dhihaki

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-dhihaki (infinitive kudhihaki)

1. to ridicule, to make fun of, to mock, to scoff

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dhihaki
Positive present -nadhihaki Subjunctive -dhihaki Negative -dhihaki Imperative singular dhihaki
Infinitives
Positive kudhihaki Negative kutodhihaki
Imperatives
Singular dhihaki Plural dhihakini
Tensed forms
Habitual hudhihaki Positive past positive subject concord + -lidhihaki Negative past negative subject concord + -kudhihaki
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadhihaki) Singular Plural 1st person ninadhihaki/nadhihaki tunadhihaki 2nd person unadhihaki mnadhihaki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadhihaki wanadhihaki other classes positive subject concord + -nadhihaki
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dhihaki) Singular Plural 1st person sidhihaki hatudhihaki 2nd person hudhihaki hamdhihaki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadhihaki hawadhihaki other classes negative subject concord + -dhihaki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadhihaki Negative future negative subject concord + -tadhihaki
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dhihaki) Singular Plural 1st person nidhihaki tudhihaki 2nd person udhihaki mdhihaki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhihaki wadhihaki other classes positive subject concord + -dhihaki
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidhihaki Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedhihaki Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedhihaki Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidhihaki Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidhihaki
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adhihaki) Singular Plural 1st person nadhihaki twadhihaki 2nd person wadhihaki mwadhihaki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhihaki wadhihaki m-mi(III/IV) wadhihaki yadhihaki ji-ma(V/VI) ladhihaki yadhihaki ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadhihaki vyadhihaki n(IX/X) yadhihaki zadhihaki u(XI) wadhihaki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadhihaki pa(XVI) padhihaki mu(XVIII) mwadhihaki
Perfect positive subject concord + -medhihaki "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadhihaki "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadhihaki "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidhihaki "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodhihaki Consecutive kadhihaki / positive subject concord + -kadhihaki Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadhihaki
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidhihaki -tudhihaki 2nd person -kudhihaki -wadhihaki/-kudhihakini/-wadhihakini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdhihaki -wadhihaki m-mi(III/IV) -udhihaki -idhihaki ji-ma(V/VI) -lidhihaki -yadhihaki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidhihaki -vidhihaki n(IX/X) -idhihaki -zidhihaki u(XI) -udhihaki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudhihaki pa(XVI) -padhihaki mu(XVIII) -mudhihaki Reflexive -jidhihaki
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dhihaki- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dhihakiye -dhihakio m-mi(III/IV) -dhihakio -dhihakiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -dhihakilo -dhihakiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dhihakicho -dhihakivyo n(IX/X) -dhihakiyo -dhihakizo u(XI) -dhihakio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dhihakiko pa(XVI) -dhihakipo mu(XVIII) -dhihakimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dhihaki) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedhihaki -odhihaki m-mi(III/IV) -odhihaki -yodhihaki ji-ma(V/VI) -lodhihaki -yodhihaki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodhihaki -vyodhihaki n(IX/X) -yodhihaki -zodhihaki u(XI) -odhihaki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodhihaki pa(XVI) -podhihaki mu(XVIII) -modhihaki
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -dhihakisha
  • Passive: -dhihakiwa

Related terms

• dhihaka (“mockery”)