amiri

See also: Amiri

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr).

Noun

amiri (ma class, plural maamiri)

1. (military) commander, officer

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَمَّرَ (ʕammara).

Verb

-amiri (infinitive kuamiri)

1. to start (something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -amiri
Positive present -naamiri Subjunctive -amiri Negative -amiri Imperative singular amiri
Infinitives
Positive kuamiri Negative kutoamiri
Imperatives
Singular amiri Plural amirini
Tensed forms
Habitual huamiri Positive past positive subject concord + -liamiri Negative past negative subject concord + -kuamiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamiri) Singular Plural 1st person ninaamiri/naamiri tunaamiri 2nd person unaamiri mnaamiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaamiri wanaamiri other classes positive subject concord + -naamiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -amiri) Singular Plural 1st person siamiri hatuamiri 2nd person huamiri hamwamiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haamiri hawaamiri other classes negative subject concord + -amiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -taamiri Negative future negative subject concord + -taamiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amiri) Singular Plural 1st person niamiri tuamiri 2nd person uamiri mwamiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamiri waamiri other classes positive subject concord + -amiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siamiri Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeamiri Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeamiri Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliamiri Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliamiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamiri) Singular Plural 1st person naamiri twaamiri 2nd person waamiri mwaamiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamiri waamiri m-mi(III/IV) waamiri yaamiri ji-ma(V/VI) laamiri yaamiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaamiri vyaamiri n(IX/X) yaamiri zaamiri u(XI) waamiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaamiri pa(XVI) paamiri mu(XVIII) mwaamiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -meamiri "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaamiri "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaamiri "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiamiri "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoamiri Consecutive kaamiri / positive subject concord + -kaamiri Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaamiri
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niamiri -tuamiri 2nd person -kuamiri -waamiri/-kuamirini/-waamirini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwamiri -waamiri m-mi(III/IV) -uamiri -iamiri ji-ma(V/VI) -liamiri -yaamiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiamiri -viamiri n(IX/X) -iamiri -ziamiri u(XI) -uamiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuamiri pa(XVI) -paamiri mu(XVIII) -muamiri Reflexive -jiamiri
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amiri- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -amiriye -amirio m-mi(III/IV) -amirio -amiriyo ji-ma(V/VI) -amirilo -amiriyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -amiricho -amirivyo n(IX/X) -amiriyo -amirizo u(XI) -amirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -amiriko pa(XVI) -amiripo mu(XVIII) -amirimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amiri) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeamiri -oamiri m-mi(III/IV) -oamiri -yoamiri ji-ma(V/VI) -loamiri -yoamiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choamiri -vyoamiri n(IX/X) -yoamiri -zoamiri u(XI) -oamiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koamiri pa(XVI) -poamiri mu(XVIII) -moamiri
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.