shauri

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English

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Etymology

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From Swahili shauri.

Noun

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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

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Swahili

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Etymology

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From Arabic شَوْر (šawr, advice, counsel).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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shauri (ma class, plural mashauri)

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

Verb

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-shauri (infinitive kushauri)

  1. to consult, confer

Conjugation

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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

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