dhihiri

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ظَهَرَ (ẓahara).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-dhihiri (infinitive kudhihiri)

1. to make clear

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dhihiri
Positive present -nadhihiri Subjunctive -dhihiri Negative -dhihiri Imperative singular dhihiri
Infinitives
Positive kudhihiri Negative kutodhihiri
Imperatives
Singular dhihiri Plural dhihirini
Tensed forms
Habitual hudhihiri Positive past positive subject concord + -lidhihiri Negative past negative subject concord + -kudhihiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadhihiri) Singular Plural 1st person ninadhihiri/nadhihiri tunadhihiri 2nd person unadhihiri mnadhihiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadhihiri wanadhihiri other classes positive subject concord + -nadhihiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dhihiri) Singular Plural 1st person sidhihiri hatudhihiri 2nd person hudhihiri hamdhihiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadhihiri hawadhihiri other classes negative subject concord + -dhihiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadhihiri Negative future negative subject concord + -tadhihiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dhihiri) Singular Plural 1st person nidhihiri tudhihiri 2nd person udhihiri mdhihiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhihiri wadhihiri other classes positive subject concord + -dhihiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidhihiri Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedhihiri Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedhihiri Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidhihiri Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidhihiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adhihiri) Singular Plural 1st person nadhihiri twadhihiri 2nd person wadhihiri mwadhihiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhihiri wadhihiri m-mi(III/IV) wadhihiri yadhihiri ji-ma(V/VI) ladhihiri yadhihiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadhihiri vyadhihiri n(IX/X) yadhihiri zadhihiri u(XI) wadhihiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadhihiri pa(XVI) padhihiri mu(XVIII) mwadhihiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -medhihiri "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadhihiri "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadhihiri "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidhihiri "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodhihiri Consecutive kadhihiri / positive subject concord + -kadhihiri Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadhihiri
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidhihiri -tudhihiri 2nd person -kudhihiri -wadhihiri/-kudhihirini/-wadhihirini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdhihiri -wadhihiri m-mi(III/IV) -udhihiri -idhihiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lidhihiri -yadhihiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidhihiri -vidhihiri n(IX/X) -idhihiri -zidhihiri u(XI) -udhihiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudhihiri pa(XVI) -padhihiri mu(XVIII) -mudhihiri Reflexive -jidhihiri
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dhihiri- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dhihiriye -dhihirio m-mi(III/IV) -dhihirio -dhihiriyo ji-ma(V/VI) -dhihirilo -dhihiriyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dhihiricho -dhihirivyo n(IX/X) -dhihiriyo -dhihirizo u(XI) -dhihirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dhihiriko pa(XVI) -dhihiripo mu(XVIII) -dhihirimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dhihiri) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedhihiri -odhihiri m-mi(III/IV) -odhihiri -yodhihiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lodhihiri -yodhihiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodhihiri -vyodhihiri n(IX/X) -yodhihiri -zodhihiri u(XI) -odhihiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodhihiri pa(XVI) -podhihiri mu(XVIII) -modhihiri
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:
  • Causative: -dhihirisha

Related terms

• dhahiri (“clear, evident, plain”)