haini

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَائِن (ḵāʔin).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-haini (infinitive kuhaini)

1. to betray, to deceive

   Synonym: -saliti

Conjugation

Conjugation of -haini
Positive present -nahaini Subjunctive -haini Negative -haini Imperative singular haini
Infinitives
Positive kuhaini Negative kutohaini
Imperatives
Singular haini Plural hainini
Tensed forms
Habitual huhaini Positive past positive subject concord + -lihaini Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhaini
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahaini) Singular Plural 1st person ninahaini/nahaini tunahaini 2nd person unahaini mnahaini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahaini wanahaini other classes positive subject concord + -nahaini
Negative present (negative subject concord + -haini) Singular Plural 1st person sihaini hatuhaini 2nd person huhaini hamhaini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahaini hawahaini other classes negative subject concord + -haini
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahaini Negative future negative subject concord + -tahaini
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -haini) Singular Plural 1st person nihaini tuhaini 2nd person uhaini mhaini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahaini wahaini other classes positive subject concord + -haini
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihaini Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehaini Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehaini Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihaini Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihaini
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahaini) Singular Plural 1st person nahaini twahaini 2nd person wahaini mwahaini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahaini wahaini m-mi(III/IV) wahaini yahaini ji-ma(V/VI) lahaini yahaini ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahaini vyahaini n(IX/X) yahaini zahaini u(XI) wahaini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahaini pa(XVI) pahaini mu(XVIII) mwahaini
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehaini "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahaini "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahaini "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihaini "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohaini Consecutive kahaini / positive subject concord + -kahaini Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahaini
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihaini -tuhaini 2nd person -kuhaini -wahaini/-kuhainini/-wahainini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhaini -wahaini m-mi(III/IV) -uhaini -ihaini ji-ma(V/VI) -lihaini -yahaini ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihaini -vihaini n(IX/X) -ihaini -zihaini u(XI) -uhaini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhaini pa(XVI) -pahaini mu(XVIII) -muhaini Reflexive -jihaini
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -haini- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hainiye -hainio m-mi(III/IV) -hainio -hainiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -hainilo -hainiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hainicho -hainivyo n(IX/X) -hainiyo -hainizo u(XI) -hainio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hainiko pa(XVI) -hainipo mu(XVIII) -hainimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -haini) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehaini -ohaini m-mi(III/IV) -ohaini -yohaini ji-ma(V/VI) -lohaini -yohaini ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohaini -vyohaini n(IX/X) -yohaini -zohaini u(XI) -ohaini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohaini pa(XVI) -pohaini mu(XVIII) -mohaini
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • uhaini (“treason, deceit”)