏana).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-adhini (infinitive kuadhini)

1. (Islam) to call for prayers

Conjugation

Conjugation of -adhini
Positive present -naadhini Subjunctive -adhini Negative -adhini Imperative singular adhini
Infinitives
Positive kuadhini Negative kutoadhini
Imperatives
Singular adhini Plural adhinini
Tensed forms
Habitual huadhini Positive past positive subject concord + -liadhini Negative past negative subject concord + -kuadhini
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naadhini) Singular Plural 1st person ninaadhini/naadhini tunaadhini 2nd person unaadhini mnaadhini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaadhini wanaadhini other classes positive subject concord + -naadhini
Negative present (negative subject concord + -adhini) Singular Plural 1st person siadhini hatuadhini 2nd person huadhini hamwadhini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haadhini hawaadhini other classes negative subject concord + -adhini
Positive future positive subject concord + -taadhini Negative future negative subject concord + -taadhini
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -adhini) Singular Plural 1st person niadhini tuadhini 2nd person uadhini mwadhini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aadhini waadhini other classes positive subject concord + -adhini
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siadhini Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeadhini Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeadhini Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliadhini Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliadhini
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aadhini) Singular Plural 1st person naadhini twaadhini 2nd person waadhini mwaadhini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aadhini waadhini m-mi(III/IV) waadhini yaadhini ji-ma(V/VI) laadhini yaadhini ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaadhini vyaadhini n(IX/X) yaadhini zaadhini u(XI) waadhini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaadhini pa(XVI) paadhini mu(XVIII) mwaadhini
Perfect positive subject concord + -meadhini "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaadhini "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaadhini "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiadhini "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoadhini Consecutive kaadhini / positive subject concord + -kaadhini Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaadhini
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niadhini -tuadhini 2nd person -kuadhini -waadhini/-kuadhinini/-waadhinini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwadhini -waadhini m-mi(III/IV) -uadhini -iadhini ji-ma(V/VI) -liadhini -yaadhini ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiadhini -viadhini n(IX/X) -iadhini -ziadhini u(XI) -uadhini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuadhini pa(XVI) -paadhini mu(XVIII) -muadhini Reflexive -jiadhini
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -adhini- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -adhiniye -adhinio m-mi(III/IV) -adhinio -adhiniyo ji-ma(V/VI) -adhinilo -adhiniyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -adhinicho -adhinivyo n(IX/X) -adhiniyo -adhinizo u(XI) -adhinio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -adhiniko pa(XVI) -adhinipo mu(XVIII) -adhinimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -adhini) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeadhini -oadhini m-mi(III/IV) -oadhini -yoadhini ji-ma(V/VI) -loadhini -yoadhini ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choadhini -vyoadhini n(IX/X) -yoadhini -zoadhini u(XI) -oadhini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koadhini pa(XVI) -poadhini mu(XVIII) -moadhini
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.