amini

See also: Amini, amịnị, and ạmịnị

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl amini.

Noun

amini

1. hunter.

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic أَمِين (ʔamīn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔà.míː.nìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔà.míː.nìː]

Noun

àmīnī̀ m (feminine àmīnìyā, plural àmī̀nai, possessed form àmīnìn)

1. faithful friend

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic آمَنَ (ʔāmana).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

amini (n class, plural amini)

1. belief
2. fidelity, devotion

Verb

-amini (infinitive kuamini)

1. to trust, to believe

Conjugation

Conjugation of -amini
Positive present -naamini Subjunctive -amini Negative -amini Imperative singular amini
Infinitives
Positive kuamini Negative kutoamini
Imperatives
Singular amini Plural aminini
Tensed forms
Habitual huamini Positive past positive subject concord + -liamini Negative past negative subject concord + -kuamini
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamini) Singular Plural 1st person ninaamini/naamini tunaamini 2nd person unaamini mnaamini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaamini wanaamini other classes positive subject concord + -naamini
Negative present (negative subject concord + -amini) Singular Plural 1st person siamini hatuamini 2nd person huamini hamwamini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haamini hawaamini other classes negative subject concord + -amini
Positive future positive subject concord + -taamini Negative future negative subject concord + -taamini
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amini) Singular Plural 1st person niamini tuamini 2nd person uamini mwamini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamini waamini other classes positive subject concord + -amini
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siamini Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeamini Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeamini Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliamini Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliamini
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamini) Singular Plural 1st person naamini twaamini 2nd person waamini mwaamini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamini waamini m-mi(III/IV) waamini yaamini ji-ma(V/VI) laamini yaamini ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaamini vyaamini n(IX/X) yaamini zaamini u(XI) waamini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaamini pa(XVI) paamini mu(XVIII) mwaamini
Perfect positive subject concord + -meamini "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaamini "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaamini "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiamini "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoamini Consecutive kaamini / positive subject concord + -kaamini Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaamini
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niamini -tuamini 2nd person -kuamini -waamini/-kuaminini/-waaminini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwamini -waamini m-mi(III/IV) -uamini -iamini ji-ma(V/VI) -liamini -yaamini ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiamini -viamini n(IX/X) -iamini -ziamini u(XI) -uamini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuamini pa(XVI) -paamini mu(XVIII) -muamini Reflexive -jiamini
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amini- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -aminiye -aminio m-mi(III/IV) -aminio -aminiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -aminilo -aminiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -aminicho -aminivyo n(IX/X) -aminiyo -aminizo u(XI) -aminio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -aminiko pa(XVI) -aminipo mu(XVIII) -aminimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amini) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeamini -oamini m-mi(III/IV) -oamini -yoamini ji-ma(V/VI) -loamini -yoamini ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choamini -vyoamini n(IX/X) -yoamini -zoamini u(XI) -oamini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koamini pa(XVI) -poamini mu(XVIII) -moamini
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -aminia
  • Causative: -aminisha
  • Passive: -aminiwa
  • Stative: -aminika

Related terms

• imani