sadiki

English

Alternative forms

• sadiqi
• sidiki
• sidiqi

Etymology

From Arabic صَدِيقِي (ṣadīqī, “my friend”).

Noun

sadiki (uncountable)

1. (in Arabic countries) homebrew alcohol; moonshine

References

• Google Books: [1]

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَدَّقَ (ṣaddaqa).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-sadiki (infinitive kusadiki)

1. to believe, accept

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sadiki
Positive present -nasadiki Subjunctive -sadiki Negative -sadiki Imperative singular sadiki
Infinitives
Positive kusadiki Negative kutosadiki
Imperatives
Singular sadiki Plural sadikini
Tensed forms
Habitual husadiki Positive past positive subject concord + -lisadiki Negative past negative subject concord + -kusadiki
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasadiki) Singular Plural 1st person ninasadiki/nasadiki tunasadiki 2nd person unasadiki mnasadiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasadiki wanasadiki other classes positive subject concord + -nasadiki
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sadiki) Singular Plural 1st person sisadiki hatusadiki 2nd person husadiki hamsadiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasadiki hawasadiki other classes negative subject concord + -sadiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasadiki Negative future negative subject concord + -tasadiki
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sadiki) Singular Plural 1st person nisadiki tusadiki 2nd person usadiki msadiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asadiki wasadiki other classes positive subject concord + -sadiki
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisadiki Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesadiki Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesadiki Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisadiki Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisadiki
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asadiki) Singular Plural 1st person nasadiki twasadiki 2nd person wasadiki mwasadiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asadiki wasadiki m-mi(III/IV) wasadiki yasadiki ji-ma(V/VI) lasadiki yasadiki ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasadiki vyasadiki n(IX/X) yasadiki zasadiki u(XI) wasadiki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasadiki pa(XVI) pasadiki mu(XVIII) mwasadiki
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesadiki "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasadiki "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasadiki "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisadiki "If not" positive subject concord + -siposadiki Consecutive kasadiki / positive subject concord + -kasadiki Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasadiki
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisadiki -tusadiki 2nd person -kusadiki -wasadiki/-kusadikini/-wasadikini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msadiki -wasadiki m-mi(III/IV) -usadiki -isadiki ji-ma(V/VI) -lisadiki -yasadiki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisadiki -visadiki n(IX/X) -isadiki -zisadiki u(XI) -usadiki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusadiki pa(XVI) -pasadiki mu(XVIII) -musadiki Reflexive -jisadiki
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sadiki- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sadikiye -sadikio m-mi(III/IV) -sadikio -sadikiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -sadikilo -sadikiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sadikicho -sadikivyo n(IX/X) -sadikiyo -sadikizo u(XI) -sadikio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sadikiko pa(XVI) -sadikipo mu(XVIII) -sadikimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sadiki) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesadiki -osadiki m-mi(III/IV) -osadiki -yosadiki ji-ma(V/VI) -losadiki -yosadiki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosadiki -vyosadiki n(IX/X) -yosadiki -zosadiki u(XI) -osadiki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosadiki pa(XVI) -posadiki mu(XVIII) -mosadiki
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.