(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Andras Rajki suggests Proto-Bantu, see BRL 3162”)
-azima (infinitive kuazima)
- to lend or borrow
Conjugation of -azima
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Positive present
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-naazima
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Subjunctive
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-azime
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Negative
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-azimi
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Imperative singular
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azima
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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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huazima
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liazima
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuazima
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -naazima)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninaazima/naazima
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tunaazima
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2nd person
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unaazima
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mnaazima
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaazima
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wanaazima
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -naazima
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -azimi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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siazimi
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hatuazimi
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2nd person
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huazimi
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hamwazimi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haazimi
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hawaazimi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -azimi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taazima
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taazima
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -azime)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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niazime
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tuazime
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2nd person
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uazime
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mwazime
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aazime
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waazime
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -azime
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siazime
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeazima
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeazima
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliazima
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliazima
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meazima
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaazima
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaazima
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiazima
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoazima
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Consecutive
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kaazima / positive subject concord + -kaazima
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaazime
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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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Borrowed from Arabic عَزِيمَة (ʕazīma).
azima (needs class)
- plan, scheme, proposal
- charm, talisman