dhini

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic أَذِنَ‎ (ʔaḏina).

Pronunciation
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Verb

-dhini (infinitive kudhini)

  1. to allow something to happen, to permit or consent to something

Conjugation
Conjugation of -dhini
Positive present -nadhini
Subjunctive -dhini
Negative -dhini
Imperative singular dhini
Infinitives
Positive kudhini
Negative kutodhini
Imperatives
Singular dhini
Plural dhinini
Tensed forms
Habitual hudhini
Positive past positive subject concord + -lidhini
Negative past negative subject concord + -kudhini
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadhini)
Singular Plural
1st person ninadhini/nadhini tunadhini
2nd person unadhini mnadhini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadhini wanadhini
other classes positive subject concord + -nadhini
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dhini)
Singular Plural
1st person sidhini hatudhini
2nd person hudhini hamdhini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadhini hawadhini
other classes negative subject concord + -dhini
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadhini
Negative future negative subject concord + -tadhini
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dhini)
Singular Plural
1st person nidhini tudhini
2nd person udhini mdhini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhini wadhini
other classes positive subject concord + -dhini
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidhini
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedhini
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedhini
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidhini
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidhini
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adhini)
Singular Plural
1st person nadhini twadhini
2nd person wadhini mwadhini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhini wadhini
m-mi(III/IV) wadhini yadhini
ji-ma(V/VI) ladhini yadhini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadhini vyadhini
n(IX/X) yadhini zadhini
u(XI) wadhini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwadhini
pa(XVI) padhini
mu(XVIII) mwadhini
Perfect positive subject concord + -medhini
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshadhini
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadhini
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kidhini
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipodhini
Consecutive kadhini / positive subject concord + -kadhini
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadhini
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nidhini -tudhini
2nd person -kudhini -wadhini/-kudhinini/-wadhinini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdhini -wadhini
m-mi(III/IV) -udhini -idhini
ji-ma(V/VI) -lidhini -yadhini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidhini -vidhini
n(IX/X) -idhini -zidhini
u(XI) -udhini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kudhini
pa(XVI) -padhini
mu(XVIII) -mudhini
Reflexive -jidhini
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dhini- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -dhiniye -dhinio
m-mi(III/IV) -dhinio -dhiniyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -dhinilo -dhiniyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dhinicho -dhinivyo
n(IX/X) -dhiniyo -dhinizo
u(XI) -dhinio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -dhiniko
pa(XVI) -dhinipo
mu(XVIII) -dhinimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dhini)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yedhini -odhini
m-mi(III/IV) -odhini -yodhini
ji-ma(V/VI) -lodhini -yodhini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodhini -vyodhini
n(IX/X) -yodhini -zodhini
u(XI) -odhini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kodhini
pa(XVI) -podhini
mu(XVIII) -modhini
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms
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