"m-" meaning in Swahili

See m- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: wa- [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀-}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀- Head templates: {{head|sw|prefix|plural|wa-}} m- (plural wa-)
  1. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m class_((I))]] noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix, denoting mostly people Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-m--sw-prefix-1~ZXFV2O
  2. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m class_((I))]] noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix, denoting mostly people
    Forms the name of somebody who does something, has a certain characteristic, or is from a certain place.
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-m--sw-prefix-zmBFGI6v
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mu- (alt: etymologies 1 to 4), mw-, n- (alt: etymology 5), ny-
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Forms: mi- [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀-}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀- Head templates: {{head|sw|prefix|plural|mi-}} m- (plural mi-)
  1. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|m class_((III))]] noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix, denoting mostly plants and inanimate natural things Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-m--sw-prefix-r7YXdRC6
  2. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|m class_((III))]] noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix, denoting mostly plants and inanimate natural things
    Forms the name of a plant from its fruit.
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-m--sw-prefix-oAOkqI7t
  3. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] adjective agreement prefix Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-m--sw-prefix-CIPKYTsV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mu- (alt: etymologies 1 to 4), mw-, n- (alt: etymology 5), ny-
Etymology number: 2

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀-}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀- Head templates: {{head|sw|prefix}} m-
  1. you, 2nd person plural subject concord Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-m--sw-prefix-nFtD65DU Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 5 5 7 38 28 6 5
  2. verb-initial form of -m- (“her, him; 3rd person singular ([[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m class_((I))]]) object concord”) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-m--sw-prefix-ykZMvB~V Related terms: mimi, ni-, si-, -ni-, nami, na mimi, ndimi, ndiye, simi, siye, -angu, wewe, hu-, nawe, na wewe, ndiwe, siwe, -ako, yeye, naye, na yeye, -ake, sisi, tu-, hatu-, -tu-, nasi, na sisi, ndisi, ndio, sio, -etu, ninyi, nanyi, na ninyi, ndinyi, sinyi, -enu, wao, nao, -ao, —, -ji-, For a full table including other classes, u-, -ku-, a-, yu-, ha-, hayu-, -m-, -mw-, -mu-, mw-, mu-, ham-, hamw-, hamu-, -wa-, wa-, hawa-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mu- (alt: etymologies 1 to 4), mw-, n- (alt: etymology 5), ny-
Etymology number: 3

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ́-. Etymology templates: {{der|sw|bnt-pro|*mʊ́-}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ́- Head templates: {{head|sw|prefix}} m-
  1. therein, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Mu locative class|mu class_((XVIII))]] subject concord Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-m--sw-prefix-1OVbzDBJ Related terms: -ye, -o, hau-, -u-, i-, hai-, -i-, -yo, li-, hali-, -li-, -lo, ya-, haya-, -ya-, ki-, haki-, -ki-, -cho, vi-, havi-, -vi-, -vyo, zi-, hazi-, -zi-, -zo, ku-, haku-, -ko, pa-, hapa-, -pa-, -po, -mo, For a full table including first and second person
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mu- (alt: etymologies 1 to 4), mw-, n- (alt: etymology 5), ny-
Etymology number: 4

Prefix

Forms: m- [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *n-, labialized before labial consonants. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*n-}} Proto-Bantu *n- Head templates: {{head|sw|prefix|plural|m-}} m- (plural m-)
  1. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#N class|n class_((IX/X))]] noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix, including for plurals of some [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] nouns, used before labial consonants Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-m--sw-prefix-Jbk8OHWX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mu- (alt: etymologies 1 to 4), mw-, n- (alt: etymology 5), ny-
Etymology number: 5

Download JSON data for m- meaning in Swahili (9.8kB)

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