dhabihu

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Arabic [Term?].

Noun

dhabihu (n class, plural dhabihu)

1. sacrifice

   Synonym: kafara

2. abattoir

Etymology 2

From Arabic [Term?].

Verb

-dhabihu (infinitive kudhabihu)

1. to sacrifice, to offer a sacrifice

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dhabihu
Positive present -nadhabihu Subjunctive -dhabihu Negative -dhabihu Imperative singular dhabihu
Infinitives
Positive kudhabihu Negative kutodhabihu
Imperatives
Singular dhabihu Plural dhabihuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudhabihu Positive past positive subject concord + -lidhabihu Negative past negative subject concord + -kudhabihu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadhabihu) Singular Plural 1st person ninadhabihu/nadhabihu tunadhabihu 2nd person unadhabihu mnadhabihu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadhabihu wanadhabihu other classes positive subject concord + -nadhabihu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dhabihu) Singular Plural 1st person sidhabihu hatudhabihu 2nd person hudhabihu hamdhabihu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadhabihu hawadhabihu other classes negative subject concord + -dhabihu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadhabihu Negative future negative subject concord + -tadhabihu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dhabihu) Singular Plural 1st person nidhabihu tudhabihu 2nd person udhabihu mdhabihu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhabihu wadhabihu other classes positive subject concord + -dhabihu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidhabihu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedhabihu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedhabihu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidhabihu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidhabihu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adhabihu) Singular Plural 1st person nadhabihu twadhabihu 2nd person wadhabihu mwadhabihu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhabihu wadhabihu m-mi(III/IV) wadhabihu yadhabihu ji-ma(V/VI) ladhabihu yadhabihu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadhabihu vyadhabihu n(IX/X) yadhabihu zadhabihu u(XI) wadhabihu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadhabihu pa(XVI) padhabihu mu(XVIII) mwadhabihu
Perfect positive subject concord + -medhabihu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadhabihu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadhabihu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidhabihu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodhabihu Consecutive kadhabihu / positive subject concord + -kadhabihu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadhabihu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidhabihu -tudhabihu 2nd person -kudhabihu -wadhabihu/-kudhabihuni/-wadhabihuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdhabihu -wadhabihu m-mi(III/IV) -udhabihu -idhabihu ji-ma(V/VI) -lidhabihu -yadhabihu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidhabihu -vidhabihu n(IX/X) -idhabihu -zidhabihu u(XI) -udhabihu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudhabihu pa(XVI) -padhabihu mu(XVIII) -mudhabihu Reflexive -jidhabihu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dhabihu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dhabihuye -dhabihuo m-mi(III/IV) -dhabihuo -dhabihuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -dhabihulo -dhabihuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dhabihucho -dhabihuvyo n(IX/X) -dhabihuyo -dhabihuzo u(XI) -dhabihuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dhabihuko pa(XVI) -dhabihupo mu(XVIII) -dhabihumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dhabihu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedhabihu -odhabihu m-mi(III/IV) -odhabihu -yodhabihu ji-ma(V/VI) -lodhabihu -yodhabihu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodhabihu -vyodhabihu n(IX/X) -yodhabihu -zodhabihu u(XI) -odhabihu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodhabihu pa(XVI) -podhabihu mu(XVIII) -modhabihu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.