himidi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَمِدَ (ḥamida).

Pronunciation

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Noun

himidi class IX (plural himidi class X)

1. praise

Verb

-himidi (infinitive kuhimidi)

1. to praise, extol

Conjugation

Conjugation of -himidi
Positive present -nahimidi Subjunctive -himidi Negative -himidi Imperative singular himidi
Infinitives
Positive kuhimidi Negative kutohimidi
Imperatives
Singular himidi Plural himidini
Tensed forms
Habitual huhimidi Positive past positive subject concord + -lihimidi Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhimidi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahimidi) Singular Plural 1st person ninahimidi/nahimidi tunahimidi 2nd person unahimidi mnahimidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahimidi wanahimidi other classes positive subject concord + -nahimidi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -himidi) Singular Plural 1st person sihimidi hatuhimidi 2nd person huhimidi hamhimidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahimidi hawahimidi other classes negative subject concord + -himidi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahimidi Negative future negative subject concord + -tahimidi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -himidi) Singular Plural 1st person nihimidi tuhimidi 2nd person uhimidi mhimidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahimidi wahimidi other classes positive subject concord + -himidi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihimidi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehimidi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehimidi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihimidi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihimidi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahimidi) Singular Plural 1st person nahimidi twahimidi 2nd person wahimidi mwahimidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahimidi wahimidi m-mi(III/IV) wahimidi yahimidi ji-ma(V/VI) lahimidi yahimidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahimidi vyahimidi n(IX/X) yahimidi zahimidi u(XI) wahimidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahimidi pa(XVI) pahimidi mu(XVIII) mwahimidi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehimidi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahimidi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahimidi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihimidi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohimidi Consecutive kahimidi / positive subject concord + -kahimidi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahimidi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihimidi -tuhimidi 2nd person -kuhimidi -wahimidi/-kuhimidini/-wahimidini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhimidi -wahimidi m-mi(III/IV) -uhimidi -ihimidi ji-ma(V/VI) -lihimidi -yahimidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihimidi -vihimidi n(IX/X) -ihimidi -zihimidi u(XI) -uhimidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhimidi pa(XVI) -pahimidi mu(XVIII) -muhimidi Reflexive -jihimidi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -himidi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -himidiye -himidio m-mi(III/IV) -himidio -himidiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -himidilo -himidiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -himidicho -himidivyo n(IX/X) -himidiyo -himidizo u(XI) -himidio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -himidiko pa(XVI) -himidipo mu(XVIII) -himidimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -himidi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehimidi -ohimidi m-mi(III/IV) -ohimidi -yohimidi ji-ma(V/VI) -lohimidi -yohimidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohimidi -vyohimidi n(IX/X) -yohimidi -zohimidi u(XI) -ohimidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohimidi pa(XVI) -pohimidi mu(XVIII) -mohimidi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.