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sharifu

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Adjective

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sharifu (invariable)

  1. noble
  2. descended from Muhammad
  3. honorable, dignified, excellent

Noun

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sharifu class V (plural masharifu class VI)

  1. a noble, especially a person descended from Muhammad

Verb

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-sharifu (infinitive kusharifu)

  1. to honor, treat with respect and dignity

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -sharifu
Positive present -nasharifu
Subjunctive -sharifu
Negative -sharifu
Imperative singular sharifu
Infinitives
Positive kusharifu
Negative kutosharifu
Imperatives
Singular sharifu
Plural sharifuni
Tensed forms
Habitual husharifu
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisharifu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusharifu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasharifu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasharifu/nasharifu tunasharifu
2nd person unasharifu mnasharifu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasharifu wanasharifu
other classes positive subject concord + -nasharifu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sharifu)
Singular Plural
1st person sisharifu hatusharifu
2nd person husharifu hamsharifu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasharifu hawasharifu
other classes negative subject concord + -sharifu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasharifu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasharifu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sharifu)
Singular Plural
1st person nisharifu tusharifu
2nd person usharifu msharifu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asharifu washarifu
other classes positive subject concord + -sharifu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisharifu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesharifu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesharifu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisharifu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisharifu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asharifu)
Singular Plural
1st person nasharifu twasharifu
2nd person washarifu mwasharifu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asharifu washarifu
m-mi(III/IV) washarifu yasharifu
ji-ma(V/VI) lasharifu yasharifu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasharifu vyasharifu
n(IX/X) yasharifu zasharifu
u(XI) washarifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasharifu
pa(XVI) pasharifu
mu(XVIII) mwasharifu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesharifu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasharifu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasharifu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisharifu
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposharifu
Consecutive kasharifu / positive subject concord + -kasharifu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasharifu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisharifu -tusharifu
2nd person -kusharifu -washarifu/-kusharifuni/-washarifuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msharifu -washarifu
m-mi(III/IV) -usharifu -isharifu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisharifu -yasharifu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisharifu -visharifu
n(IX/X) -isharifu -zisharifu
u(XI) -usharifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusharifu
pa(XVI) -pasharifu
mu(XVIII) -musharifu
Reflexive -jisharifu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sharifu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sharifuye -sharifuo
m-mi(III/IV) -sharifuo -sharifuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sharifulo -sharifuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sharifucho -sharifuvyo
n(IX/X) -sharifuyo -sharifuzo
u(XI) -sharifuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sharifuko
pa(XVI) -sharifupo
mu(XVIII) -sharifumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sharifu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesharifu -osharifu
m-mi(III/IV) -osharifu -yosharifu
ji-ma(V/VI) -losharifu -yosharifu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosharifu -vyosharifu
n(IX/X) -yosharifu -zosharifu
u(XI) -osharifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosharifu
pa(XVI) -posharifu
mu(XVIII) -mosharifu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.