sulubu

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic صَلَبَ (ṣalaba).

Verb

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-sulubu (infinitive kusulubu)

  1. to crucify
Conjugation
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Conjugation of -sulubu
Positive present -nasulubu
Subjunctive -sulubu
Negative -sulubu
Imperative singular sulubu
Infinitives
Positive kusulubu
Negative kutosulubu
Imperatives
Singular sulubu
Plural sulubuni
Tensed forms
Habitual husulubu
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisulubu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusulubu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasulubu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasulubu/nasulubu tunasulubu
2nd person unasulubu mnasulubu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasulubu wanasulubu
other classes positive subject concord + -nasulubu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sulubu)
Singular Plural
1st person sisulubu hatusulubu
2nd person husulubu hamsulubu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasulubu hawasulubu
other classes negative subject concord + -sulubu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasulubu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasulubu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sulubu)
Singular Plural
1st person nisulubu tusulubu
2nd person usulubu msulubu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asulubu wasulubu
other classes positive subject concord + -sulubu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisulubu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesulubu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesulubu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisulubu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisulubu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asulubu)
Singular Plural
1st person nasulubu twasulubu
2nd person wasulubu mwasulubu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asulubu wasulubu
m-mi(III/IV) wasulubu yasulubu
ji-ma(V/VI) lasulubu yasulubu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasulubu vyasulubu
n(IX/X) yasulubu zasulubu
u(XI) wasulubu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasulubu
pa(XVI) pasulubu
mu(XVIII) mwasulubu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesulubu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasulubu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasulubu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisulubu
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposulubu
Consecutive kasulubu / positive subject concord + -kasulubu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasulubu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisulubu -tusulubu
2nd person -kusulubu -wasulubu/-kusulubuni/-wasulubuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msulubu -wasulubu
m-mi(III/IV) -usulubu -isulubu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisulubu -yasulubu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisulubu -visulubu
n(IX/X) -isulubu -zisulubu
u(XI) -usulubu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusulubu
pa(XVI) -pasulubu
mu(XVIII) -musulubu
Reflexive -jisulubu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sulubu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sulubuye -sulubuo
m-mi(III/IV) -sulubuo -sulubuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sulubulo -sulubuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sulubucho -sulubuvyo
n(IX/X) -sulubuyo -sulubuzo
u(XI) -sulubuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sulubuko
pa(XVI) -sulubupo
mu(XVIII) -sulubumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sulubu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesulubu -osulubu
m-mi(III/IV) -osulubu -yosulubu
ji-ma(V/VI) -losulubu -yosulubu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosulubu -vyosulubu
n(IX/X) -yosulubu -zosulubu
u(XI) -osulubu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosulubu
pa(XVI) -posulubu
mu(XVIII) -mosulubu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic صُلْب (ṣulb).

Noun

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sulubu (n class, plural sulubu)

  1. hardness, strength