akidi

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عَقْد (ʕaqd).

Noun

akidi (n class, plural akidi)

1. wedding celebration, marriage ceremony

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Noun

akidi (n class, plural akidi)

1. quorum

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Verb

-akidi (infinitive kuakidi)

1. to suffice, to be enough

   Synonym: -tosha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -akidi
Positive present -naakidi Subjunctive -akidi Negative -akidi Imperative singular akidi
Infinitives
Positive kuakidi Negative kutoakidi
Imperatives
Singular akidi Plural akidini
Tensed forms
Habitual huakidi Positive past positive subject concord + -liakidi Negative past negative subject concord + -kuakidi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naakidi) Singular Plural 1st person ninaakidi/naakidi tunaakidi 2nd person unaakidi mnaakidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaakidi wanaakidi other classes positive subject concord + -naakidi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -akidi) Singular Plural 1st person siakidi hatuakidi 2nd person huakidi hamwakidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haakidi hawaakidi other classes negative subject concord + -akidi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taakidi Negative future negative subject concord + -taakidi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -akidi) Singular Plural 1st person niakidi tuakidi 2nd person uakidi mwakidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aakidi waakidi other classes positive subject concord + -akidi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siakidi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeakidi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeakidi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliakidi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliakidi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aakidi) Singular Plural 1st person naakidi twaakidi 2nd person waakidi mwaakidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aakidi waakidi m-mi(III/IV) waakidi yaakidi ji-ma(V/VI) laakidi yaakidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaakidi vyaakidi n(IX/X) yaakidi zaakidi u(XI) waakidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaakidi pa(XVI) paakidi mu(XVIII) mwaakidi
Perfect positive subject concord + -meakidi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaakidi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaakidi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiakidi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoakidi Consecutive kaakidi / positive subject concord + -kaakidi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaakidi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niakidi -tuakidi 2nd person -kuakidi -waakidi/-kuakidini/-waakidini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwakidi -waakidi m-mi(III/IV) -uakidi -iakidi ji-ma(V/VI) -liakidi -yaakidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiakidi -viakidi n(IX/X) -iakidi -ziakidi u(XI) -uakidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuakidi pa(XVI) -paakidi mu(XVIII) -muakidi Reflexive -jiakidi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -akidi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -akidiye -akidio m-mi(III/IV) -akidio -akidiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -akidilo -akidiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -akidicho -akidivyo n(IX/X) -akidiyo -akidizo u(XI) -akidio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -akidiko pa(XVI) -akidipo mu(XVIII) -akidimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -akidi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeakidi -oakidi m-mi(III/IV) -oakidi -yoakidi ji-ma(V/VI) -loakidi -yoakidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choakidi -vyoakidi n(IX/X) -yoakidi -zoakidi u(XI) -oakidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koakidi pa(XVI) -poakidi mu(XVIII) -moakidi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.