sharifu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

sharifu (invariable)

1. noble
2. descended from Muhammad
3. honorable, dignified, excellent

Noun

sharifu (ma class, plural masharifu)

1. a noble, especially a person descended from Muhammad

Verb

-sharifu (infinitive kusharifu)

1. to honor, treat with respect and dignity

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sharifu
Positive present -nasharifu Subjunctive -sharifu Negative -sharifu Imperative singular sharifu
Infinitives
Positive kusharifu Negative kutosharifu
Imperatives
Singular sharifu Plural sharifuni
Tensed forms
Habitual husharifu Positive past positive subject concord + -lisharifu Negative past negative subject concord + -kusharifu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasharifu) Singular Plural 1st person ninasharifu/nasharifu tunasharifu 2nd person unasharifu mnasharifu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasharifu wanasharifu other classes positive subject concord + -nasharifu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sharifu) Singular Plural 1st person sisharifu hatusharifu 2nd person husharifu hamsharifu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasharifu hawasharifu other classes negative subject concord + -sharifu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasharifu Negative future negative subject concord + -tasharifu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sharifu) Singular Plural 1st person nisharifu tusharifu 2nd person usharifu msharifu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asharifu washarifu other classes positive subject concord + -sharifu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisharifu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesharifu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesharifu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisharifu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisharifu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asharifu) Singular Plural 1st person nasharifu twasharifu 2nd person washarifu mwasharifu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asharifu washarifu m-mi(III/IV) washarifu yasharifu ji-ma(V/VI) lasharifu yasharifu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasharifu vyasharifu n(IX/X) yasharifu zasharifu u(XI) washarifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasharifu pa(XVI) pasharifu mu(XVIII) mwasharifu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesharifu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasharifu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasharifu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisharifu "If not" positive subject concord + -siposharifu Consecutive kasharifu / positive subject concord + -kasharifu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasharifu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisharifu -tusharifu 2nd person -kusharifu -washarifu/-kusharifuni/-washarifuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msharifu -washarifu m-mi(III/IV) -usharifu -isharifu ji-ma(V/VI) -lisharifu -yasharifu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisharifu -visharifu n(IX/X) -isharifu -zisharifu u(XI) -usharifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusharifu pa(XVI) -pasharifu mu(XVIII) -musharifu Reflexive -jisharifu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sharifu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sharifuye -sharifuo m-mi(III/IV) -sharifuo -sharifuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -sharifulo -sharifuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sharifucho -sharifuvyo n(IX/X) -sharifuyo -sharifuzo u(XI) -sharifuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sharifuko pa(XVI) -sharifupo mu(XVIII) -sharifumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sharifu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesharifu -osharifu m-mi(III/IV) -osharifu -yosharifu ji-ma(V/VI) -losharifu -yosharifu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosharifu -vyosharifu n(IX/X) -yosharifu -zosharifu u(XI) -osharifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosharifu pa(XVI) -posharifu mu(XVIII) -mosharifu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.