Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic عَقْد (ʕaqd).[1]
Noun
akidi class IX (plural akidi class X)
- wedding celebration, marriage ceremony
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].
Noun
akidi class IX (plural akidi class X)
- quorum
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].
Verb
-akidi (infinitive kuakidi)
- to suffice, to be enough
- Synonym: -tosha
- to complete, finish
- Synonyms: -maliza, -kamilisha
- to falsify, forge, fabricate
- Synonym: -ghushi
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -akidi
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| Positive present
|
-naakidi
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| Subjunctive
|
-akidi
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| Negative
|
-akidi
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| Imperative singular
|
akidi
|
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| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kuakidi
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| Negative
|
kutoakidi
|
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
akidi
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| Plural
|
akidini
|
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huakidi
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liakidi
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuakidi
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naakidi)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninaakidi/naakidi
|
tunaakidi
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| 2nd person
|
unaakidi
|
mnaakidi
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anaakidi
|
wanaakidi
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -naakidi
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -akidi)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
siakidi
|
hatuakidi
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| 2nd person
|
huakidi
|
hamwakidi
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
haakidi
|
hawaakidi
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -akidi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taakidi
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -taakidi
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -akidi)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
niakidi
|
tuakidi
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| 2nd person
|
uakidi
|
mwakidi
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aakidi
|
waakidi
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -akidi
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -siakidi
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngeakidi
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singeakidi
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngaliakidi
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singaliakidi
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aakidi)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
naakidi
|
twaakidi
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| 2nd person
|
waakidi
|
mwaakidi
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aakidi
|
waakidi
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waakidi
|
yaakidi
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laakidi
|
yaakidi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaakidi
|
vyaakidi
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaakidi
|
zaakidi
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| u(XI)
|
waakidi
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaakidi
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| pa(XVI)
|
paakidi
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwaakidi
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -meakidi
|
| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaakidi
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaakidi
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiakidi
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipoakidi
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| Consecutive
|
kaakidi / positive subject concord + -kaakidi
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kaakidi
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-niakidi
|
-tuakidi
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| 2nd person
|
-kuakidi
|
-waakidi/-kuakidini/-waakidini
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mwakidi
|
-waakidi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uakidi
|
-iakidi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-liakidi
|
-yaakidi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kiakidi
|
-viakidi
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| n(IX/X)
|
-iakidi
|
-ziakidi
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| u(XI)
|
-uakidi
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuakidi
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| pa(XVI)
|
-paakidi
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-muakidi
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| Reflexive
|
-jiakidi
|
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -akidi- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-akidiye
|
-akidio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-akidio
|
-akidiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-akidilo
|
-akidiyo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-akidicho
|
-akidivyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-akidiyo
|
-akidizo
|
| u(XI)
|
-akidio
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-akidiko
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-akidipo
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-akidimo
|
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -akidi)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeakidi
|
-oakidi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-oakidi
|
-yoakidi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-loakidi
|
-yoakidi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-choakidi
|
-vyoakidi
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yoakidi
|
-zoakidi
|
| u(XI)
|
-oakidi
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-koakidi
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| pa(XVI)
|
-poakidi
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-moakidi
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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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References
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 211 Nr. 1900