dhili

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Verb

-dhili (infinitive kudhili)

1. to degrade, humiliate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dhili
Positive present -nadhili Subjunctive -dhili Negative -dhili Imperative singular dhili
Infinitives
Positive kudhili Negative kutodhili
Imperatives
Singular dhili Plural dhilini
Tensed forms
Habitual hudhili Positive past positive subject concord + -lidhili Negative past negative subject concord + -kudhili
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadhili) Singular Plural 1st person ninadhili/nadhili tunadhili 2nd person unadhili mnadhili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadhili wanadhili other classes positive subject concord + -nadhili
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dhili) Singular Plural 1st person sidhili hatudhili 2nd person hudhili hamdhili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadhili hawadhili other classes negative subject concord + -dhili
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadhili Negative future negative subject concord + -tadhili
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dhili) Singular Plural 1st person nidhili tudhili 2nd person udhili mdhili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhili wadhili other classes positive subject concord + -dhili
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidhili Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedhili Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedhili Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidhili Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidhili
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adhili) Singular Plural 1st person nadhili twadhili 2nd person wadhili mwadhili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhili wadhili m-mi(III/IV) wadhili yadhili ji-ma(V/VI) ladhili yadhili ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadhili vyadhili n(IX/X) yadhili zadhili u(XI) wadhili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadhili pa(XVI) padhili mu(XVIII) mwadhili
Perfect positive subject concord + -medhili "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadhili "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadhili "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidhili "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodhili Consecutive kadhili / positive subject concord + -kadhili Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadhili
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidhili -tudhili 2nd person -kudhili -wadhili/-kudhilini/-wadhilini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdhili -wadhili m-mi(III/IV) -udhili -idhili ji-ma(V/VI) -lidhili -yadhili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidhili -vidhili n(IX/X) -idhili -zidhili u(XI) -udhili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudhili pa(XVI) -padhili mu(XVIII) -mudhili Reflexive -jidhili
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dhili- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dhiliye -dhilio m-mi(III/IV) -dhilio -dhiliyo ji-ma(V/VI) -dhililo -dhiliyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dhilicho -dhilivyo n(IX/X) -dhiliyo -dhilizo u(XI) -dhilio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dhiliko pa(XVI) -dhilipo mu(XVIII) -dhilimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dhili) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedhili -odhili m-mi(III/IV) -odhili -yodhili ji-ma(V/VI) -lodhili -yodhili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodhili -vyodhili n(IX/X) -yodhili -zodhili u(XI) -odhili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodhili pa(XVI) -podhili mu(XVIII) -modhili
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: -dhilia
  • Causative: -dhilisha
  • Passive: -dhiliwa
  • Reciprocal: -dhiliana
  • Stative: -dhilika

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Noun

dhili (n class, plural dhili)

1. shadow