"ji-" meaning in Swahili

See ji- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Audio: Sw-ke-ji.flac [Kenya] Forms: ma- [plural], maji- [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *(d)i ̹-. Etymology templates: {{der|sw|bnt-pro|*(d)i ̹-}} Proto-Bantu *(d)i ̹- Head templates: {{head|sw|prefix|plural|ma-}} ji- (plural ma-), {{head|sw|prefix|plural|ma􂀽ji-}} ji- (plural maji-)
  1. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ji class_((V))]] noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix Tags: morpheme Synonyms: j- [before-vowel]
    Sense id: en-ji--sw-prefix-dXlmPR02
  2. augmentative prefix used with monosyllabic stems, puts words in [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ji class_((V))]] Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ji--sw-prefix-nMXA1fV4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Audio: Sw-ke-ji.flac [Kenya]
Head templates: {{head|sw|prefix}} ji-
  1. verb-initial form of -ji- (“oneself, -self; reflexive direct object”) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ji--sw-prefix-36y~-zD4 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 8 32 60 Related terms: mimi, ni-, si-, -ni-, nami, na mimi, ndimi, ndiye, simi, siye, -angu, wewe, u-, hu-, -ku-, nawe, na wewe, ndiwe, siwe, -ako, yeye, a-, yu-, ha-, hayu-, -m-, -mw-, -mu-, naye, na yeye, -ake, sisi, tu-, hatu-, -tu-, nasi, na sisi, ndisi, ndio, sio, -etu, ninyi, m-, mw-, mu-, ham-, hamw-, hamu-, -wa-, nanyi, na ninyi, ndinyi, sinyi, -enu, wao, wa-, hawa-, nao, -ao, —, -ji-, For a full table including other classes
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for ji- meaning in Swahili (3.7kB)

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