miliki

See also: míliki

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مَلَكَ (malaka, “to possess; to rule”).

Verb

-miliki (infinitive kumiliki)

1. to own, possess
2. to rule, reign

   Synonyms: -tawala, -tamalaki

Conjugation

Conjugation of -miliki
Positive present -namiliki Subjunctive -miliki Negative -miliki Imperative singular miliki
Infinitives
Positive kumiliki Negative kutomiliki
Imperatives
Singular miliki Plural milikini
Tensed forms
Habitual humiliki Positive past positive subject concord + -limiliki Negative past negative subject concord + -kumiliki
Positive present (positive subject concord + -namiliki) Singular Plural 1st person ninamiliki/namiliki tunamiliki 2nd person unamiliki mnamiliki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anamiliki wanamiliki other classes positive subject concord + -namiliki
Negative present (negative subject concord + -miliki) Singular Plural 1st person similiki hatumiliki 2nd person humiliki hammiliki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hamiliki hawamiliki other classes negative subject concord + -miliki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tamiliki Negative future negative subject concord + -tamiliki
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -miliki) Singular Plural 1st person nimiliki tumiliki 2nd person umiliki mmiliki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) amiliki wamiliki other classes positive subject concord + -miliki
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -similiki Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngemiliki Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singemiliki Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalimiliki Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalimiliki
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -amiliki) Singular Plural 1st person namiliki twamiliki 2nd person wamiliki mwamiliki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) amiliki wamiliki m-mi(III/IV) wamiliki yamiliki ji-ma(V/VI) lamiliki yamiliki ki-vi(VII/VIII) chamiliki vyamiliki n(IX/X) yamiliki zamiliki u(XI) wamiliki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwamiliki pa(XVI) pamiliki mu(XVIII) mwamiliki
Perfect positive subject concord + -memiliki "Already" positive subject concord + -meshamiliki "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jamiliki "If/When" positive subject concord + -kimiliki "If not" positive subject concord + -sipomiliki Consecutive kamiliki / positive subject concord + -kamiliki Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kamiliki
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nimiliki -tumiliki 2nd person -kumiliki -wamiliki/-kumilikini/-wamilikini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mmiliki -wamiliki m-mi(III/IV) -umiliki -imiliki ji-ma(V/VI) -limiliki -yamiliki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kimiliki -vimiliki n(IX/X) -imiliki -zimiliki u(XI) -umiliki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kumiliki pa(XVI) -pamiliki mu(XVIII) -mumiliki Reflexive -jimiliki
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -miliki- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -milikiye -milikio m-mi(III/IV) -milikio -milikiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -milikilo -milikiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -milikicho -milikivyo n(IX/X) -milikiyo -milikizo u(XI) -milikio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -milikiko pa(XVI) -milikipo mu(XVIII) -milikimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -miliki) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yemiliki -omiliki m-mi(III/IV) -omiliki -yomiliki ji-ma(V/VI) -lomiliki -yomiliki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chomiliki -vyomiliki n(IX/X) -yomiliki -zomiliki u(XI) -omiliki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -komiliki pa(XVI) -pomiliki mu(XVIII) -momiliki
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:
  • mmiliki (“owner”)
  • umilikaji (“ownership”)
  • umiliki (“possessing”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مِلْك (milk, “possession”).

Noun

miliki (n class, plural miliki)

1. something owned, possession