Alternative forms
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Etymology
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From Ottoman Turkish پاشا (pāšā) (Turkish paşa); this either from Persian پادشاه (pâdšâh, “padishah, king”),[1] or from Ottoman Turkish باش (baş, “head”),[2] or from Ottoman Turkish بچه (beççe, “male offspring”), this in turn from Persian بچّه (bačče).[3] Ottoman Turkish باش (baş, “head”) + آغا (ağa, “master”) has also been proposed as etymon.[3]
Pronunciation
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pasha (plural pashas)
- (historical) A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire.
- The Indian butterfly Herona marathus, family Nymphalidae.
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Translations
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Anagrams
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Pronunciation
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-pasha (infinitive kupasha)
- Causative form of -pata: to cause to get
- (especially in "pasha moto") to warm up
- to inform, to tell
- to be completely colored
Conjugation
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Conjugation of -pasha
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Positive present
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-napasha
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Subjunctive
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-pashe
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Negative
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-pashi
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Imperative singular
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pasha
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hupasha
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipasha
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupasha
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -napasha)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninapasha/napasha
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tunapasha
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2nd person
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unapasha
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mnapasha
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapasha
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wanapasha
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -napasha
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -pashi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sipashi
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hatupashi
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2nd person
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hupashi
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hampashi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapashi
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hawapashi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -pashi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapasha
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapasha
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pashe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nipashe
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tupashe
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2nd person
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upashe
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mpashe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apashe
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wapashe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -pashe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipashe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepasha
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepasha
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipasha
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipasha
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepasha
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapasha
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japasha
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipasha
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopasha
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Consecutive
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kapasha / positive subject concord + -kapasha
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapashe
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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