English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Swahili shauri.
Noun
shauri (plural shauris)
- (dated, Africa) A consultation, usually between a bwana and a local African.
- 1876, Henry Morton Stanley, Through the Dark Continent, Vol. 2, p. 78:
- Strangers were few before they saw us, and we had shauri after shauri with them.
- 1896, John Walter Gregory, The Great Rift Valley, p. 129:
- The poor guide had been sitting through the shauri open-eyed and open-mouthed, intensely puzzled by the whole performance.
- 30 October 1935, letter by Helga Voigt published in Letters from Helga 1934-1937 (2008) on p. 119:
- Although we have a lot of variety through the local folks, who constantly refresh us with new shauris, they would likely not interest you.
Anagrams
Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic شورى.
Noun
shauri (ma class, plural mashauri)
- plan
- advice
- consultation
- matter of conversation
Verb
-shauri (infinitive kushauri)
- to consult, confer
Conjugation
Conjugation of -shauri
|
Positive present
|
-nashauri
|
Subjunctive
|
-shauri
|
Negative
|
-shauri
|
Imperative singular
|
shauri
|
|
Infinitives
|
|
Imperatives
|
|
Tensed forms
|
Habitual
|
hushauri
|
Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lishauri
|
Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kushauri
|
|
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashauri)
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
1st person
|
ninashauri/nashauri
|
tunashauri
|
2nd person
|
unashauri
|
mnashauri
|
3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anashauri
|
wanashauri
|
other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nashauri
|
|
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shauri)
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
1st person
|
sishauri
|
hatushauri
|
2nd person
|
hushauri
|
hamshauri
|
3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hashauri
|
hawashauri
|
other classes
|
negative subject concord + -shauri
|
|
Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tashauri
|
Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tashauri
|
|
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shauri)
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
1st person
|
nishauri
|
tushauri
|
2nd person
|
ushauri
|
mshauri
|
3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
ashauri
|
washauri
|
other classes
|
positive subject concord + -shauri
|
|
Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sishauri
|
Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngeshauri
|
Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singeshauri
|
Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalishauri
|
Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalishauri
|
|
|
Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -meshauri
|
"Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshashauri
|
"Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jashauri
|
"If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kishauri
|
"If not"
|
positive subject concord + -siposhauri
|
Consecutive
|
kashauri / positive subject concord + -kashauri
|
Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kashauri
|
|
|
|
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
|