jamii

Swahili

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Etymology 1

From Arabic جَمِيع (jamīʕ) and/or جَامِع (jāmiʕ).

Noun

jamii (n class, plural jamii)

1. community, society
2. all (of something), totality, sum, a category

   Synonym: kategoria

Derived terms

• isimu jamii
• kijamii

Adverb

jamii

1. together

   Synonyms: jumla, pamoja

Etymology 2

From Arabic جَامَعَ (jāmaʕa).

Verb

-jamii (infinitive kujamii)

1. to have sex, copulate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jamii
Positive present -najamii Subjunctive -jamii Negative -jamii Imperative singular jamii
Infinitives
Positive kujamii Negative kutojamii
Imperatives
Singular jamii Plural jamiini
Tensed forms
Habitual hujamii Positive past positive subject concord + -lijamii Negative past negative subject concord + -kujamii
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najamii) Singular Plural 1st person ninajamii/najamii tunajamii 2nd person unajamii mnajamii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajamii wanajamii other classes positive subject concord + -najamii
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jamii) Singular Plural 1st person sijamii hatujamii 2nd person hujamii hamjamii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajamii hawajamii other classes negative subject concord + -jamii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajamii Negative future negative subject concord + -tajamii
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jamii) Singular Plural 1st person nijamii tujamii 2nd person ujamii mjamii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajamii wajamii other classes positive subject concord + -jamii
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijamii Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejamii Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejamii Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijamii Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijamii
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajamii) Singular Plural 1st person najamii twajamii 2nd person wajamii mwajamii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajamii wajamii m-mi(III/IV) wajamii yajamii ji-ma(V/VI) lajamii yajamii ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajamii vyajamii n(IX/X) yajamii zajamii u(XI) wajamii see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajamii pa(XVI) pajamii mu(XVIII) mwajamii
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejamii "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajamii "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajamii "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijamii "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojamii Consecutive kajamii / positive subject concord + -kajamii Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajamii
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nijamii -tujamii 2nd person -kujamii -wajamii/-kujamiini/-wajamiini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjamii -wajamii m-mi(III/IV) -ujamii -ijamii ji-ma(V/VI) -lijamii -yajamii ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijamii -vijamii n(IX/X) -ijamii -zijamii u(XI) -ujamii see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kujamii pa(XVI) -pajamii mu(XVIII) -mujamii Reflexive -jijamii
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jamii- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -jamiiye -jamiio m-mi(III/IV) -jamiio -jamiiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -jamiilo -jamiiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jamiicho -jamiivyo n(IX/X) -jamiiyo -jamiizo u(XI) -jamiio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -jamiiko pa(XVI) -jamiipo mu(XVIII) -jamiimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jamii) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejamii -ojamii m-mi(III/IV) -ojamii -yojamii ji-ma(V/VI) -lojamii -yojamii ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojamii -vyojamii n(IX/X) -yojamii -zojamii u(XI) -ojamii see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojamii pa(XVI) -pojamii mu(XVIII) -mojamii
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:
  • Reciprocal: -jamiiana (“to have sex with one another”)

Related terms

• jamaa