amini

See also: Amini, amịnị, and ạmịnị

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic آمَنَ‎ (ʾāmana).

Noun

amini (n class, plural amini)

  1. belief
  2. fidelity, devotion

Verb

-amini (infinitive kuamini)

  1. to trust, to believe

Conjugation

Conjugation of -amini
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kuamini kutoamini
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative amini aminini
Habitual huamini
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive niliamini
naliamini		 tuliamini
twaliamini		 uliamini
waliamini		 mliamini
mwaliamini		 aliamini waliamini uliamini iliamini liliamini yaliamini kiliamini viliamini iliamini ziliamini uliamini kuliamini paliamini muliamini
Relative nilioamini
nalioamini		 tulioamini
twalioamini		 ulioamini
walioamini		 mlioamini
mwalioamini		 alioamini walioamini ulioamini ilioamini lilioamini yalioamini kilioamini vilioamini ilioamini zilioamini ulioamini kulioamini palioamini mulioamini
Negative sikuamini hatukuamini hukuamini hamkuamini hakuamini hawakuamini haukuamini haikuamini halikuamini hayakuamini hakikuamini havikuamini haikuamini hazikuamini haukuamini hakukuamini hapakuamini hamukuamini
Present
Positive ninaamini
naamini		 tunaamini unaamini mnaamini anaamini wanaamini unaamini inaamini linaamini yanaamini kinaamini vinaamini inaamini zinaamini unaamini kunaamini panaamini munaamini
Relative ninaoamini
naoamini		 tunaoamini unaoamini mnaoamini anaoamini wanaoamini unaoamini inaoamini linaoamini yanaoamini kinaoamini vinaoamini inaoamini zinaoamini unaoamini kunaoamini panaoamini munaoamini
Negative siamini hatuamini huamini hamamini haamini hawaamini hauamini haiamini haliamini hayaamini hakiamini haviamini haiamini haziamini hauamini hakuamini hapaamini hamuamini
Future
Positive nitaamini tutaamini utaamini mtaamini ataamini wataamini utaamini itaamini litaamini yataamini kitaamini vitaamini itaamini zitaamini utaamini kutaamini pataamini mutaamini
Relative nitakaoamini tutakaoamini utakaoamini mtakaoamini atakaoamini watakaoamini utakaoamini itakaoamini litakaoamini yatakaoamini kitakaoamini vitakaoamini itakaoamini zitakaoamini utakaoamini kutakaoamini patakaoamini mutakaoamini
Negative sitaamini hatutaamini hutaamini hamtaamini hataamini hawataamini hautaamini haitaamini halitaamini hayataamini hakitaamini havitaamini haitaamini hazitaamini hautaamini hakutaamini hapataamini hamutaamini
Subjunctive
Positive niamini tuamini uamini mamini aamini waamini uamini iamini liamini yaamini kiamini viamini iamini ziamini uamini kuamini paamini muamini
Negative nisiamini tusiamini usiamini msiamini asiamini wasiamini usiamini isiamini lisiamini yasiamini kisiamini visiamini isiamini zisiamini usiamini kusiamini pasiamini musiamini
Present Conditional
Positive ningeamini tungeamini ungeamini mngeamini angeamini wangeamini ungeamini ingeamini lingeamini yangeamini kingeamini vingeamini ingeamini zingeamini ungeamini kungeamini pangeamini mungeamini
Negative nisingeamini
singeamini		 tusingeamini
hatungeamini		 usingeamini
hungeamini		 msingeamini
hamngeamini		 asingeamini
hangeamini		 wasingeamini
hawangeamini		 usingeamini
haungeamini		 isingeamini
haingeamini		 lisingeamini
halingeamini		 yasingeamini
hayangeamini		 kisingeamini
hakingeamini		 visingeamini
havingeamini		 isingeamini
haingeamini		 zisingeamini
hazingeamini		 usingeamini
haungeamini		 kusingeamini
hakungeamini		 pasingeamini
hapangeamini		 musingeamini
hamungeamini
Past Conditional
Positive ningaliamini tungaliamini ungaliamini mngaliamini angaliamini wangaliamini ungaliamini ingaliamini lingaliamini yangaliamini kingaliamini vingaliamini ingaliamini zingaliamini ungaliamini kungaliamini pangaliamini mungaliamini
Negative nisingaliamini
singaliamini		 tusingaliamini
hatungaliamini		 usingaliamini
hungaliamini		 msingaliamini
hamngaliamini		 asingaliamini
hangaliamini		 wasingaliamini
hawangaliamini		 usingaliamini
haungaliamini		 isingaliamini
haingaliamini		 lisingaliamini
halingaliamini		 yasingaliamini
hayangaliamini		 kisingaliamini
hakingaliamini		 visingaliamini
havingaliamini		 isingaliamini
haingaliamini		 zisingaliamini
hazingaliamini		 usingaliamini
haungaliamini		 kusingaliamini
hakungaliamini		 pasingaliamini
hapangaliamini		 musingaliamini
hamungaliamini
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningeliamini tungeliamini ungeliamini mngeliamini angeliamini wangeliamini ungeliamini ingeliamini lingeliamini yangeliamini kingeliamini vingeliamini ingeliamini zingeliamini ungeliamini kungeliamini pangeliamini mungeliamini
General Relative
Positive niamini tuamini uamini mamini aamini waamini uamini iamini liamini yaamini kiamini viamini iamini ziamini uamini kuamini paamini muamini
Negative nisioamini tusioamini usioamini msioamini asioamini wasioamini usioamini isioamini lisioamini yasioamini kisioamini visioamini isioamini zisioamini usioamini kusioamini pasioamini musioamini
Gnomic
Positive naamini twaamini waamini mwaamini aamini waamini waamini yaamini laamini yaamini chaamini vyaamini yaamini zaamini waamini kwaamini paamini mwaamini
Perfect
Positive nimeamini tumeamini umeamini mmeamini ameamini wameamini umeamini imeamini limeamini yameamini kimeamini vimeamini imeamini zimeamini umeamini kumeamini pameamini mumeamini
"Already"
Positive nimeshaamini tumeshaamini umeshaamini mmeshaamini ameshaamini wameshaamini umeshaamini imeshaamini limeshaamini yameshaamini kimeshaamini vimeshaamini imeshaamini zimeshaamini umeshaamini kumeshaamini pameshaamini mumeshaamini
"Not yet"
Negative sijaamini hatujaamini hujaamini hamjaamini hajaamini hawajaamini haujaamini haijaamini halijaamini hayajaamini hakijaamini havijaamini haijaamini hazijaamini haujaamini hakujaamini hapajaamini hamujaamini
"If/When"
Positive nikiamini tukiamini ukiamini mkiamini akiamini wakiamini ukiamini ikiamini likiamini yakiamini kikiamini vikiamini ikiamini zikiamini ukiamini kukiamini pakiamini mukiamini
"If not"
Negative nisipoamini tusipoamini usipoamini msipoamini asipoamini wasipoamini usipoamini isipoamini lisipoamini yasipoamini kisipoamini visipoamini isipoamini zisipoamini usipoamini kusipoamini pasipoamini musipoamini
Consecutive
Positive nikaamini tukaamini ukaamini mkaamini akaamini wakaamini ukaamini ikaamini likaamini yakaamini kikaamini vikaamini ikaamini zikaamini ukaamini kukaamini pakaamini mukaamini
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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