fisha

Swahili

Etymology

Cognate with Chichewa -fetsa (“to cause to die”) and Zulu -físa (“to kill”).

Pronunciation

Verb

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  1. Causative form ofCategory:Swahili causative verbs -fa: to murder, kill
    Synonym: -ua

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fisha
Positive present -nafisha
Subjunctive -fishe
Negative -fishi
Imperative singular fisha
Infinitives
Positive kufisha
Negative kutofisha
Imperatives
Singular fisha
Plural fisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafisha/nafisha tunafisha
2nd person unafisha mnafisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafisha wanafisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nafisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sifishi hatufishi
2nd person hufishi hamfishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafishi hawafishi
other classes negative subject concord + -fishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nifishe tufishe
2nd person ufishe mfishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afishe wafishe
other classes positive subject concord + -fishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nafisha twafisha
2nd person wafisha mwafisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afisha wafisha
m-mi(III/IV) wafisha yafisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lafisha yafisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafisha vyafisha
n(IX/X) yafisha zafisha
u(XI) wafisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafisha
pa(XVI) pafisha
mu(XVIII) mwafisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofisha
Consecutive kafisha / positive subject concord + -kafisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifisha -tufisha
2nd person -kufisha -wafisha/-kufisheni/-wafisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfisha -wafisha
m-mi(III/IV) -ufisha -ifisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifisha -yafisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifisha -vifisha
n(IX/X) -ifisha -zifisha
u(XI) -ufisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufisha
pa(XVI) -pafisha
mu(XVIII) -mufisha
Reflexive -jifisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -fishaye -fishao
m-mi(III/IV) -fishao -fishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -fishalo -fishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fishacho -fishavyo
n(IX/X) -fishayo -fishazo
u(XI) -fishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -fishako
pa(XVI) -fishapo
mu(XVIII) -fishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefisha -ofisha
m-mi(III/IV) -ofisha -yofisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofisha -yofisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofisha -vyofisha
n(IX/X) -yofisha -zofisha
u(XI) -ofisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofisha
pa(XVI) -pofisha
mu(XVIII) -mofisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Swazi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Swazi entries#FISHA

Adjective

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  1. short

Inflection

Adjective concord
modifier copulative
1st singular lengimfisha ngimfisha
2nd singular lomfisha umfisha
1st plural lesibafisha sibafisha
2nd plural lenibafisha nibafisha
class 1 lomfisha mfisha
class 2 labafisha bafisha
class 3 lomfisha mfisha
class 4 lemifisha mifisha
class 5 lelifisha lifisha
class 6 lamafisha mafisha
class 7 lesifisha sifisha
class 8 letimfisha timfisha
class 9 lemfisha imfisha
class 10 letimfisha timfisha
class 11 lolufisha lufisha
class 14 lobufisha bufisha
class 15 lokufisha kufisha
class 17 lokufisha kufisha
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Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Zulu entries#FISHA

Adjective

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  1. synonym of -fuphi

Inflection

References

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