shauri

English

Etymology

From Swahili shauri.

Noun

shauri (plural shauris)

1. (dated, Africa) A consultation, usually between a bwana and a local African.
   • 1876, Henry Morton Stanley, Through the Dark Continent, volume 2, page 78:

     Strangers were few before they saw us, and we had shauri after shauri with them.

   • 1896, John Walter Gregory, The Great Rift Valley, page 129:

     The poor guide had been sitting through the shauri open-eyed and open-mouthed, intensely puzzled by the whole performance.

   • 30 October 1935, letter by Helga Voigt published in Letters from Helga 1934-1937 (2008) on p. 119:

     Although we have a lot of variety through the local folks, who constantly refresh us with new shauris, they would likely not interest you.

2. (Kenya) One's problem; concern.
   • Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard) (volume 5, page 431)

     Whether these people will be taken on or not is not my shauri.

Anagrams

• Irusha, rahuis

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic شَوْر (šawr, “advice, counsel”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

shauri (ma class, plural mashauri)

1. plan
2. advice
3. consultation
4. matter of conversation

Verb

-shauri (infinitive kushauri)

1. to consult, confer

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shauri
Positive present -nashauri Subjunctive -shauri Negative -shauri Imperative singular shauri
Infinitives
Positive kushauri Negative kutoshauri
Imperatives
Singular shauri Plural shaurini
Tensed forms
Habitual hushauri Positive past positive subject concord + -lishauri Negative past negative subject concord + -kushauri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashauri) Singular Plural 1st person ninashauri/nashauri tunashauri 2nd person unashauri mnashauri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashauri wanashauri other classes positive subject concord + -nashauri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shauri) Singular Plural 1st person sishauri hatushauri 2nd person hushauri hamshauri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashauri hawashauri other classes negative subject concord + -shauri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashauri Negative future negative subject concord + -tashauri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shauri) Singular Plural 1st person nishauri tushauri 2nd person ushauri mshauri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashauri washauri other classes positive subject concord + -shauri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishauri Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshauri Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshauri Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishauri Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishauri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashauri) Singular Plural 1st person nashauri twashauri 2nd person washauri mwashauri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashauri washauri m-mi(III/IV) washauri yashauri ji-ma(V/VI) lashauri yashauri ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashauri vyashauri n(IX/X) yashauri zashauri u(XI) washauri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashauri pa(XVI) pashauri mu(XVIII) mwashauri
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshauri "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashauri "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashauri "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishauri "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhauri Consecutive kashauri / positive subject concord + -kashauri Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashauri
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishauri -tushauri 2nd person -kushauri -washauri/-kushaurini/-washaurini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshauri -washauri m-mi(III/IV) -ushauri -ishauri ji-ma(V/VI) -lishauri -yashauri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishauri -vishauri n(IX/X) -ishauri -zishauri u(XI) -ushauri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushauri pa(XVI) -pashauri mu(XVIII) -mushauri Reflexive -jishauri
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shauri- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shauriye -shaurio m-mi(III/IV) -shaurio -shauriyo ji-ma(V/VI) -shaurilo -shauriyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shauricho -shaurivyo n(IX/X) -shauriyo -shaurizo u(XI) -shaurio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shauriko pa(XVI) -shauripo mu(XVIII) -shaurimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shauri) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshauri -oshauri m-mi(III/IV) -oshauri -yoshauri ji-ma(V/VI) -loshauri -yoshauri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshauri -vyoshauri n(IX/X) -yoshauri -zoshauri u(XI) -oshauri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshauri pa(XVI) -poshauri mu(XVIII) -moshauri
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:
  • halmashauri (“council”)
  • mshauri (“advisor”)
  • ushauri (“advice”)