ashiria

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَشَارَ (ʔašāra).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ashiria (infinitive kuashiria)

1. to indicate (to show or point out)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ashiria
Positive present -naashiria Subjunctive -ashirie Negative -ashirii Imperative singular ashiria
Infinitives
Positive kuashiria Negative kutoashiria
Imperatives
Singular ashiria Plural ashirieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huashiria Positive past positive subject concord + -liashiria Negative past negative subject concord + -kuashiria
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naashiria) Singular Plural 1st person ninaashiria/naashiria tunaashiria 2nd person unaashiria mnaashiria 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaashiria wanaashiria other classes positive subject concord + -naashiria
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ashirii) Singular Plural 1st person siashirii hatuashirii 2nd person huashirii hamwashirii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haashirii hawaashirii other classes negative subject concord + -ashirii
Positive future positive subject concord + -taashiria Negative future negative subject concord + -taashiria
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ashirie) Singular Plural 1st person niashirie tuashirie 2nd person uashirie mwashirie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aashirie waashirie other classes positive subject concord + -ashirie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siashirie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeashiria Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeashiria Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliashiria Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliashiria
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aashiria) Singular Plural 1st person naashiria twaashiria 2nd person waashiria mwaashiria 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aashiria waashiria m-mi(III/IV) waashiria yaashiria ji-ma(V/VI) laashiria yaashiria ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaashiria vyaashiria n(IX/X) yaashiria zaashiria u(XI) waashiria see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaashiria pa(XVI) paashiria mu(XVIII) mwaashiria
Perfect positive subject concord + -meashiria "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaashiria "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaashiria "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiashiria "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoashiria Consecutive kaashiria / positive subject concord + -kaashiria Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaashirie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niashiria -tuashiria 2nd person -kuashiria -waashiria/-kuashirieni/-waashirieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwashiria -waashiria m-mi(III/IV) -uashiria -iashiria ji-ma(V/VI) -liashiria -yaashiria ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiashiria -viashiria n(IX/X) -iashiria -ziashiria u(XI) -uashiria see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuashiria pa(XVI) -paashiria mu(XVIII) -muashiria Reflexive -jiashiria
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ashiria- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ashiriaye -ashiriao m-mi(III/IV) -ashiriao -ashiriayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ashirialo -ashiriayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ashiriacho -ashiriavyo n(IX/X) -ashiriayo -ashiriazo u(XI) -ashiriao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ashiriako pa(XVI) -ashiriapo mu(XVIII) -ashiriamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ashiria) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeashiria -oashiria m-mi(III/IV) -oashiria -yoashiria ji-ma(V/VI) -loashiria -yoashiria ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choashiria -vyoashiria n(IX/X) -yoashiria -zoashiria u(XI) -oashiria see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koashiria pa(XVI) -poashiria mu(XVIII) -moashiria
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:
  • Passive: -ashiriwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • kiashiria (“sign, indicator”)

Related terms

• ishara (“sign, signal; symbol, mark”)