hubiri

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-hubiri (infinitive kuhubiri)

1. to preach; inform

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hubiri
Positive present -nahubiri Subjunctive -hubiri Negative -hubiri Imperative singular hubiri
Infinitives
Positive kuhubiri Negative kutohubiri
Imperatives
Singular hubiri Plural hubirini
Tensed forms
Habitual huhubiri Positive past positive subject concord + -lihubiri Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhubiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahubiri) Singular Plural 1st person ninahubiri/nahubiri tunahubiri 2nd person unahubiri mnahubiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahubiri wanahubiri other classes positive subject concord + -nahubiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hubiri) Singular Plural 1st person sihubiri hatuhubiri 2nd person huhubiri hamhubiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahubiri hawahubiri other classes negative subject concord + -hubiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahubiri Negative future negative subject concord + -tahubiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hubiri) Singular Plural 1st person nihubiri tuhubiri 2nd person uhubiri mhubiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahubiri wahubiri other classes positive subject concord + -hubiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihubiri Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehubiri Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehubiri Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihubiri Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihubiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahubiri) Singular Plural 1st person nahubiri twahubiri 2nd person wahubiri mwahubiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahubiri wahubiri m-mi(III/IV) wahubiri yahubiri ji-ma(V/VI) lahubiri yahubiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahubiri vyahubiri n(IX/X) yahubiri zahubiri u(XI) wahubiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahubiri pa(XVI) pahubiri mu(XVIII) mwahubiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehubiri "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahubiri "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahubiri "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihubiri "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohubiri Consecutive kahubiri / positive subject concord + -kahubiri Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahubiri
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihubiri -tuhubiri 2nd person -kuhubiri -wahubiri/-kuhubirini/-wahubirini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhubiri -wahubiri m-mi(III/IV) -uhubiri -ihubiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lihubiri -yahubiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihubiri -vihubiri n(IX/X) -ihubiri -zihubiri u(XI) -uhubiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhubiri pa(XVI) -pahubiri mu(XVIII) -muhubiri Reflexive -jihubiri
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hubiri- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hubiriye -hubirio m-mi(III/IV) -hubirio -hubiriyo ji-ma(V/VI) -hubirilo -hubiriyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hubiricho -hubirivyo n(IX/X) -hubiriyo -hubirizo u(XI) -hubirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hubiriko pa(XVI) -hubiripo mu(XVIII) -hubirimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hubiri) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehubiri -ohubiri m-mi(III/IV) -ohubiri -yohubiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lohubiri -yohubiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohubiri -vyohubiri n(IX/X) -yohubiri -zohubiri u(XI) -ohubiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohubiri pa(XVI) -pohubiri mu(XVIII) -mohubiri
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mahubiri (“sermon”)
  • mhubiri (“preacher”)