dhamini

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ضَمِنَ (ḍamina).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-dhamini (infinitive kudhamini)

1. to guarantee

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dhamini
Positive present -nadhamini Subjunctive -dhamini Negative -dhamini Imperative singular dhamini
Infinitives
Positive kudhamini Negative kutodhamini
Imperatives
Singular dhamini Plural dhaminini
Tensed forms
Habitual hudhamini Positive past positive subject concord + -lidhamini Negative past negative subject concord + -kudhamini
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadhamini) Singular Plural 1st person ninadhamini/nadhamini tunadhamini 2nd person unadhamini mnadhamini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadhamini wanadhamini other classes positive subject concord + -nadhamini
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dhamini) Singular Plural 1st person sidhamini hatudhamini 2nd person hudhamini hamdhamini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadhamini hawadhamini other classes negative subject concord + -dhamini
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadhamini Negative future negative subject concord + -tadhamini
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dhamini) Singular Plural 1st person nidhamini tudhamini 2nd person udhamini mdhamini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhamini wadhamini other classes positive subject concord + -dhamini
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidhamini Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedhamini Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedhamini Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidhamini Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidhamini
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adhamini) Singular Plural 1st person nadhamini twadhamini 2nd person wadhamini mwadhamini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhamini wadhamini m-mi(III/IV) wadhamini yadhamini ji-ma(V/VI) ladhamini yadhamini ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadhamini vyadhamini n(IX/X) yadhamini zadhamini u(XI) wadhamini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadhamini pa(XVI) padhamini mu(XVIII) mwadhamini
Perfect positive subject concord + -medhamini "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadhamini "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadhamini "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidhamini "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodhamini Consecutive kadhamini / positive subject concord + -kadhamini Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadhamini
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidhamini -tudhamini 2nd person -kudhamini -wadhamini/-kudhaminini/-wadhaminini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdhamini -wadhamini m-mi(III/IV) -udhamini -idhamini ji-ma(V/VI) -lidhamini -yadhamini ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidhamini -vidhamini n(IX/X) -idhamini -zidhamini u(XI) -udhamini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudhamini pa(XVI) -padhamini mu(XVIII) -mudhamini Reflexive -jidhamini
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dhamini- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dhaminiye -dhaminio m-mi(III/IV) -dhaminio -dhaminiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -dhaminilo -dhaminiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dhaminicho -dhaminivyo n(IX/X) -dhaminiyo -dhaminizo u(XI) -dhaminio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dhaminiko pa(XVI) -dhaminipo mu(XVIII) -dhaminimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dhamini) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedhamini -odhamini m-mi(III/IV) -odhamini -yodhamini ji-ma(V/VI) -lodhamini -yodhamini ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodhamini -vyodhamini n(IX/X) -yodhamini -zodhamini u(XI) -odhamini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodhamini pa(XVI) -podhamini mu(XVIII) -modhamini
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mdhamini
  • udhamini

Related terms

• dhamana (“bail, pledge, collateral”)