eua

Luhya

Noun

eua

1. thorn

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Swahili

Verb

eua

1. (ceremonial): to purify, cleanse
2. to whiten

Conjugation

    affirmative conjugation of eua

infinitive		kueua
		singular person
		1st person mimi	2nd person wewe	3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m)	Class 3 (m)	Class 5 (ji)	Class 7 (ki)	Class 9 (n)	Class 11/14 (u)
indicative	general	naeua	waeua	aeua	waeua	laeua	chaeua	yaeua	waeua
	progressive	ninaeua	unaeua	anaeua	unaeua	linaeua	kinaeua	inaeua	unaeua
	habitual	hueua
	past	nilieua	ulieua	alieua	ulieua	lilieua	kilieua	ilieua	ulieua
	perfect	nimeeua	umeeua	ameeua	umeeua	limeeua	kimeeua	imeeua	umeeua
	future	nitaeua	utaeua	ataeua	utaeua	litaeua	kitaeua	itaeua	utaeua
	consecutive	nikaeua	ukaeua	akaeua	ukaeua	likaeua	kikaeua	ikaeua	ukaeua
conditional	present	ningeeua	ungeeua	angeeua	ungeeua	lingeeua	kingeeua	ingeeua	ungeeua
	past	ningalieua	ungalieua	angalieua	ungalieua	lingalieua	kingalieua	ingalieua	ungalieua
subjunctive	general	nieue	ueue	aeue	ueue	lieue	kieue	ieue	ueue
	consecutive	nikaeue	ukaeue	akaeue	ukaeue	likaeue	kikaeue	ikaeue	ukaeue
comitative		nikieua	ukieua	akieua	ukieua	likieua	kikieua	ikieua	ukieua
imperative			eua! __eue!‡
		plural person
		1st person sisi	2nd person ninyi	3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa)	Class 4 (mi)	Class 6 (ma)	Class 8 (vi)	Class 10 (n)	Class 10 (n)†
indicative	general	twaeua	mwaeua	waeua	yaeua	yaeua	vyaeua	zaeua	zaeua
	progressive	tunaeua	mnaeua	wanaeua	inaeua	yanaeua	vinaeua	zinaeua	zinaeua
	habitual	hueua
	past	tulieua	mlieua	walieua	ilieua	yalieua	vilieua	zilieua	zilieua
	perfect	tumeeua	mmeeua	wameeua	imeeua	yameeua	vimeeua	zimeeua	zimeeua
	future	tutaeua	mtaeua	wataeua	itaeua	yataeua	vitaeua	zitaeua	zitaeua
	consecutive	tukaeua	mkaeua	wakaeua	ikaeua	yakaeua	vikaeua	zikaeua	zikaeua
conditional	present	tungeeua	mngeeua	wangeeua	ingeeua	yangeeua	vingeeua	zingeeua	zingeeua
	past	tungalieua	mngalieua	wangalieua	ingalieua	yangalieua	vingalieua	zingalieua	zingalieua
subjunctive	general	tueue	meue	waeue	ieue	yaeue	vieue	zieue	zieue
	consecutive	tukaeue	mkaeue	wakaeue	ikaeue	yakaeue	vikaeue	zikaeue	zikaeue
comitative		tukieua	mkieua	wakieua	ikieua	yakieua	vikieua	zikieua	zikieua
imperative		tueue	eueni! __eueni!‡

†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form

    negative conjugation of eua

infinitive		kutoeua or kutokueua
		singular person
		1st person mimi	2nd person wewe	3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m)	Class 3 (m)	Class 5 (ji)	Class 7 (ki)	Class 9 (n)	Class 11/14 (u)
indicative	general	sieui	hueui	haeui	haueui	halieui	hakieui	haieui	haueui
	progressive	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form
	habitual	Use General Form
	past	sikueua	hukueua	hakueua	haukueua	halikueua	hakikueua	haikueua	haukueua
	perfect	sijaeua	hujaeua	hajaeua	haujaeua	halijaeua	hakijaeua	haijaeua	haujaeua
	future	sitaeua	hutaeua	hataeua	hautaeua	halitaeua	hakitaeua	haitaeua	hautaeua
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
conditional	present	nisingeeua	usingeeua	asingeeua	usingeeua	lisingeeua	kisingeeua	isingeeua	usingeeua
	past	nisingalieua	usingalieua	asingalieua	usingalieua	lisingalieua	kisingalieua	isingalieua	usingalieua
subjunctive	general	nisieue	usieue	asieue	usieue	lisieue	kisieue	isieue	usieue
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
comitative		nisipoeua	usipoeua	asipoeua	usipoeua	lisipoeua	kisipoeua	isipoeua	usipoeua
imperative			usieue!‡
		plural person
		1st person sisi	2nd person ninyi	3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa)	Class 4 (mi)	Class 6 (ma)	Class 8 (vi)	Class 10 (n)	Class 10 (n)†
indicative	general	hatueui	hameui	hawaeui	haieui	hayaeui	havieui	hazieui	hazieui
	progressive	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form
	habitual	Use General Form
	past	hatukueua	hamkueua	hawakueua	haikueua	hayakueua	havikueua	hazikueua	hazikueua
	perfect	hatujaeua	hamjaeua	hawajaeua	haijaeua	hayajaeua	havijaeua	hazijaeua	hazijaeua
	future	hatutaeua	hamtaeua	hawataeua	haitaeua	hayataeua	havitaeua	hazitaeua	hazitaeua
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
conditional	present	tusingeeua	msingeeua	wasingeeua	isingeeua	yasingeeua	visingeeua	zisingeeua	zisingeeua
	past	tusingalieua	msingalieua	wasingalieua	isingalieua	yasingalieua	visingalieua	zisingalieua	zisingalieua
subjunctive	general	tusieue	msieue	wasieue	isieue	yasieue	visieue	zisieue	zisieue
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
comitative		tusipoeua	msipoeua	wasipoeua	isipoeua	yasipoeua	visipoeua	zisipoeua	zisipoeua
imperative		tusieue	msieue!‡

†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form

Derived terms

• euliwa

Related terms

• eupe