athiri

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Swahili[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic أَثَّرَ (ʔaṯṯara).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Verb[edit]

-athiri (infinitive kuathiri)

  1. to effect a change in something
  2. to convince one to do something

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of -athiri
Positive present -naathiri
Subjunctive -athiri
Negative -athiri
Imperative singular athiri
Infinitives
Positive kuathiri
Negative kutoathiri
Imperatives
Singular athiri
Plural athirini
Tensed forms
Habitual huathiri
Positive past positive subject concord + -liathiri
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuathiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naathiri)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaathiri/naathiri tunaathiri
2nd person unaathiri mnaathiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaathiri wanaathiri
other classes positive subject concord + -naathiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -athiri)
Singular Plural
1st person siathiri hatuathiri
2nd person huathiri hamwathiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haathiri hawaathiri
other classes negative subject concord + -athiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -taathiri
Negative future negative subject concord + -taathiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -athiri)
Singular Plural
1st person niathiri tuathiri
2nd person uathiri mwathiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aathiri waathiri
other classes positive subject concord + -athiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siathiri
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeathiri
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeathiri
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliathiri
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliathiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aathiri)
Singular Plural
1st person naathiri twaathiri
2nd person waathiri mwaathiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aathiri waathiri
m-mi(III/IV) waathiri yaathiri
ji-ma(V/VI) laathiri yaathiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaathiri vyaathiri
n(IX/X) yaathiri zaathiri
u(XI) waathiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaathiri
pa(XVI) paathiri
mu(XVIII) mwaathiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -meathiri
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaathiri
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaathiri
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiathiri
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoathiri
Consecutive kaathiri / positive subject concord + -kaathiri
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaathiri
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niathiri -tuathiri
2nd person -kuathiri -waathiri/-kuathirini/-waathirini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwathiri -waathiri
m-mi(III/IV) -uathiri -iathiri
ji-ma(V/VI) -liathiri -yaathiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiathiri -viathiri
n(IX/X) -iathiri -ziathiri
u(XI) -uathiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuathiri
pa(XVI) -paathiri
mu(XVIII) -muathiri
Reflexive -jiathiri
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -athiri- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -athiriye -athirio
m-mi(III/IV) -athirio -athiriyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -athirilo -athiriyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -athiricho -athirivyo
n(IX/X) -athiriyo -athirizo
u(XI) -athirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -athiriko
pa(XVI) -athiripo
mu(XVIII) -athirimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -athiri)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeathiri -oathiri
m-mi(III/IV) -oathiri -yoathiri
ji-ma(V/VI) -loathiri -yoathiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choathiri -vyoathiri
n(IX/X) -yoathiri -zoathiri
u(XI) -oathiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koathiri
pa(XVI) -poathiri
mu(XVIII) -moathiri
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

  • athira (influence, impact)