ishi

Alladian

Noun

ishi

1. Alternative form of isi

References

• Maurice Delafosse, Vocabulaires comparatifs de plus de 60 langues ou dialectes parlés à la Côte d’Ivoire et dans les régions limitrophes : avec des notes linguistiques et ethnologiques, une bibliographie et une carte (Paris, E. Leroux, 1904), page 43 (as Alaguian)

Japanese

Romanization

ishi

1. Rōmaji transcription of いし

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَاشَ (ʕāša).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-ishi (infinitive kuishi)

1. to live
2. to exist; to dwell

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ishi
Positive present -naishi Subjunctive -ishi Negative -ishi Imperative singular ishi
Infinitives
Positive kuishi Negative kutoishi
Imperatives
Singular ishi Plural ishini
Tensed forms
Habitual huishi Positive past positive subject concord + -liishi Negative past negative subject concord + -kuishi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naishi) Singular Plural 1st person ninaishi/naishi tunaishi 2nd person unaishi mnaishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaishi wanaishi other classes positive subject concord + -naishi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ishi) Singular Plural 1st person siishi hatuishi 2nd person huishi hamwishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haishi hawaishi other classes negative subject concord + -ishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taishi Negative future negative subject concord + -taishi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ishi) Singular Plural 1st person niishi tuishi 2nd person uishi mwishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aishi waishi other classes positive subject concord + -ishi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siishi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeishi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeishi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliishi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliishi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aishi) Singular Plural 1st person naishi twaishi 2nd person waishi mwaishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aishi waishi m-mi(III/IV) waishi yaishi ji-ma(V/VI) laishi yaishi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaishi vyaishi n(IX/X) yaishi zaishi u(XI) waishi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaishi pa(XVI) paishi mu(XVIII) mwaishi
Perfect positive subject concord + -meishi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaishi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaishi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiishi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoishi Consecutive kaishi / positive subject concord + -kaishi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaishi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niishi -tuishi 2nd person -kuishi -waishi/-kuishini/-waishini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwishi -waishi m-mi(III/IV) -uishi -iishi ji-ma(V/VI) -liishi -yaishi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiishi -viishi n(IX/X) -iishi -ziishi u(XI) -uishi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuishi pa(XVI) -paishi mu(XVIII) -muishi Reflexive -jiishi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ishi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ishiye -ishio m-mi(III/IV) -ishio -ishiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -ishilo -ishiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ishicho -ishivyo n(IX/X) -ishiyo -ishizo u(XI) -ishio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ishiko pa(XVI) -ishipo mu(XVIII) -ishimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ishi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeishi -oishi m-mi(III/IV) -oishi -yoishi ji-ma(V/VI) -loishi -yoishi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choishi -vyoishi n(IX/X) -yoishi -zoishi u(XI) -oishi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koishi pa(XVI) -poishi mu(XVIII) -moishi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Related terms

• maisha (“life”)