"-isha" meaning in Swahili

See -isha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|sw|suffix|mid vowel harmony variant|-esha}} -isha (mid vowel harmony variant -esha)
  1. causative suffix
    (added to a verb) to cause to, to make
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--isha-sw-suffix-qXs1hjkz Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 35 30 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  2. causative suffix
    (added to an adjective) to cause to become, to make
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--isha-sw-suffix-9oM2UOAu Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 35 30 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  3. causative suffix
    (added to a noun) to give a characteristic of, to turn into
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--isha-sw-suffix-x8AB~Ec~ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 35 30 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -lisha, -lesha Derived forms: Swahili causative verbs

Inflected forms

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          "text": "-weza (“to be able”) + -esha → -wezesha (“to enable”)",
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Download raw JSONL data for -isha meaning in Swahili (2.0kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: mid vowel harmony variant -esha",
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