rithi

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic وَرِثَ (wariṯa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-rithi (infinitive kurithi)

1. to inherit

Conjugation

Conjugation of -rithi
Positive present -narithi Subjunctive -rithi Negative -rithi Imperative singular rithi
Infinitives
Positive kurithi Negative kutorithi
Imperatives
Singular rithi Plural rithini
Tensed forms
Habitual hurithi Positive past positive subject concord + -lirithi Negative past negative subject concord + -kurithi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narithi) Singular Plural 1st person ninarithi/narithi tunarithi 2nd person unarithi mnarithi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarithi wanarithi other classes positive subject concord + -narithi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rithi) Singular Plural 1st person sirithi haturithi 2nd person hurithi hamrithi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) harithi hawarithi other classes negative subject concord + -rithi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarithi Negative future negative subject concord + -tarithi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rithi) Singular Plural 1st person nirithi turithi 2nd person urithi mrithi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arithi warithi other classes positive subject concord + -rithi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirithi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerithi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerithi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirithi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirithi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arithi) Singular Plural 1st person narithi twarithi 2nd person warithi mwarithi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arithi warithi m-mi(III/IV) warithi yarithi ji-ma(V/VI) larithi yarithi ki-vi(VII/VIII) charithi vyarithi n(IX/X) yarithi zarithi u(XI) warithi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwarithi pa(XVI) parithi mu(XVIII) mwarithi
Perfect positive subject concord + -merithi "Already" positive subject concord + -mesharithi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarithi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kirithi "If not" positive subject concord + -siporithi Consecutive karithi / positive subject concord + -karithi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karithi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nirithi -turithi 2nd person -kurithi -warithi/-kurithini/-warithini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrithi -warithi m-mi(III/IV) -urithi -irithi ji-ma(V/VI) -lirithi -yarithi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirithi -virithi n(IX/X) -irithi -zirithi u(XI) -urithi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kurithi pa(XVI) -parithi mu(XVIII) -murithi Reflexive -jirithi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rithi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -rithiye -rithio m-mi(III/IV) -rithio -rithiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -rithilo -rithiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rithicho -rithivyo n(IX/X) -rithiyo -rithizo u(XI) -rithio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -rithiko pa(XVI) -rithipo mu(XVIII) -rithimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rithi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yerithi -orithi m-mi(III/IV) -orithi -yorithi ji-ma(V/VI) -lorithi -yorithi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorithi -vyorithi n(IX/X) -yorithi -zorithi u(XI) -orithi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -korithi pa(XVI) -porithi mu(XVIII) -morithi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -rithisha (“to bequeath”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • mrithi (“heir”)
  • urithi (“inheritance”)

Related terms

• mirathi (“inheritance”)

References

• Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 302 No. 2911