zira

See also: zírá, žira, and жира

English

Noun

zira (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of jeera (“cumin”)
   • 1981, Processing of Fruits, Vegetables and Other Food Products (page 278)

     Zira seeds are used as an essential ingredient in all mixed spices and curry powders.

Anagrams

• Ariz., Riaz, Zari, zari

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Persian زیرا (zirâ).

Conjunction

zira

1. (higher register) because, since

   Synonym: çünki

Further reading

• “zira” in Obastan.com.

Basque

Noun

zira

1. singular allative of zi

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-zira (infinitive kuzira)

1. to hate

   Synonym: -chukia

2. to abstain

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zira
Positive present -nazira Subjunctive -zire Negative -ziri Imperative singular zira
Infinitives
Positive kuzira Negative kutozira
Imperatives
Singular zira Plural zireni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzira Positive past positive subject concord + -lizira Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzira
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazira) Singular Plural 1st person ninazira/nazira tunazira 2nd person unazira mnazira 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazira wanazira other classes positive subject concord + -nazira
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ziri) Singular Plural 1st person siziri hatuziri 2nd person huziri hamziri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haziri hawaziri other classes negative subject concord + -ziri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazira Negative future negative subject concord + -tazira
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zire) Singular Plural 1st person nizire tuzire 2nd person uzire mzire 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azire wazire other classes positive subject concord + -zire
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizire Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezira Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezira Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizira Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizira
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azira) Singular Plural 1st person nazira twazira 2nd person wazira mwazira 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azira wazira m-mi(III/IV) wazira yazira ji-ma(V/VI) lazira yazira ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazira vyazira n(IX/X) yazira zazira u(XI) wazira see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwazira pa(XVI) pazira mu(XVIII) mwazira
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezira "Already" positive subject concord + -meshazira "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazira "If/When" positive subject concord + -kizira "If not" positive subject concord + -sipozira Consecutive kazira / positive subject concord + -kazira Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazire
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nizira -tuzira 2nd person -kuzira -wazira/-kuzireni/-wazireni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzira -wazira m-mi(III/IV) -uzira -izira ji-ma(V/VI) -lizira -yazira ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizira -vizira n(IX/X) -izira -zizira u(XI) -uzira see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuzira pa(XVI) -pazira mu(XVIII) -muzira Reflexive -jizira
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zira- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ziraye -zirao m-mi(III/IV) -zirao -zirayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ziralo -zirayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ziracho -ziravyo n(IX/X) -zirayo -zirazo u(XI) -zirao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -zirako pa(XVI) -zirapo mu(XVIII) -ziramo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zira) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yezira -ozira m-mi(III/IV) -ozira -yozira ji-ma(V/VI) -lozira -yozira ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozira -vyozira n(IX/X) -yozira -zozira u(XI) -ozira see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kozira pa(XVI) -pozira mu(XVIII) -mozira
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.