najisi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَجَّسَ (najjasa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-najisi (infinitive kunajisi)

1. to defile, desecrate
2. to rape

   Synonym: -baka

Conjugation

Conjugation of -najisi
Positive present -nanajisi Subjunctive -najisi Negative -najisi Imperative singular najisi
Infinitives
Positive kunajisi Negative kutonajisi
Imperatives
Singular najisi Plural najisini
Tensed forms
Habitual hunajisi Positive past positive subject concord + -linajisi Negative past negative subject concord + -kunajisi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanajisi) Singular Plural 1st person ninanajisi/nanajisi tunanajisi 2nd person unanajisi mnanajisi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananajisi wananajisi other classes positive subject concord + -nanajisi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -najisi) Singular Plural 1st person sinajisi hatunajisi 2nd person hunajisi hamnajisi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanajisi hawanajisi other classes negative subject concord + -najisi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanajisi Negative future negative subject concord + -tanajisi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -najisi) Singular Plural 1st person ninajisi tunajisi 2nd person unajisi mnajisi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajisi wanajisi other classes positive subject concord + -najisi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinajisi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenajisi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenajisi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinajisi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinajisi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anajisi) Singular Plural 1st person nanajisi twanajisi 2nd person wanajisi mwanajisi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajisi wanajisi m-mi(III/IV) wanajisi yanajisi ji-ma(V/VI) lanajisi yanajisi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanajisi vyanajisi n(IX/X) yanajisi zanajisi u(XI) wanajisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanajisi pa(XVI) panajisi mu(XVIII) mwanajisi
Perfect positive subject concord + -menajisi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanajisi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janajisi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinajisi "If not" positive subject concord + -siponajisi Consecutive kanajisi / positive subject concord + -kanajisi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanajisi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninajisi -tunajisi 2nd person -kunajisi -wanajisi/-kunajisini/-wanajisini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnajisi -wanajisi m-mi(III/IV) -unajisi -inajisi ji-ma(V/VI) -linajisi -yanajisi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinajisi -vinajisi n(IX/X) -inajisi -zinajisi u(XI) -unajisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunajisi pa(XVI) -panajisi mu(XVIII) -munajisi Reflexive -jinajisi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -najisi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -najisiye -najisio m-mi(III/IV) -najisio -najisiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -najisilo -najisiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -najisicho -najisivyo n(IX/X) -najisiyo -najisizo u(XI) -najisio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -najisiko pa(XVI) -najisipo mu(XVIII) -najisimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -najisi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenajisi -onajisi m-mi(III/IV) -onajisi -yonajisi ji-ma(V/VI) -lonajisi -yonajisi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonajisi -vyonajisi n(IX/X) -yonajisi -zonajisi u(XI) -onajisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konajisi pa(XVI) -ponajisi mu(XVIII) -monajisi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Adjective

najisi (invariable)

1. defiled, desecrated, ritually impure

Noun

najisi (n class, plural najisi)

1. desecration, ritual impurity