"-li-" meaning in All languages combined

See -li- on Wiktionary

Infix [English]

IPA: /ˈlɪ/
Head templates: {{head|en|infix}} -li-
  1. (pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -lim-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation Tags: morpheme

Infix [Swahili]

Etymology: From -li, a stem of -wa (“to be”). Head templates: {{head|sw|infix}} -li- Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], nili- [first-person, singular], tuli- [first-person, plural], uli- [second-person, singular], mli- [plural, second-person], ali- [class-1, class-2, singular, third-person], wali- [class-1, class-2, plural, third-person], uli- [class-3, class-4, singular, third-person], ili- [class-3, class-4, plural, third-person], lili- [class-5, class-6, singular, third-person], yali- [class-5, class-6, plural, third-person], kili- [class-7, class-8, singular, third-person], vili- [class-7, class-8, plural, third-person], ili- [class-10, class-9, singular, third-person], zili- [class-10, class-9, plural, third-person], uli- [class-11, singular, third-person], kuli- [class-15, class-17, singular, third-person], pali- [class-16, singular, third-person], mli- [class-18, singular, third-person]
  1. positive past tense marker Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--li--sw-infix-VbXqwJPu Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili infixes Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 44 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Swahili infixes: 74 26 Related terms: ka-1, Initial, Negative present [-i], Final, -a-1, past: -lisha- (english: Already), present: -mesha- (english: Already), -sha- (english: Already), -ki-1 (english: If/When), -sipo- (english: If not), Infix position positive subject concord, -ja-1 (english: Not yet), Infix position negative subject concord, Relative Related terms (Consecutive): -ka-1 Related terms (Future): -taka- Related terms (General (positive indicative)): -a Related terms (Habitual): hu-1 Related terms (Negative): -si- Related terms (Negative future): -ta- Related terms (Negative infinitive): kuto- Related terms (Negative past): -ku-1 Related terms (Negative past conditional): -singali-, -ngali- Related terms (Negative present conditional): -singe-, -nge- Related terms (Negative subjunctive): -si-1 Related terms (Perfect): -me- Related terms (Positive future): -ta- Related terms (Positive infinitive): ku-, kw-1 Related terms (Positive past conditional): -ngali- Related terms (Positive present): -na- Related terms (Positive present conditional): -nge- Related terms (Positive subjunctive): -e Related terms (Present): -na- Related terms (Second person plural): -ni
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Infix [Swahili]

Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *dɪ́-. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*dɪ́-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *dɪ́-, {{inh+|sw|bnt-pro|*dɪ́-}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *dɪ́- Head templates: {{head|sw|infix}} -li-
  1. it, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ji class_((V))]] object concord Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--li--sw-infix-GGT76FrZ Related terms: a-, yu-, ha-, hayu-, -m-, -mw-, -mu-, -ye, wa-, hawa-, -wa-, -o, u-, hau-, -u-, i-, hai-, -i-, -yo, li-, hali-, -lo, ya-, haya-, -ya-, ki-, haki-, -ki-, -cho, vi-, havi-, -vi-, -vyo, zi-, hazi-, -zi-, -zo, ku-, haku-, -ku-, -ko, pa-, hapa-, -pa-, -po, m-, mw-, mu-, ham-, hamw-, hamu-, -mo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Infix [Yao]

Etymology: Cognate with Chichewa -dzi-, Tumbuka -ji-, Tonga (Malawi) -ji- and Swahili -ji-. Etymology templates: {{cog|ny|-dzi-}} Chichewa -dzi-, {{cog|tum|-ji-}} Tumbuka -ji-, {{cog|tog|-ji-}} Tonga (Malawi) -ji-, {{cog|sw|-ji-}} Swahili -ji- Head templates: {{head|yao|infix}} -li-
  1. oneself, -self Tags: morpheme

Inflected forms

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        {
          "kind": "other",
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        "a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -lim-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation"
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      "links": [
        [
          "pharmacology",
          "pharmacology"
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        [
          "-lim-",
          "-lim-"
        ],
        [
          "-xi-",
          "-xi-"
        ],
        [
          "-zu-",
          "-zu-"
        ]
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        "(pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -lim-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation"
      ],
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        "medicine",
        "pharmacology",
        "sciences"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɪ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-li-"
}

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      "form": "sw-cl",
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      "form": "tuli-",
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      "form": "mli-",
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "infix",
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        {
          "word": "-ku-"
        }
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "56 44",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              4
            ]
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          "text": "walikula",
          "translation": "they ate",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              1,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              15,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "english": "the person who was asleep",
          "text": "aliyelala",
          "translation": "the person who was asleep",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              1,
              3
            ],
            [
              49,
              51
            ],
            [
              72,
              74
            ],
            [
              87,
              89
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            [
              111,
              113
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          "english": "It was about half past seven in the night when Kasim went up the wide stairs covered with carpets or thick blankets, which led to the floor where resided his father, Mr Hakimu Marjani.",
          "ref": "1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 3:",
          "text": "Ilikuwa kiasi cha saa moja-unusu ya usiku Kasim alipopanda ngazi pana zilizotandikwa zulia au blanketi nene, zilizoongoza kufikia ghorofa akaayo baba yake, Bw. Hakimu Marjani.",
          "translation": "It was about half past seven in the night when Kasim went up the wide stairs covered with carpets or thick blankets, which led to the floor where resided his father, Mr Hakimu Marjani.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        {
          "sense": "Positive infinitive",
          "word": "ku-"
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        {
          "sense": "Positive infinitive",
          "word": "kw-1"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Negative infinitive",
          "word": "kuto-"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Habitual",
          "word": "hu-1"
        },
        {
          "word": "ka-1"
        },
        {
          "word": "Initial"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "-i"
          ],
          "word": "Negative present"
        },
        {
          "word": "Final"
        },
        {
          "word": "-a-1"
        },
        {
          "english": "Already",
          "translation": "Already",
          "word": "past: -lisha-"
        },
        {
          "english": "Already",
          "translation": "Already",
          "word": "present: -mesha-"
        },
        {
          "english": "Already",
          "translation": "Already",
          "word": "-sha-"
        },
        {
          "english": "If/When",
          "translation": "If/When",
          "word": "-ki-1"
        },
        {
          "english": "If not",
          "translation": "If not",
          "word": "-sipo-"
        },
        {
          "word": "Infix position positive subject concord"
        },
        {
          "english": "Not yet",
          "translation": "Not yet",
          "word": "-ja-1"
        },
        {
          "word": "Infix position negative subject concord"
        },
        {
          "word": "Relative"
        },
        {
          "sense": "General (positive indicative)",
          "word": "-a"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Positive subjunctive",
          "word": "-e"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Second person plural",
          "word": "-ni"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Positive present",
          "word": "-na-"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Positive future",
          "word": "-ta-"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Negative subjunctive",
          "word": "-si-1"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Positive present conditional",
          "word": "-nge-"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Negative present conditional",
          "word": "-singe-"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Negative present conditional",
          "word": "-nge-"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Positive past conditional",
          "word": "-ngali-"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Negative past conditional",
          "word": "-singali-"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Negative past conditional",
          "word": "-ngali-"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Perfect",
          "word": "-me-"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Consecutive",
          "word": "-ka-1"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Negative past",
          "word": "-ku-1"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Negative future",
          "word": "-ta-"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Present",
          "word": "-na-"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Future",
          "word": "-taka-"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Negative",
          "word": "-si-"
        }
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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      "sense": "Positive infinitive",
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      "sense": "Negative infinitive",
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      "word": "Initial"
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      "sense": "General (positive indicative)",
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      "sense": "Positive subjunctive",
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    {
      "sense": "Second person plural",
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    {
      "word": "Final"
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      "sense": "Positive present",
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    {
      "sense": "Positive future",
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      "sense": "Negative subjunctive",
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      "sense": "Positive present conditional",
      "word": "-nge-"
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    {
      "sense": "Negative present conditional",
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      "sense": "Positive past conditional",
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      "sense": "Negative past conditional",
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      "word": "-a-1"
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      "sense": "Perfect",
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      "english": "Already",
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      "english": "Already",
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    {
      "english": "Already",
      "translation": "Already",
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      "english": "If/When",
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    {
      "english": "If not",
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      "sense": "Consecutive",
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      "word": "Infix position positive subject concord"
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      "sense": "Negative past",
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      "sense": "Negative future",
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      "sense": "Negative present conditional",
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      "sense": "Negative past conditional",
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      "sense": "Future",
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      "sense": "Negative",
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Download raw JSONL data for -li- meaning in All languages combined (9.1kB)

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