sihi

See also: sīhī

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧hi

Noun

sihi

1. the snakeskin nerite (Nerita exuvia)

Karao

Noun

sihi

1. small pieces of rice left after winnowing (usually fed to chickens)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sihi (infinitive kusihi)

1. to plead, to beg, to beseech, to supplicate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sihi
Positive present -nasihi Subjunctive -sihi Negative -sihi Imperative singular sihi
Infinitives
Positive kusihi Negative kutosihi
Imperatives
Singular sihi Plural sihini
Tensed forms
Habitual husihi Positive past positive subject concord + -lisihi Negative past negative subject concord + -kusihi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasihi) Singular Plural 1st person ninasihi/nasihi tunasihi 2nd person unasihi mnasihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasihi wanasihi other classes positive subject concord + -nasihi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sihi) Singular Plural 1st person sisihi hatusihi 2nd person husihi hamsihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasihi hawasihi other classes negative subject concord + -sihi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasihi Negative future negative subject concord + -tasihi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sihi) Singular Plural 1st person nisihi tusihi 2nd person usihi msihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asihi wasihi other classes positive subject concord + -sihi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisihi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesihi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesihi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisihi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisihi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asihi) Singular Plural 1st person nasihi twasihi 2nd person wasihi mwasihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asihi wasihi m-mi(III/IV) wasihi yasihi ji-ma(V/VI) lasihi yasihi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasihi vyasihi n(IX/X) yasihi zasihi u(XI) wasihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasihi pa(XVI) pasihi mu(XVIII) mwasihi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesihi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasihi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasihi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisihi "If not" positive subject concord + -siposihi Consecutive kasihi / positive subject concord + -kasihi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasihi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisihi -tusihi 2nd person -kusihi -wasihi/-kusihini/-wasihini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msihi -wasihi m-mi(III/IV) -usihi -isihi ji-ma(V/VI) -lisihi -yasihi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisihi -visihi n(IX/X) -isihi -zisihi u(XI) -usihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusihi pa(XVI) -pasihi mu(XVIII) -musihi Reflexive -jisihi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sihi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sihiye -sihio m-mi(III/IV) -sihio -sihiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -sihilo -sihiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sihicho -sihivyo n(IX/X) -sihiyo -sihizo u(XI) -sihio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sihiko pa(XVI) -sihipo mu(XVIII) -sihimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sihi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesihi -osihi m-mi(III/IV) -osihi -yosihi ji-ma(V/VI) -losihi -yosihi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosihi -vyosihi n(IX/X) -yosihi -zosihi u(XI) -osihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosihi pa(XVI) -posihi mu(XVIII) -mosihi
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:
  • Applicative: -sihia
  • Causative: -sihisha
  • Passive: -sihiwa
  • Reciprocal: -sihiana
  • Stative: -sihika