ghani

See also: Ghani and għani

English

Etymology

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Noun

ghani (plural ghanis)

1. (India) A powered mortar and pestle used to extract oil.

Anagrams

• hangi, anigh, hāngī, ahing, Hagin

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَنَّى (ḡannā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ghani (infinitive kughani)

1. to sing
2. to recite

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ghani
Positive present -naghani Subjunctive -ghani Negative -ghani Imperative singular ghani
Infinitives
Positive kughani Negative kutoghani
Imperatives
Singular ghani Plural ghanini
Tensed forms
Habitual hughani Positive past positive subject concord + -lighani Negative past negative subject concord + -kughani
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naghani) Singular Plural 1st person ninaghani/naghani tunaghani 2nd person unaghani mnaghani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaghani wanaghani other classes positive subject concord + -naghani
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ghani) Singular Plural 1st person sighani hatughani 2nd person hughani hamghani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haghani hawaghani other classes negative subject concord + -ghani
Positive future positive subject concord + -taghani Negative future negative subject concord + -taghani
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ghani) Singular Plural 1st person nighani tughani 2nd person ughani mghani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aghani waghani other classes positive subject concord + -ghani
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sighani Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeghani Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeghani Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalighani Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalighani
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aghani) Singular Plural 1st person naghani twaghani 2nd person waghani mwaghani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aghani waghani m-mi(III/IV) waghani yaghani ji-ma(V/VI) laghani yaghani ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaghani vyaghani n(IX/X) yaghani zaghani u(XI) waghani see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaghani pa(XVI) paghani mu(XVIII) mwaghani
Perfect positive subject concord + -meghani "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaghani "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaghani "If/When" positive subject concord + -kighani "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoghani Consecutive kaghani / positive subject concord + -kaghani Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaghani
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nighani -tughani 2nd person -kughani -waghani/-kughanini/-waghanini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mghani -waghani m-mi(III/IV) -ughani -ighani ji-ma(V/VI) -lighani -yaghani ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kighani -vighani n(IX/X) -ighani -zighani u(XI) -ughani see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kughani pa(XVI) -paghani mu(XVIII) -mughani Reflexive -jighani
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ghani- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ghaniye -ghanio m-mi(III/IV) -ghanio -ghaniyo ji-ma(V/VI) -ghanilo -ghaniyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ghanicho -ghanivyo n(IX/X) -ghaniyo -ghanizo u(XI) -ghanio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ghaniko pa(XVI) -ghanipo mu(XVIII) -ghanimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ghani) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeghani -oghani m-mi(III/IV) -oghani -yoghani ji-ma(V/VI) -loghani -yoghani ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choghani -vyoghani n(IX/X) -yoghani -zoghani u(XI) -oghani see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koghani pa(XVI) -poghani mu(XVIII) -moghani
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Noun

ghani class IX (plural ghani class X)

1. song, melody, tune