thamini

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic ثَمَن (ṯaman, “price”) or a related form.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-thamini (infinitive kuthamini)

1. to value, to appraise
2. to appreciate, to value something

Conjugation

Conjugation of -thamini
Positive present -nathamini Subjunctive -thamini Negative -thamini Imperative singular thamini
Infinitives
Positive kuthamini Negative kutothamini
Imperatives
Singular thamini Plural thaminini
Tensed forms
Habitual huthamini Positive past positive subject concord + -lithamini Negative past negative subject concord + -kuthamini
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nathamini) Singular Plural 1st person ninathamini/nathamini tunathamini 2nd person unathamini mnathamini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anathamini wanathamini other classes positive subject concord + -nathamini
Negative present (negative subject concord + -thamini) Singular Plural 1st person sithamini hatuthamini 2nd person huthamini hamthamini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hathamini hawathamini other classes negative subject concord + -thamini
Positive future positive subject concord + -tathamini Negative future negative subject concord + -tathamini
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -thamini) Singular Plural 1st person nithamini tuthamini 2nd person uthamini mthamini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) athamini wathamini other classes positive subject concord + -thamini
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sithamini Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngethamini Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singethamini Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalithamini Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalithamini
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -athamini) Singular Plural 1st person nathamini twathamini 2nd person wathamini mwathamini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) athamini wathamini m-mi(III/IV) wathamini yathamini ji-ma(V/VI) lathamini yathamini ki-vi(VII/VIII) chathamini vyathamini n(IX/X) yathamini zathamini u(XI) wathamini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwathamini pa(XVI) pathamini mu(XVIII) mwathamini
Perfect positive subject concord + -methamini "Already" positive subject concord + -meshathamini "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jathamini "If/When" positive subject concord + -kithamini "If not" positive subject concord + -sipothamini Consecutive kathamini / positive subject concord + -kathamini Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kathamini
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nithamini -tuthamini 2nd person -kuthamini -wathamini/-kuthaminini/-wathaminini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mthamini -wathamini m-mi(III/IV) -uthamini -ithamini ji-ma(V/VI) -lithamini -yathamini ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kithamini -vithamini n(IX/X) -ithamini -zithamini u(XI) -uthamini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuthamini pa(XVI) -pathamini mu(XVIII) -muthamini Reflexive -jithamini
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -thamini- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -thaminiye -thaminio m-mi(III/IV) -thaminio -thaminiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -thaminilo -thaminiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -thaminicho -thaminivyo n(IX/X) -thaminiyo -thaminizo u(XI) -thaminio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -thaminiko pa(XVI) -thaminipo mu(XVIII) -thaminimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -thamini) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yethamini -othamini m-mi(III/IV) -othamini -yothamini ji-ma(V/VI) -lothamini -yothamini ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chothamini -vyothamini n(IX/X) -yothamini -zothamini u(XI) -othamini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kothamini pa(XVI) -pothamini mu(XVIII) -mothamini
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Related terms

• thamani (“value”)