English edit

Etymology edit

From Swahili shauri.

Noun edit

shauri (plural shauris)

  1. (dated, Africa) A consultation, usually between a bwana and a local African.
    • 1876, Henry Morton Stanley, Through the Dark Continent, volume 2, page 78:
      Strangers were few before they saw us, and we had shauri after shauri with them.
    • 1896, John Walter Gregory, The Great Rift Valley, page 129:
      The poor guide had been sitting through the shauri open-eyed and open-mouthed, intensely puzzled by the whole performance.
    • 30 October 1935, letter by Helga Voigt published in Letters from Helga 1934-1937 (2008) on p. 119:
      Although we have a lot of variety through the local folks, who constantly refresh us with new shauris, they would likely not interest you.
  2. (Kenya) One's problem; concern.
    • Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard) (volume 5, page 431)
      Whether these people will be taken on or not is not my shauri.

Anagrams edit

Swahili edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic شَوْر (šawr, advice, counsel).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

shauri (ma class, plural mashauri)

  1. plan
  2. advice
  3. consultation
  4. matter of conversation

Verb edit

-shauri (infinitive kushauri)

  1. to consult, confer

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -shauri
Positive present -nashauri
Subjunctive -shauri
Negative -shauri
Imperative singular shauri
Infinitives
Positive kushauri
Negative kutoshauri
Imperatives
Singular shauri
Plural shaurini
Tensed forms
Habitual hushauri
Positive past positive subject concord + -lishauri
Negative past negative subject concord + -kushauri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashauri)
Singular Plural
1st person ninashauri/nashauri tunashauri
2nd person unashauri mnashauri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashauri wanashauri
other classes positive subject concord + -nashauri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shauri)
Singular Plural
1st person sishauri hatushauri
2nd person hushauri hamshauri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashauri hawashauri
other classes negative subject concord + -shauri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashauri
Negative future negative subject concord + -tashauri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shauri)
Singular Plural
1st person nishauri tushauri
2nd person ushauri mshauri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashauri washauri
other classes positive subject concord + -shauri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishauri
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshauri
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshauri
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishauri
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishauri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashauri)
Singular Plural
1st person nashauri twashauri
2nd person washauri mwashauri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashauri washauri
m-mi(III/IV) washauri yashauri
ji-ma(V/VI) lashauri yashauri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashauri vyashauri
n(IX/X) yashauri zashauri
u(XI) washauri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwashauri
pa(XVI) pashauri
mu(XVIII) mwashauri
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshauri
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshashauri
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashauri
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kishauri
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposhauri
Consecutive kashauri / positive subject concord + -kashauri
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashauri
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nishauri -tushauri
2nd person -kushauri -washauri/-kushaurini/-washaurini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshauri -washauri
m-mi(III/IV) -ushauri -ishauri
ji-ma(V/VI) -lishauri -yashauri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishauri -vishauri
n(IX/X) -ishauri -zishauri
u(XI) -ushauri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kushauri
pa(XVI) -pashauri
mu(XVIII) -mushauri
Reflexive -jishauri
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shauri- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -shauriye -shaurio
m-mi(III/IV) -shaurio -shauriyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -shaurilo -shauriyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shauricho -shaurivyo
n(IX/X) -shauriyo -shaurizo
u(XI) -shaurio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -shauriko
pa(XVI) -shauripo
mu(XVIII) -shaurimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shauri)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeshauri -oshauri
m-mi(III/IV) -oshauri -yoshauri
ji-ma(V/VI) -loshauri -yoshauri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshauri -vyoshauri
n(IX/X) -yoshauri -zoshauri
u(XI) -oshauri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koshauri
pa(XVI) -poshauri
mu(XVIII) -moshauri
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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