(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
ghani (plural ghanis)
- (India) A powered mortar and pestle used to extract oil.
Borrowed from Arabic غَنَّى (ḡannā).
-ghani (infinitive kughani)
- to sing
- to recite
Conjugation of -ghani
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Positive present
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-naghani
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Subjunctive
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-ghani
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Negative
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-ghani
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Imperative singular
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ghani
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hughani
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lighani
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kughani
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -naghani)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninaghani/naghani
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tunaghani
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2nd person
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unaghani
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mnaghani
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaghani
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wanaghani
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -naghani
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -ghani)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sighani
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hatughani
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2nd person
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hughani
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hamghani
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haghani
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hawaghani
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -ghani
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taghani
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taghani
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ghani)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nighani
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tughani
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2nd person
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ughani
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mghani
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aghani
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waghani
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -ghani
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sighani
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeghani
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeghani
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalighani
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalighani
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meghani
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaghani
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaghani
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kighani
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoghani
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Consecutive
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kaghani / positive subject concord + -kaghani
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaghani
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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ghani (n class, plural ghani)
- song, melody, tune