dhihirisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-dhihirisha (infinitive kudhihirisha)

1. Causative form of -dhihiri:
   1. to reveal, to exhibit
      • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎^[1], translation from R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249, stanza 6:

        نِيَضِهِرِشِ يَغُ مَقَالِ ، اَبَيُ مُيُوْنِ نِقُصُدِيِ

        Niyaḍihirishe yangu maqali, ambayo moyoni niquṣudiye.

        Let me set forth the plan which I have in my heart.

   2. to verify, to substantiate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dhihirisha
Positive present -nadhihirisha Subjunctive -dhihirishe Negative -dhihirishi Imperative singular dhihirisha
Infinitives
Positive kudhihirisha Negative kutodhihirisha
Imperatives
Singular dhihirisha Plural dhihirisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudhihirisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lidhihirisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kudhihirisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadhihirisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninadhihirisha/nadhihirisha tunadhihirisha 2nd person unadhihirisha mnadhihirisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadhihirisha wanadhihirisha other classes positive subject concord + -nadhihirisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dhihirishi) Singular Plural 1st person sidhihirishi hatudhihirishi 2nd person hudhihirishi hamdhihirishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadhihirishi hawadhihirishi other classes negative subject concord + -dhihirishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadhihirisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tadhihirisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dhihirishe) Singular Plural 1st person nidhihirishe tudhihirishe 2nd person udhihirishe mdhihirishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhihirishe wadhihirishe other classes positive subject concord + -dhihirishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidhihirishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedhihirisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedhihirisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidhihirisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidhihirisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adhihirisha) Singular Plural 1st person nadhihirisha twadhihirisha 2nd person wadhihirisha mwadhihirisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhihirisha wadhihirisha m-mi(III/IV) wadhihirisha yadhihirisha ji-ma(V/VI) ladhihirisha yadhihirisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadhihirisha vyadhihirisha n(IX/X) yadhihirisha zadhihirisha u(XI) wadhihirisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadhihirisha pa(XVI) padhihirisha mu(XVIII) mwadhihirisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -medhihirisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadhihirisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadhihirisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidhihirisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodhihirisha Consecutive kadhihirisha / positive subject concord + -kadhihirisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadhihirishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidhihirisha -tudhihirisha 2nd person -kudhihirisha -wadhihirisha/-kudhihirisheni/-wadhihirisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdhihirisha -wadhihirisha m-mi(III/IV) -udhihirisha -idhihirisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lidhihirisha -yadhihirisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidhihirisha -vidhihirisha n(IX/X) -idhihirisha -zidhihirisha u(XI) -udhihirisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudhihirisha pa(XVI) -padhihirisha mu(XVIII) -mudhihirisha Reflexive -jidhihirisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dhihirisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dhihirishaye -dhihirishao m-mi(III/IV) -dhihirishao -dhihirishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -dhihirishalo -dhihirishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dhihirishacho -dhihirishavyo n(IX/X) -dhihirishayo -dhihirishazo u(XI) -dhihirishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dhihirishako pa(XVI) -dhihirishapo mu(XVIII) -dhihirishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dhihirisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedhihirisha -odhihirisha m-mi(III/IV) -odhihirisha -yodhihirisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lodhihirisha -yodhihirisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodhihirisha -vyodhihirisha n(IX/X) -yodhihirisha -zodhihirisha u(XI) -odhihirisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodhihirisha pa(XVI) -podhihirisha mu(XVIII) -modhihirisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.