amua

Ese

Noun

amua

1. odor; scent; fragrance

Galician

Verb

amua

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of amuar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Garo

Verb

amua

1. to sacrifice

Portuguese

Verb

amua

1. inflection of amuar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-amua (infinitive kuamua)

1. to decide, to judge
2. to end a dispute

Conjugation

Conjugation of -amua
Positive present -naamua Subjunctive -amue Negative -amui Imperative singular amua
Infinitives
Positive kuamua Negative kutoamua
Imperatives
Singular amua Plural amueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huamua Positive past positive subject concord + -liamua Negative past negative subject concord + -kuamua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamua) Singular Plural 1st person ninaamua/naamua tunaamua 2nd person unaamua mnaamua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaamua wanaamua other classes positive subject concord + -naamua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -amui) Singular Plural 1st person siamui hatuamui 2nd person huamui hamwamui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haamui hawaamui other classes negative subject concord + -amui
Positive future positive subject concord + -taamua Negative future negative subject concord + -taamua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amue) Singular Plural 1st person niamue tuamue 2nd person uamue mwamue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamue waamue other classes positive subject concord + -amue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siamue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeamua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeamua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliamua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliamua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamua) Singular Plural 1st person naamua twaamua 2nd person waamua mwaamua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamua waamua m-mi(III/IV) waamua yaamua ji-ma(V/VI) laamua yaamua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaamua vyaamua n(IX/X) yaamua zaamua u(XI) waamua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaamua pa(XVI) paamua mu(XVIII) mwaamua
Perfect positive subject concord + -meamua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaamua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaamua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiamua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoamua Consecutive kaamua / positive subject concord + -kaamua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaamue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niamua -tuamua 2nd person -kuamua -waamua/-kuamueni/-waamueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwamua -waamua m-mi(III/IV) -uamua -iamua ji-ma(V/VI) -liamua -yaamua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiamua -viamua n(IX/X) -iamua -ziamua u(XI) -uamua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuamua pa(XVI) -paamua mu(XVIII) -muamua Reflexive -jiamua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -amuaye -amuao m-mi(III/IV) -amuao -amuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -amualo -amuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -amuacho -amuavyo n(IX/X) -amuayo -amuazo u(XI) -amuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -amuako pa(XVI) -amuapo mu(XVIII) -amuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeamua -oamua m-mi(III/IV) -oamua -yoamua ji-ma(V/VI) -loamua -yoamua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choamua -vyoamua n(IX/X) -yoamua -zoamua u(XI) -oamua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koamua pa(XVI) -poamua mu(XVIII) -moamua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • maamuzi (“decision”)
  • mwamuzi (“arbitrator, referee, umpire”)