dhii

Gamilaraay

dhii

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diː/

Noun

dhii

1. meat
2. tea

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ضَيْع (ḍayʕ).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

dhii class IX (no plural)

1. weakness (state of being weak)

Verb

-dhii (infinitive kudhii)

1. to weaken, to waste away

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dhii
Positive present -nadhii Subjunctive -dhii Negative -dhii Imperative singular dhii
Infinitives
Positive kudhii Negative kutodhii
Imperatives
Singular dhii Plural dhiini
Tensed forms
Habitual hudhii Positive past positive subject concord -lidhii Negative past negative subject concord -kudhii
Positive present (positive subject concord -nadhii) Singular Plural 1st person ninadhii/nadhii tunadhii 2nd person unadhii mnadhii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadhii wanadhii other classes positive subject concord -nadhii
Negative present (negative subject concord -dhii) Singular Plural 1st person sidhii hatudhii 2nd person hudhii hamdhii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadhii hawadhii other classes negative subject concord -dhii
Positive future positive subject concord -tadhii Negative future negative subject concord -tadhii
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord -dhii) Singular Plural 1st person nidhii tudhii 2nd person udhii mdhii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhii wadhii other classes positive subject concord -dhii
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord -sidhii Positive present conditional positive subject concord -ngedhii Negative present conditional positive subject concord -singedhii Positive past conditional positive subject concord -ngalidhii Negative past conditional positive subject concord -singalidhii
Gnomic (positive subject concord -adhii) Singular Plural 1st person nadhii twadhii 2nd person wadhii mwadhii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhii wadhii m-mi(III/IV) wadhii yadhii ji-ma(V/VI) ladhii yadhii ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadhii vyadhii n(IX/X) yadhii zadhii u(XI) wadhii see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadhii pa(XVI) padhii mu(XVIII) mwadhii
Perfect positive subject concord -medhii "Already" positive subject concord -meshadhii "Not yet" negative subject concord -jadhii "If/When" positive subject concord -kidhii "If not" positive subject concord -sipodhii Consecutive kadhii / positive subject concord -kadhii Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord -kadhii
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidhii -tudhii 2nd person -kudhii -wadhii/-kudhiini/-wadhiini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdhii -wadhii m-mi(III/IV) -udhii -idhii ji-ma(V/VI) -lidhii -yadhii ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidhii -vidhii n(IX/X) -idhii -zidhii u(XI) -udhii see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudhii pa(XVI) -padhii mu(XVIII) -mudhii Reflexive -jidhii
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord (object concord) -dhii- relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dhiiye -dhiio m-mi(III/IV) -dhiio -dhiiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -dhiilo -dhiiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dhiicho -dhiivyo n(IX/X) -dhiiyo -dhiizo u(XI) -dhiio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dhiiko pa(XVI) -dhiipo mu(XVIII) -dhiimo Other forms (subject concord tense marker relative marker (object concord) -dhii) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedhii -odhii m-mi(III/IV) -odhii -yodhii ji-ma(V/VI) -lodhii -yodhii ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodhii -vyodhii n(IX/X) -yodhii -zodhii u(XI) -odhii see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodhii pa(XVI) -podhii mu(XVIII) -modhii
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.