shawishi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَوَّشَ (šawwaša).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-shawishi (infinitive kushawishi)

1. to persuade, to coax, to tempt, to lure

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shawishi
Positive present -nashawishi Subjunctive -shawishi Negative -shawishi Imperative singular shawishi
Infinitives
Positive kushawishi Negative kutoshawishi
Imperatives
Singular shawishi Plural shawishini
Tensed forms
Habitual hushawishi Positive past positive subject concord + -lishawishi Negative past negative subject concord + -kushawishi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashawishi) Singular Plural 1st person ninashawishi/nashawishi tunashawishi 2nd person unashawishi mnashawishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashawishi wanashawishi other classes positive subject concord + -nashawishi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shawishi) Singular Plural 1st person sishawishi hatushawishi 2nd person hushawishi hamshawishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashawishi hawashawishi other classes negative subject concord + -shawishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashawishi Negative future negative subject concord + -tashawishi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shawishi) Singular Plural 1st person nishawishi tushawishi 2nd person ushawishi mshawishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashawishi washawishi other classes positive subject concord + -shawishi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishawishi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshawishi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshawishi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishawishi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishawishi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashawishi) Singular Plural 1st person nashawishi twashawishi 2nd person washawishi mwashawishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashawishi washawishi m-mi(III/IV) washawishi yashawishi ji-ma(V/VI) lashawishi yashawishi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashawishi vyashawishi n(IX/X) yashawishi zashawishi u(XI) washawishi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashawishi pa(XVI) pashawishi mu(XVIII) mwashawishi
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshawishi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashawishi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashawishi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishawishi "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhawishi Consecutive kashawishi / positive subject concord + -kashawishi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashawishi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishawishi -tushawishi 2nd person -kushawishi -washawishi/-kushawishini/-washawishini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshawishi -washawishi m-mi(III/IV) -ushawishi -ishawishi ji-ma(V/VI) -lishawishi -yashawishi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishawishi -vishawishi n(IX/X) -ishawishi -zishawishi u(XI) -ushawishi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushawishi pa(XVI) -pashawishi mu(XVIII) -mushawishi Reflexive -jishawishi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shawishi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shawishiye -shawishio m-mi(III/IV) -shawishio -shawishiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -shawishilo -shawishiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shawishicho -shawishivyo n(IX/X) -shawishiyo -shawishizo u(XI) -shawishio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shawishiko pa(XVI) -shawishipo mu(XVIII) -shawishimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shawishi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshawishi -oshawishi m-mi(III/IV) -oshawishi -yoshawishi ji-ma(V/VI) -loshawishi -yoshawishi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshawishi -vyoshawishi n(IX/X) -yoshawishi -zoshawishi u(XI) -oshawishi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshawishi pa(XVI) -poshawishi mu(XVIII) -moshawishi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • kishawishi
  • mshawishi
  • ushawishi