dhikiri

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ذِكْر (ḏikr).

Pronunciation

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Noun

dhikiri class IX (plural dhikiri class X)

1. (Islam) dhikr

Verb

-dhikiri (infinitive kudhikiri)

1. (Islam) to praise God; to recite a dhikr

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dhikiri
Positive present -nadhikiri Subjunctive -dhikiri Negative -dhikiri Imperative singular dhikiri
Infinitives
Positive kudhikiri Negative kutodhikiri
Imperatives
Singular dhikiri Plural dhikirini
Tensed forms
Habitual hudhikiri Positive past positive subject concord + -lidhikiri Negative past negative subject concord + -kudhikiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadhikiri) Singular Plural 1st person ninadhikiri/nadhikiri tunadhikiri 2nd person unadhikiri mnadhikiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadhikiri wanadhikiri other classes positive subject concord + -nadhikiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dhikiri) Singular Plural 1st person sidhikiri hatudhikiri 2nd person hudhikiri hamdhikiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadhikiri hawadhikiri other classes negative subject concord + -dhikiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadhikiri Negative future negative subject concord + -tadhikiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dhikiri) Singular Plural 1st person nidhikiri tudhikiri 2nd person udhikiri mdhikiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhikiri wadhikiri other classes positive subject concord + -dhikiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidhikiri Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedhikiri Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedhikiri Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidhikiri Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidhikiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adhikiri) Singular Plural 1st person nadhikiri twadhikiri 2nd person wadhikiri mwadhikiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhikiri wadhikiri m-mi(III/IV) wadhikiri yadhikiri ji-ma(V/VI) ladhikiri yadhikiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadhikiri vyadhikiri n(IX/X) yadhikiri zadhikiri u(XI) wadhikiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadhikiri pa(XVI) padhikiri mu(XVIII) mwadhikiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -medhikiri "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadhikiri "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadhikiri "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidhikiri "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodhikiri Consecutive kadhikiri / positive subject concord + -kadhikiri Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadhikiri
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidhikiri -tudhikiri 2nd person -kudhikiri -wadhikiri/-kudhikirini/-wadhikirini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdhikiri -wadhikiri m-mi(III/IV) -udhikiri -idhikiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lidhikiri -yadhikiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidhikiri -vidhikiri n(IX/X) -idhikiri -zidhikiri u(XI) -udhikiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudhikiri pa(XVI) -padhikiri mu(XVIII) -mudhikiri Reflexive -jidhikiri
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dhikiri- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dhikiriye -dhikirio m-mi(III/IV) -dhikirio -dhikiriyo ji-ma(V/VI) -dhikirilo -dhikiriyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dhikiricho -dhikirivyo n(IX/X) -dhikiriyo -dhikirizo u(XI) -dhikirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dhikiriko pa(XVI) -dhikiripo mu(XVIII) -dhikirimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dhikiri) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedhikiri -odhikiri m-mi(III/IV) -odhikiri -yodhikiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lodhikiri -yodhikiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodhikiri -vyodhikiri n(IX/X) -yodhikiri -zodhikiri u(XI) -odhikiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodhikiri pa(XVI) -podhikiri mu(XVIII) -modhikiri
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.