fidhuli

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fidhuli (infinitive kufidhuli)

1. to be arrogant, insolent

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fidhuli
Positive present -nafidhuli Subjunctive -fidhuli Negative -fidhuli Imperative singular fidhuli
Infinitives
Positive kufidhuli Negative kutofidhuli
Imperatives
Singular fidhuli Plural fidhulini
Tensed forms
Habitual hufidhuli Positive past positive subject concord + -lifidhuli Negative past negative subject concord + -kufidhuli
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafidhuli) Singular Plural 1st person ninafidhuli/nafidhuli tunafidhuli 2nd person unafidhuli mnafidhuli 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafidhuli wanafidhuli other classes positive subject concord + -nafidhuli
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fidhuli) Singular Plural 1st person sifidhuli hatufidhuli 2nd person hufidhuli hamfidhuli 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafidhuli hawafidhuli other classes negative subject concord + -fidhuli
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafidhuli Negative future negative subject concord + -tafidhuli
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fidhuli) Singular Plural 1st person nifidhuli tufidhuli 2nd person ufidhuli mfidhuli 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afidhuli wafidhuli other classes positive subject concord + -fidhuli
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifidhuli Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefidhuli Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefidhuli Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifidhuli Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifidhuli
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afidhuli) Singular Plural 1st person nafidhuli twafidhuli 2nd person wafidhuli mwafidhuli 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afidhuli wafidhuli m-mi(III/IV) wafidhuli yafidhuli ji-ma(V/VI) lafidhuli yafidhuli ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafidhuli vyafidhuli n(IX/X) yafidhuli zafidhuli u(XI) wafidhuli see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafidhuli pa(XVI) pafidhuli mu(XVIII) mwafidhuli
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefidhuli "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafidhuli "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafidhuli "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifidhuli "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofidhuli Consecutive kafidhuli / positive subject concord + -kafidhuli Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafidhuli
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifidhuli -tufidhuli 2nd person -kufidhuli -wafidhuli/-kufidhulini/-wafidhulini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfidhuli -wafidhuli m-mi(III/IV) -ufidhuli -ifidhuli ji-ma(V/VI) -lifidhuli -yafidhuli ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifidhuli -vifidhuli n(IX/X) -ifidhuli -zifidhuli u(XI) -ufidhuli see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufidhuli pa(XVI) -pafidhuli mu(XVIII) -mufidhuli Reflexive -jifidhuli
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fidhuli- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fidhuliye -fidhulio m-mi(III/IV) -fidhulio -fidhuliyo ji-ma(V/VI) -fidhulilo -fidhuliyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fidhulicho -fidhulivyo n(IX/X) -fidhuliyo -fidhulizo u(XI) -fidhulio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fidhuliko pa(XVI) -fidhulipo mu(XVIII) -fidhulimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fidhuli) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefidhuli -ofidhuli m-mi(III/IV) -ofidhuli -yofidhuli ji-ma(V/VI) -lofidhuli -yofidhuli ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofidhuli -vyofidhuli n(IX/X) -yofidhuli -zofidhuli u(XI) -ofidhuli see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofidhuli pa(XVI) -pofidhuli mu(XVIII) -mofidhuli
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Noun

fidhuli class V (plural mafidhuli class VI)

1. arrogant person