ashiki

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِشْق (ʕišq).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ashiki class ? (plural [please provide])

1. strong desire, affection
2. libido

   Synonyms: nyege, libido

Verb

-ashiki (infinitive kuashiki)

1. to have passion for, to be enamored with

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ashiki
Positive present -naashiki Subjunctive -ashiki Negative -ashiki Imperative singular ashiki
Infinitives
Positive kuashiki Negative kutoashiki
Imperatives
Singular ashiki Plural ashikini
Tensed forms
Habitual huashiki Positive past positive subject concord + -liashiki Negative past negative subject concord + -kuashiki
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naashiki) Singular Plural 1st person ninaashiki/naashiki tunaashiki 2nd person unaashiki mnaashiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaashiki wanaashiki other classes positive subject concord + -naashiki
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ashiki) Singular Plural 1st person siashiki hatuashiki 2nd person huashiki hamwashiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haashiki hawaashiki other classes negative subject concord + -ashiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taashiki Negative future negative subject concord + -taashiki
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ashiki) Singular Plural 1st person niashiki tuashiki 2nd person uashiki mwashiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aashiki waashiki other classes positive subject concord + -ashiki
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siashiki Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeashiki Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeashiki Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliashiki Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliashiki
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aashiki) Singular Plural 1st person naashiki twaashiki 2nd person waashiki mwaashiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aashiki waashiki m-mi(III/IV) waashiki yaashiki ji-ma(V/VI) laashiki yaashiki ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaashiki vyaashiki n(IX/X) yaashiki zaashiki u(XI) waashiki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaashiki pa(XVI) paashiki mu(XVIII) mwaashiki
Perfect positive subject concord + -meashiki "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaashiki "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaashiki "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiashiki "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoashiki Consecutive kaashiki / positive subject concord + -kaashiki Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaashiki
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niashiki -tuashiki 2nd person -kuashiki -waashiki/-kuashikini/-waashikini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwashiki -waashiki m-mi(III/IV) -uashiki -iashiki ji-ma(V/VI) -liashiki -yaashiki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiashiki -viashiki n(IX/X) -iashiki -ziashiki u(XI) -uashiki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuashiki pa(XVI) -paashiki mu(XVIII) -muashiki Reflexive -jiashiki
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ashiki- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ashikiye -ashikio m-mi(III/IV) -ashikio -ashikiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -ashikilo -ashikiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ashikicho -ashikivyo n(IX/X) -ashikiyo -ashikizo u(XI) -ashikio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ashikiko pa(XVI) -ashikipo mu(XVIII) -ashikimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ashiki) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeashiki -oashiki m-mi(III/IV) -oashiki -yoashiki ji-ma(V/VI) -loashiki -yoashiki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choashiki -vyoashiki n(IX/X) -yoashiki -zoashiki u(XI) -oashiki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koashiki pa(XVI) -poashiki mu(XVIII) -moashiki
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

References

• Tramutoli, Rosanna (2015), “'Love' Encoding in Swahili: a Semantic Description through a Corpus-Based Analysis”, in Swahili Forum‎^[1], volume 22, →ISSN, page 87-88 of 72-103