katwa

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hindi कटवा (kaṭvā), derived from Hindi काटना (kāṭnā, to cut), referring to the Muslim practice of circumcision.

Noun

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katwa (plural katwas)

  1. (India, offensive, derogatory, religious slur) a Muslim man.

Usage notes

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Used mostly by Hindutva supporters.

Coordinate terms

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-katwa (infinitive kukatwa)

  1. Passive form of -kata: to get cut

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -katwa
Positive present -nakatwa
Subjunctive -katwe
Negative -katwi
Imperative singular katwa
Infinitives
Positive kukatwa
Negative kutokatwa
Imperatives
Singular katwa
Plural katweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukatwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -likatwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukatwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakatwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakatwa/nakatwa tunakatwa
2nd person unakatwa mnakatwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakatwa wanakatwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nakatwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -katwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sikatwi hatukatwi
2nd person hukatwi hamkatwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakatwi hawakatwi
other classes negative subject concord + -katwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takatwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -takatwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -katwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nikatwe tukatwe
2nd person ukatwe mkatwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akatwe wakatwe
other classes positive subject concord + -katwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikatwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekatwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekatwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikatwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikatwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akatwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nakatwa twakatwa
2nd person wakatwa mwakatwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akatwa wakatwa
m-mi(III/IV) wakatwa yakatwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lakatwa yakatwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakatwa vyakatwa
n(IX/X) yakatwa zakatwa
u(XI) wakatwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakatwa
pa(XVI) pakatwa
mu(XVIII) mwakatwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekatwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakatwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakatwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikatwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokatwa
Consecutive kakatwa / positive subject concord + -kakatwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakatwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikatwa -tukatwa
2nd person -kukatwa -wakatwa/-kukatweni/-wakatweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkatwa -wakatwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ukatwa -ikatwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -likatwa -yakatwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikatwa -vikatwa
n(IX/X) -ikatwa -zikatwa
u(XI) -ukatwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukatwa
pa(XVI) -pakatwa
mu(XVIII) -mukatwa
Reflexive -jikatwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -katwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -katwaye -katwao
m-mi(III/IV) -katwao -katwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -katwalo -katwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -katwacho -katwavyo
n(IX/X) -katwayo -katwazo
u(XI) -katwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -katwako
pa(XVI) -katwapo
mu(XVIII) -katwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -katwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekatwa -okatwa
m-mi(III/IV) -okatwa -yokatwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokatwa -yokatwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokatwa -vyokatwa
n(IX/X) -yokatwa -zokatwa
u(XI) -okatwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokatwa
pa(XVI) -pokatwa
mu(XVIII) -mokatwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.