azi

See also: Azi, azı, azì, āzi, āzī, and āži

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• ahsi (Amecameca)
• ahzi (Cholula)
• ahci (Milpa Alta)
• asi (Nanacamilpan)

Verb

azi

1. (intransitive, Jaltocán) to arrive

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jíjɪba.

Verb

-ázi

1. to know

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Old High German

Verb

āȥi

1. second-person singular preterite indicative of ëȥȥan
2. first/third-person singular preterite subjunctive of ëȥȥan

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin hāc diē, reduced to *hadie in the local Vulgar Latin, probably through confusion with hodiē. Compare Aromanian adzã.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈazʲ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -azʲ

Adverb

azi

1. (relatively informal) today

   Synonym: astăzi

Derived terms

• azi-dimineață
• azi-mâine
• azi-noapte
• de azi pe mâine

Related terms

• zi

See also

−3	−2	−1	today	+1	+2	+3
răsalaltăieri	alaltăieri	ieri	azi, astăzi	mâine	poimâine	răspoimâine

Further reading

• “azi”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
• Sextil Pușcariu, editor (1913), Dicționarul Limbii Române‎^[1], volume 1, part 1, Bucharest: Socec, page 392

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jíjɪba.

Verb

-âzi

1. to know

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jíjɪba.

Verb

-âzi

1. to know

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jíjɪba.

Verb

-âzi

1. (transitive) to know
2. (auxiliary) to know how to, to be able to

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• -azela (applicative)
• -azisa (causative)
• -azayazi (diminutive)
• -azisisa (intensive)
• -azeka (neuter-passive)
• -aziwa (passive)
• -azelela (perfective)
• -azana (reciprocal)

Related terms

• umazi
• isazi
• ulwazi
• ukwazi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “azi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “azi (6.6-3)”