buni

See also: búni and bun-i

Latin

Alternative forms

• būniī

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbuː.niː/, [ˈbuːniː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ni/, [ˈbuːni]

Noun

(deprecated template usage) būnī n

1. genitive singular of būnion

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bunʲ/

Adjective

buni

1. nominative masculine plural of bun
2. accusative masculine plural of bun

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بُنّ (bunn, “coffee plant or seed”), from Amharic ቡና (buna).

Noun

buni (n class, plural buni)

1. coffee berry

Derived terms

• mbuni (“coffee plant”)

See also

• kahawa (“coffee”)

Verb

-buni (infinitive kubuni)

1. construct; invent

Conjugation

Conjugation of -buni
Positive present -nabuni Subjunctive -buni Negative -buni Imperative singular buni
Infinitives
Positive kubuni Negative kutobuni
Imperatives
Singular buni Plural bunini
Tensed forms
Habitual hubuni Positive past positive subject concord + -libuni Negative past negative subject concord + -kubuni
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabuni) Singular Plural 1st person ninabuni/nabuni tunabuni 2nd person unabuni mnabuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabuni wanabuni other classes positive subject concord + -nabuni
Negative present (negative subject concord + -buni) Singular Plural 1st person sibuni hatubuni 2nd person hubuni hambuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habuni hawabuni other classes negative subject concord + -buni
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabuni Negative future negative subject concord + -tabuni
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -buni) Singular Plural 1st person nibuni tubuni 2nd person ubuni mbuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abuni wabuni other classes positive subject concord + -buni
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibuni Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebuni Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebuni Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibuni Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibuni
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abuni) Singular Plural 1st person nabuni twabuni 2nd person wabuni mwabuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abuni wabuni m-mi(III/IV) wabuni yabuni ji-ma(V/VI) labuni yabuni ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabuni vyabuni n(IX/X) yabuni zabuni u(XI) wabuni see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabuni pa(XVI) pabuni mu(XVIII) mwabuni
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebuni "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabuni "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabuni "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibuni "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobuni Consecutive kabuni / positive subject concord + -kabuni Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabuni
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibuni -tubuni 2nd person -kubuni -wabuni/-kubunini/-wabunini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbuni -wabuni m-mi(III/IV) -ubuni -ibuni ji-ma(V/VI) -libuni -yabuni ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibuni -vibuni n(IX/X) -ibuni -zibuni u(XI) -ubuni see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubuni pa(XVI) -pabuni mu(XVIII) -mubuni Reflexive -jibuni
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -buni- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -buniye -bunio m-mi(III/IV) -bunio -buniyo ji-ma(V/VI) -bunilo -buniyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bunicho -bunivyo n(IX/X) -buniyo -bunizo u(XI) -bunio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -buniko pa(XVI) -bunipo mu(XVIII) -bunimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -buni) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebuni -obuni m-mi(III/IV) -obuni -yobuni ji-ma(V/VI) -lobuni -yobuni ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobuni -vyobuni n(IX/X) -yobuni -zobuni u(XI) -obuni see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobuni pa(XVI) -pobuni mu(XVIII) -mobuni
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:
  • mbuni (“inventor”)

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Venetian

Adjective

buni m pl

1. masculine plural of bon