zaa

See also: za'a and zää

English

Noun

zaa (plural zaas)

The letter ظ in the Arabic script.
- 2006, Coleman South, ‎Leslie Jermyn, Syria (page 95)
  Z (zaa): a loose-tongued z; same as above.
- 2013, Jane Wightwick, ‎Mahmoud Gaafar, Colloquial Arabic of Egypt
  the letter Zaa, formally an emphatic 'z', but often pronounced as an emphatic 'd' in Egyptian Arabic

Translations

letter

Spanish: za (es) f

Anagrams

aza, aza-

Swahili

Verb

-zaa (infinitive kuzaa)

give birth, bear
beget

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zaa

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kuzaa

kutozaa

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

zaa

zaeni

Habitual

huzaa

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	nilizaa nalizaa	tulizaa twalizaa	ulizaa walizaa	mlizaa mwalizaa	alizaa	walizaa	ulizaa	ilizaa	lilizaa	yalizaa	kilizaa	vilizaa	ilizaa	zilizaa	ulizaa	kulizaa	palizaa	mulizaa
Relative	niliozaa naliozaa	tuliozaa twaliozaa	uliozaa waliozaa	mliozaa mwaliozaa	aliozaa	waliozaa	uliozaa	iliozaa	liliozaa	yaliozaa	kiliozaa	viliozaa	iliozaa	ziliozaa	uliozaa	kuliozaa	paliozaa	muliozaa
Negative	sikuzaa	hatukuzaa	hukuzaa	hamkuzaa	hakuzaa	hawakuzaa	haukuzaa	haikuzaa	halikuzaa	hayakuzaa	hakikuzaa	havikuzaa	haikuzaa	hazikuzaa	haukuzaa	hakukuzaa	hapakuzaa	hamukuzaa

Present
Positive	ninazaa nazaa	tunazaa	unazaa	mnazaa	anazaa	wanazaa	unazaa	inazaa	linazaa	yanazaa	kinazaa	vinazaa	inazaa	zinazaa	unazaa	kunazaa	panazaa	munazaa
Relative	ninaozaa naozaa	tunaozaa	unaozaa	mnaozaa	anaozaa	wanaozaa	unaozaa	inaozaa	linaozaa	yanaozaa	kinaozaa	vinaozaa	inaozaa	zinaozaa	unaozaa	kunaozaa	panaozaa	munaozaa
Negative	sizai	hatuzai	huzai	hamzai	hazai	hawazai	hauzai	haizai	halizai	hayazai	hakizai	havizai	haizai	hazizai	hauzai	hakuzai	hapazai	hamuzai

Future
Positive	nitazaa	tutazaa	utazaa	mtazaa	atazaa	watazaa	utazaa	itazaa	litazaa	yatazaa	kitazaa	vitazaa	itazaa	zitazaa	utazaa	kutazaa	patazaa	mutazaa
Relative	nitakaozaa	tutakaozaa	utakaozaa	mtakaozaa	atakaozaa	watakaozaa	utakaozaa	itakaozaa	litakaozaa	yatakaozaa	kitakaozaa	vitakaozaa	itakaozaa	zitakaozaa	utakaozaa	kutakaozaa	patakaozaa	mutakaozaa
Negative	sitazaa	hatutazaa	hutazaa	hamtazaa	hatazaa	hawatazaa	hautazaa	haitazaa	halitazaa	hayatazaa	hakitazaa	havitazaa	haitazaa	hazitazaa	hautazaa	hakutazaa	hapatazaa	hamutazaa

Subjunctive
Positive	nizae	tuzae	uzae	mzae	azae	wazae	uzae	izae	lizae	yazae	kizae	vizae	izae	zizae	uzae	kuzae	pazae	muzae
Negative	nisizae	tusizae	usizae	msizae	asizae	wasizae	usizae	isizae	lisizae	yasizae	kisizae	visizae	isizae	zisizae	usizae	kusizae	pasizae	musizae

Present Conditional
Positive	ningezaa	tungezaa	ungezaa	mngezaa	angezaa	wangezaa	ungezaa	ingezaa	lingezaa	yangezaa	kingezaa	vingezaa	ingezaa	zingezaa	ungezaa	kungezaa	pangezaa	mungezaa
Negative	nisingezaa singezaa	tusingezaa hatungezaa	usingezaa hungezaa	msingezaa hamngezaa	asingezaa hangezaa	wasingezaa hawangezaa	usingezaa haungezaa	isingezaa haingezaa	lisingezaa halingezaa	yasingezaa hayangezaa	kisingezaa hakingezaa	visingezaa havingezaa	isingezaa haingezaa	zisingezaa hazingezaa	usingezaa haungezaa	kusingezaa hakungezaa	pasingezaa hapangezaa	musingezaa hamungezaa

Past Conditional
Positive	ningalizaa	tungalizaa	ungalizaa	mngalizaa	angalizaa	wangalizaa	ungalizaa	ingalizaa	lingalizaa	yangalizaa	kingalizaa	vingalizaa	ingalizaa	zingalizaa	ungalizaa	kungalizaa	pangalizaa	mungalizaa
Negative	nisingalizaa singalizaa	tusingalizaa hatungalizaa	usingalizaa hungalizaa	msingalizaa hamngalizaa	asingalizaa hangalizaa	wasingalizaa hawangalizaa	usingalizaa haungalizaa	isingalizaa haingalizaa	lisingalizaa halingalizaa	yasingalizaa hayangalizaa	kisingalizaa hakingalizaa	visingalizaa havingalizaa	isingalizaa haingalizaa	zisingalizaa hazingalizaa	usingalizaa haungalizaa	kusingalizaa hakungalizaa	pasingalizaa hapangalizaa	musingalizaa hamungalizaa

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningelizaa	tungelizaa	ungelizaa	mngelizaa	angelizaa	wangelizaa	ungelizaa	ingelizaa	lingelizaa	yangelizaa	kingelizaa	vingelizaa	ingelizaa	zingelizaa	ungelizaa	kungelizaa	pangelizaa	mungelizaa

General Relative
Positive	nizaao	tuzaao	uzaao	mzaao	azaao	wazaao	uzaao	izaao	lizaao	yazaao	kizaao	vizaao	izaao	zizaao	uzaao	kuzaao	pazaao	muzaao
Negative	nisiozaa	tusiozaa	usiozaa	msiozaa	asiozaa	wasiozaa	usiozaa	isiozaa	lisiozaa	yasiozaa	kisiozaa	visiozaa	isiozaa	zisiozaa	usiozaa	kusiozaa	pasiozaa	musiozaa

Gnomic
Positive	nazaa	twazaa	wazaa	mwazaa	azaa	wazaa	wazaa	yazaa	lazaa	yazaa	chazaa	vyazaa	yazaa	zazaa	wazaa	kwazaa	pazaa	mwazaa

Perfect
Positive	nimezaa	tumezaa	umezaa	mmezaa	amezaa	wamezaa	umezaa	imezaa	limezaa	yamezaa	kimezaa	vimezaa	imezaa	zimezaa	umezaa	kumezaa	pamezaa	mumezaa

"Already"
Positive	nimeshazaa	tumeshazaa	umeshazaa	mmeshazaa	ameshazaa	wameshazaa	umeshazaa	imeshazaa	limeshazaa	yameshazaa	kimeshazaa	vimeshazaa	imeshazaa	zimeshazaa	umeshazaa	kumeshazaa	pameshazaa	mumeshazaa

"Not yet"
Negative	sijazaa	hatujazaa	hujazaa	hamjazaa	hajazaa	hawajazaa	haujazaa	haijazaa	halijazaa	hayajazaa	hakijazaa	havijazaa	haijazaa	hazijazaa	haujazaa	hakujazaa	hapajazaa	hamujazaa

"If/When"
Positive	nikizaa	tukizaa	ukizaa	mkizaa	akizaa	wakizaa	ukizaa	ikizaa	likizaa	yakizaa	kikizaa	vikizaa	ikizaa	zikizaa	ukizaa	kukizaa	pakizaa	mukizaa

"If not"
Negative	nisipozaa	tusipozaa	usipozaa	msipozaa	asipozaa	wasipozaa	usipozaa	isipozaa	lisipozaa	yasipozaa	kisipozaa	visipozaa	isipozaa	zisipozaa	usipozaa	kusipozaa	pasipozaa	musipozaa

Consecutive
Positive	nikazaa	tukazaa	ukazaa	mkazaa	akazaa	wakazaa	ukazaa	ikazaa	likazaa	yakazaa	kikazaa	vikazaa	ikazaa	zikazaa	ukazaa	kukazaa	pakazaa	mukazaa

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.

Derived terms

Verbal derivations:
- Applicative: -zalia
- Causative: -zalisha
- Passive: -zawa, -zaliwa (“be born”)

Nominal derivations:
- zao (“offspring; crops (in the plural)”)

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