"si" meaning in Swahili

See si in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: Sw-ke-si.flac [Kenya] Forms: -si [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|sw|verb forms}} si, {{head|sw|verb forms|head=-si}} -si
  1. negative present (all persons, numbers, and classes) of -wa (“to not be”)
    Sense id: en-si-sw-verb-e84zxkyi Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 59 41
  2. negative relative stem of -wa, -wapo, -wako, or -wamo Tags: form-of, negative, relative, stem Form of: -wa, -wapo, -wako, or -wamo
    Sense id: en-si-sw-verb-MxaNfacj

Download JSON data for si meaning in Swahili (1.5kB)

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          "text": "mtu asiye na maarifa",
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