dhuria

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Arabic ذُرِّيَّة (ḏurriyya).

Noun

dhuria (n class, plural dhuria)

1. offspring, descendant(s)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

-dhuria (infinitive kudhuria)

1. Applicative form of -dhuru

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dhuria
Positive present -nadhuria Subjunctive -dhurie Negative -dhurii Imperative singular dhuria
Infinitives
Positive kudhuria Negative kutodhuria
Imperatives
Singular dhuria Plural dhurieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudhuria Positive past positive subject concord + -lidhuria Negative past negative subject concord + -kudhuria
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadhuria) Singular Plural 1st person ninadhuria/nadhuria tunadhuria 2nd person unadhuria mnadhuria 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadhuria wanadhuria other classes positive subject concord + -nadhuria
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dhurii) Singular Plural 1st person sidhurii hatudhurii 2nd person hudhurii hamdhurii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadhurii hawadhurii other classes negative subject concord + -dhurii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadhuria Negative future negative subject concord + -tadhuria
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dhurie) Singular Plural 1st person nidhurie tudhurie 2nd person udhurie mdhurie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhurie wadhurie other classes positive subject concord + -dhurie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidhurie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedhuria Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedhuria Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidhuria Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidhuria
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adhuria) Singular Plural 1st person nadhuria twadhuria 2nd person wadhuria mwadhuria 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adhuria wadhuria m-mi(III/IV) wadhuria yadhuria ji-ma(V/VI) ladhuria yadhuria ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadhuria vyadhuria n(IX/X) yadhuria zadhuria u(XI) wadhuria see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadhuria pa(XVI) padhuria mu(XVIII) mwadhuria
Perfect positive subject concord + -medhuria "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadhuria "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadhuria "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidhuria "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodhuria Consecutive kadhuria / positive subject concord + -kadhuria Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadhurie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidhuria -tudhuria 2nd person -kudhuria -wadhuria/-kudhurieni/-wadhurieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdhuria -wadhuria m-mi(III/IV) -udhuria -idhuria ji-ma(V/VI) -lidhuria -yadhuria ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidhuria -vidhuria n(IX/X) -idhuria -zidhuria u(XI) -udhuria see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudhuria pa(XVI) -padhuria mu(XVIII) -mudhuria Reflexive -jidhuria
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dhuria- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dhuriaye -dhuriao m-mi(III/IV) -dhuriao -dhuriayo ji-ma(V/VI) -dhurialo -dhuriayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dhuriacho -dhuriavyo n(IX/X) -dhuriayo -dhuriazo u(XI) -dhuriao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dhuriako pa(XVI) -dhuriapo mu(XVIII) -dhuriamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dhuria) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedhuria -odhuria m-mi(III/IV) -odhuria -yodhuria ji-ma(V/VI) -lodhuria -yodhuria ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodhuria -vyodhuria n(IX/X) -yodhuria -zodhuria u(XI) -odhuria see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodhuria pa(XVI) -podhuria mu(XVIII) -modhuria
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.