nakisi

Swahili

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic نَقْص (naqṣ).

Noun

nakisi (n class, plural nakisi)

1. deficit, shortage

   Synonym: upungufu

2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) reduction

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic نَقَّصَ (naqqaṣa).

Verb

-nakisi (infinitive kunakisi)

1. to reduce

   Synonym: -punguza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nakisi
Positive present -nanakisi Subjunctive -nakisi Negative -nakisi Imperative singular nakisi
Infinitives
Positive kunakisi Negative kutonakisi
Imperatives
Singular nakisi Plural nakisini
Tensed forms
Habitual hunakisi Positive past positive subject concord + -linakisi Negative past negative subject concord + -kunakisi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanakisi) Singular Plural 1st person ninanakisi/nanakisi tunanakisi 2nd person unanakisi mnanakisi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananakisi wananakisi other classes positive subject concord + -nanakisi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nakisi) Singular Plural 1st person sinakisi hatunakisi 2nd person hunakisi hamnakisi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanakisi hawanakisi other classes negative subject concord + -nakisi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanakisi Negative future negative subject concord + -tanakisi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nakisi) Singular Plural 1st person ninakisi tunakisi 2nd person unakisi mnakisi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakisi wanakisi other classes positive subject concord + -nakisi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinakisi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenakisi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenakisi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinakisi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinakisi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anakisi) Singular Plural 1st person nanakisi twanakisi 2nd person wanakisi mwanakisi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakisi wanakisi m-mi(III/IV) wanakisi yanakisi ji-ma(V/VI) lanakisi yanakisi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanakisi vyanakisi n(IX/X) yanakisi zanakisi u(XI) wanakisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanakisi pa(XVI) panakisi mu(XVIII) mwanakisi
Perfect positive subject concord + -menakisi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanakisi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janakisi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinakisi "If not" positive subject concord + -siponakisi Consecutive kanakisi / positive subject concord + -kanakisi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanakisi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninakisi -tunakisi 2nd person -kunakisi -wanakisi/-kunakisini/-wanakisini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnakisi -wanakisi m-mi(III/IV) -unakisi -inakisi ji-ma(V/VI) -linakisi -yanakisi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinakisi -vinakisi n(IX/X) -inakisi -zinakisi u(XI) -unakisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunakisi pa(XVI) -panakisi mu(XVIII) -munakisi Reflexive -jinakisi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nakisi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nakisiye -nakisio m-mi(III/IV) -nakisio -nakisiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -nakisilo -nakisiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nakisicho -nakisivyo n(IX/X) -nakisiyo -nakisizo u(XI) -nakisio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nakisiko pa(XVI) -nakisipo mu(XVIII) -nakisimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nakisi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenakisi -onakisi m-mi(III/IV) -onakisi -yonakisi ji-ma(V/VI) -lonakisi -yonakisi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonakisi -vyonakisi n(IX/X) -yonakisi -zonakisi u(XI) -onakisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konakisi pa(XVI) -ponakisi mu(XVIII) -monakisi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.