tahiri

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَهَّرَ (ṭahhara).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tahiri (infinitive kutahiri)

1. to circumcise

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tahiri
Positive present -natahiri Subjunctive -tahiri Negative -tahiri Imperative singular tahiri
Infinitives
Positive kutahiri Negative kutotahiri
Imperatives
Singular tahiri Plural tahirini
Tensed forms
Habitual hutahiri Positive past positive subject concord + -litahiri Negative past negative subject concord + -kutahiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natahiri) Singular Plural 1st person ninatahiri/natahiri tunatahiri 2nd person unatahiri mnatahiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatahiri wanatahiri other classes positive subject concord + -natahiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tahiri) Singular Plural 1st person sitahiri hatutahiri 2nd person hutahiri hamtahiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatahiri hawatahiri other classes negative subject concord + -tahiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatahiri Negative future negative subject concord + -tatahiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tahiri) Singular Plural 1st person nitahiri tutahiri 2nd person utahiri mtahiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atahiri watahiri other classes positive subject concord + -tahiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitahiri Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetahiri Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetahiri Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitahiri Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitahiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atahiri) Singular Plural 1st person natahiri twatahiri 2nd person watahiri mwatahiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atahiri watahiri m-mi(III/IV) watahiri yatahiri ji-ma(V/VI) latahiri yatahiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatahiri vyatahiri n(IX/X) yatahiri zatahiri u(XI) watahiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatahiri pa(XVI) patahiri mu(XVIII) mwatahiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -metahiri "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatahiri "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatahiri "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitahiri "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotahiri Consecutive katahiri / positive subject concord + -katahiri Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katahiri
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitahiri -tutahiri 2nd person -kutahiri -watahiri/-kutahirini/-watahirini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtahiri -watahiri m-mi(III/IV) -utahiri -itahiri ji-ma(V/VI) -litahiri -yatahiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitahiri -vitahiri n(IX/X) -itahiri -zitahiri u(XI) -utahiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutahiri pa(XVI) -patahiri mu(XVIII) -mutahiri Reflexive -jitahiri
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tahiri- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tahiriye -tahirio m-mi(III/IV) -tahirio -tahiriyo ji-ma(V/VI) -tahirilo -tahiriyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tahiricho -tahirivyo n(IX/X) -tahiriyo -tahirizo u(XI) -tahirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tahiriko pa(XVI) -tahiripo mu(XVIII) -tahirimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tahiri) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetahiri -otahiri m-mi(III/IV) -otahiri -yotahiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lotahiri -yotahiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotahiri -vyotahiri n(IX/X) -yotahiri -zotahiri u(XI) -otahiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotahiri pa(XVI) -potahiri mu(XVIII) -motahiri
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: -tahiria
  • Causative: -tahirisha
  • Passive: -tahiriwa
  • Stative: -tahirika

Related terms

• tohara (“circumcision”)