yua

Swahili

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *ìjʊ́bà.

Noun

yua (n class, plural yua) or yua (ma class, plural mayua)

  1. Alternative form of jua

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́jiba.

Verb

-yua (infinitive kuyua)

  1. Alternative form of -jua
    • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎, stanza 12:
      هُيُوِ دُنِيَ اِيْنَ غُرُرِ ، دِيَ زَتَتَسِ هُزَدَمَيِْ،
      Huyui dunia ina ghururi? ndia za-tatasi huzandamaye?
      Do you not know this world is deceitful? why follow its tangled ways?
Conjugation
Conjugation of -yua
Positive present -nayua
Subjunctive -yue
Negative -yui
Imperative singular yua
Infinitives
Positive kuyua
Negative kutoyua
Imperatives
Singular yua
Plural yueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huyua
Positive past positive subject concord + -liyua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuyua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nayua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninayua/nayua tunayua
2nd person unayua mnayua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anayua wanayua
other classes positive subject concord + -nayua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -yui)
Singular Plural
1st person siyui hatuyui
2nd person huyui hamyui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hayui hawayui
other classes negative subject concord + -yui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tayua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tayua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -yue)
Singular Plural
1st person niyue tuyue
2nd person uyue myue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ayue wayue
other classes positive subject concord + -yue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siyue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeyua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeyua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliyua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliyua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ayua)
Singular Plural
1st person nayua twayua
2nd person wayua mwayua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ayua wayua
m-mi(III/IV) wayua yayua
ji-ma(V/VI) layua yayua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chayua vyayua
n(IX/X) yayua zayua
u(XI) wayua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwayua
pa(XVI) payua
mu(XVIII) mwayua
Perfect positive subject concord + -meyua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshayua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jayua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiyua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoyua
Consecutive kayua / positive subject concord + -kayua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kayue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niyua -tuyua
2nd person -kuyua -wayua/-kuyueni/-wayueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -myua -wayua
m-mi(III/IV) -uyua -iyua
ji-ma(V/VI) -liyua -yayua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiyua -viyua
n(IX/X) -iyua -ziyua
u(XI) -uyua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuyua
pa(XVI) -payua
mu(XVIII) -muyua
Reflexive -jiyua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -yua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yuaye -yuao
m-mi(III/IV) -yuao -yuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -yualo -yuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -yuacho -yuavyo
n(IX/X) -yuayo -yuazo
u(XI) -yuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -yuako
pa(XVI) -yuapo
mu(XVIII) -yuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -yua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeyua -oyua
m-mi(III/IV) -oyua -yoyua
ji-ma(V/VI) -loyua -yoyua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choyua -vyoyua
n(IX/X) -yoyua -zoyua
u(XI) -oyua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koyua
pa(XVI) -poyua
mu(XVIII) -moyua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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