sulubu

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic صَلَبَ (ṣalaba).

Verb

-sulubu (infinitive kusulubu)

1. to crucify

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sulubu
Positive present -nasulubu Subjunctive -sulubu Negative -sulubu Imperative singular sulubu
Infinitives
Positive kusulubu Negative kutosulubu
Imperatives
Singular sulubu Plural sulubuni
Tensed forms
Habitual husulubu Positive past positive subject concord + -lisulubu Negative past negative subject concord + -kusulubu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasulubu) Singular Plural 1st person ninasulubu/nasulubu tunasulubu 2nd person unasulubu mnasulubu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasulubu wanasulubu other classes positive subject concord + -nasulubu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sulubu) Singular Plural 1st person sisulubu hatusulubu 2nd person husulubu hamsulubu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasulubu hawasulubu other classes negative subject concord + -sulubu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasulubu Negative future negative subject concord + -tasulubu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sulubu) Singular Plural 1st person nisulubu tusulubu 2nd person usulubu msulubu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asulubu wasulubu other classes positive subject concord + -sulubu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisulubu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesulubu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesulubu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisulubu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisulubu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asulubu) Singular Plural 1st person nasulubu twasulubu 2nd person wasulubu mwasulubu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asulubu wasulubu m-mi(III/IV) wasulubu yasulubu ji-ma(V/VI) lasulubu yasulubu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasulubu vyasulubu n(IX/X) yasulubu zasulubu u(XI) wasulubu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasulubu pa(XVI) pasulubu mu(XVIII) mwasulubu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesulubu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasulubu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasulubu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisulubu "If not" positive subject concord + -siposulubu Consecutive kasulubu / positive subject concord + -kasulubu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasulubu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisulubu -tusulubu 2nd person -kusulubu -wasulubu/-kusulubuni/-wasulubuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msulubu -wasulubu m-mi(III/IV) -usulubu -isulubu ji-ma(V/VI) -lisulubu -yasulubu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisulubu -visulubu n(IX/X) -isulubu -zisulubu u(XI) -usulubu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusulubu pa(XVI) -pasulubu mu(XVIII) -musulubu Reflexive -jisulubu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sulubu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sulubuye -sulubuo m-mi(III/IV) -sulubuo -sulubuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -sulubulo -sulubuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sulubucho -sulubuvyo n(IX/X) -sulubuyo -sulubuzo u(XI) -sulubuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sulubuko pa(XVI) -sulubupo mu(XVIII) -sulubumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sulubu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesulubu -osulubu m-mi(III/IV) -osulubu -yosulubu ji-ma(V/VI) -losulubu -yosulubu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosulubu -vyosulubu n(IX/X) -yosulubu -zosulubu u(XI) -osulubu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosulubu pa(XVI) -posulubu mu(XVIII) -mosulubu
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:
  • Applicative: -sulubia
  • Causative: -sulubisha
  • Passive: -sulubiwa
  • Reciprocal: -sulubiana
  • Stative: -sulubika

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic صُلْب (ṣulb).

Noun

sulubu (n class, plural sulubu)

1. hardness, strength