tiifu

Swahili

Etymology

From -tii (“to obey”) +‎ -fu.

Adjective

-tiifu (declinable)

1. obedient, submissive

Declension

Inflected forms of -tiifu

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class(I/II)	mtiifu	watiifu
m-mi class(III/IV)	mtiifu	mitiifu
ji-ma class(V/VI)	tiifu	matiifu
ki-vi class(VII/VIII)	kitiifu	vitiifu
n class(IX/X)	tiifu	tiifu
u class(XI)	mtiifu	see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI)	patiifu
ku class(XVII)	kutiifu
mu class(XVIII)	mutiifu

Derived terms

• utiifu (“obedience”)