sahihi

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sà.híː.hìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [sə̀.híː.hìː]

Adjective

sàhīhī̀ (feminine sàhīhìyā, plural sàhī̀hai)

1. real, authentic

Noun

sàhīhī̀ m (feminine sàhīhìyā, plural sàhī̀hai, possessed form sàhīhìn)

1. something or someone which is real

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

sahihi (invariable)

1. correct

Noun

sahihi (n class, plural sahihi)

1. authentication; correction

Verb

-sahihi (infinitive kusahihi)

1. to correct, authenticate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sahihi
Positive present -nasahihi Subjunctive -sahihi Negative -sahihi Imperative singular sahihi
Infinitives
Positive kusahihi Negative kutosahihi
Imperatives
Singular sahihi Plural sahihini
Tensed forms
Habitual husahihi Positive past positive subject concord + -lisahihi Negative past negative subject concord + -kusahihi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasahihi) Singular Plural 1st person ninasahihi/nasahihi tunasahihi 2nd person unasahihi mnasahihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasahihi wanasahihi other classes positive subject concord + -nasahihi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sahihi) Singular Plural 1st person sisahihi hatusahihi 2nd person husahihi hamsahihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasahihi hawasahihi other classes negative subject concord + -sahihi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasahihi Negative future negative subject concord + -tasahihi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sahihi) Singular Plural 1st person nisahihi tusahihi 2nd person usahihi msahihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asahihi wasahihi other classes positive subject concord + -sahihi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisahihi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesahihi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesahihi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisahihi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisahihi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asahihi) Singular Plural 1st person nasahihi twasahihi 2nd person wasahihi mwasahihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asahihi wasahihi m-mi(III/IV) wasahihi yasahihi ji-ma(V/VI) lasahihi yasahihi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasahihi vyasahihi n(IX/X) yasahihi zasahihi u(XI) wasahihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasahihi pa(XVI) pasahihi mu(XVIII) mwasahihi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesahihi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasahihi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasahihi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisahihi "If not" positive subject concord + -siposahihi Consecutive kasahihi / positive subject concord + -kasahihi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasahihi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisahihi -tusahihi 2nd person -kusahihi -wasahihi/-kusahihini/-wasahihini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msahihi -wasahihi m-mi(III/IV) -usahihi -isahihi ji-ma(V/VI) -lisahihi -yasahihi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisahihi -visahihi n(IX/X) -isahihi -zisahihi u(XI) -usahihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusahihi pa(XVI) -pasahihi mu(XVIII) -musahihi Reflexive -jisahihi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sahihi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sahihiye -sahihio m-mi(III/IV) -sahihio -sahihiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -sahihilo -sahihiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sahihicho -sahihivyo n(IX/X) -sahihiyo -sahihizo u(XI) -sahihio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sahihiko pa(XVI) -sahihipo mu(XVIII) -sahihimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sahihi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesahihi -osahihi m-mi(III/IV) -osahihi -yosahihi ji-ma(V/VI) -losahihi -yosahihi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosahihi -vyosahihi n(IX/X) -yosahihi -zosahihi u(XI) -osahihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosahihi pa(XVI) -posahihi mu(XVIII) -mosahihi
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:
  • Causative: -sahihisha (“to correct”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • usahihi (“correctness, accuracy”)