lisha

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْعِشَاء‎ (al-ʿišāʾ).

Noun

lī̀shā f (possessed form lī̀shar̃)

(Islam) isha, the evening prayer

Swahili

Verb

-lisha (infinitive kulisha)

Causative form of -la: feed

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lisha

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kulisha

kutolisha

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

lisha

lisheni

Habitual

hulisha

Complex finite forms

Polarity

Persons

Persons / Classes

Classes

1st

2nd

3rd / M-wa

M-mi

Ma

Ki-vi

N

U

Ku

Pa

Mu

Sg.

Pl.

Sg.

Pl.

Sg. / 1

Pl. / 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 / 14

15 / 17

16

18

Past
Positive	nililisha nalilisha	tulilisha twalilisha	ulilisha walilisha	mlilisha mwalilisha	alilisha	walilisha	ulilisha	ililisha	lililisha	yalilisha	kililisha	vililisha	ililisha	zililisha	ulilisha	kulilisha	palilisha	mulilisha
Relative	niliolisha naliolisha	tuliolisha twaliolisha	uliolisha waliolisha	mliolisha mwaliolisha	aliolisha	waliolisha	uliolisha	iliolisha	liliolisha	yaliolisha	kiliolisha	viliolisha	iliolisha	ziliolisha	uliolisha	kuliolisha	paliolisha	muliolisha
Negative	sikulisha	hatukulisha	hukulisha	hamkulisha	hakulisha	hawakulisha	haukulisha	haikulisha	halikulisha	hayakulisha	hakikulisha	havikulisha	haikulisha	hazikulisha	haukulisha	hakukulisha	hapakulisha	hamukulisha

Present
Positive	ninalisha nalisha	tunalisha	unalisha	mnalisha	analisha	wanalisha	unalisha	inalisha	linalisha	yanalisha	kinalisha	vinalisha	inalisha	zinalisha	unalisha	kunalisha	panalisha	munalisha
Relative	ninaolisha naolisha	tunaolisha	unaolisha	mnaolisha	anaolisha	wanaolisha	unaolisha	inaolisha	linaolisha	yanaolisha	kinaolisha	vinaolisha	inaolisha	zinaolisha	unaolisha	kunaolisha	panaolisha	munaolisha
Negative	silishi	hatulishi	hulishi	hamlishi	halishi	hawalishi	haulishi	hailishi	halilishi	hayalishi	hakilishi	havilishi	hailishi	hazilishi	haulishi	hakulishi	hapalishi	hamulishi

Future
Positive	nitalisha	tutalisha	utalisha	mtalisha	atalisha	watalisha	utalisha	italisha	litalisha	yatalisha	kitalisha	vitalisha	italisha	zitalisha	utalisha	kutalisha	patalisha	mutalisha
Relative	nitakaolisha	tutakaolisha	utakaolisha	mtakaolisha	atakaolisha	watakaolisha	utakaolisha	itakaolisha	litakaolisha	yatakaolisha	kitakaolisha	vitakaolisha	itakaolisha	zitakaolisha	utakaolisha	kutakaolisha	patakaolisha	mutakaolisha
Negative	sitalisha	hatutalisha	hutalisha	hamtalisha	hatalisha	hawatalisha	hautalisha	haitalisha	halitalisha	hayatalisha	hakitalisha	havitalisha	haitalisha	hazitalisha	hautalisha	hakutalisha	hapatalisha	hamutalisha

Subjunctive
Positive	nilishe	tulishe	ulishe	mlishe	alishe	walishe	ulishe	ilishe	lilishe	yalishe	kilishe	vilishe	ilishe	zilishe	ulishe	kulishe	palishe	mulishe
Negative	nisilishe	tusilishe	usilishe	msilishe	asilishe	wasilishe	usilishe	isilishe	lisilishe	yasilishe	kisilishe	visilishe	isilishe	zisilishe	usilishe	kusilishe	pasilishe	musilishe

Present Conditional
Positive	ningelisha	tungelisha	ungelisha	mngelisha	angelisha	wangelisha	ungelisha	ingelisha	lingelisha	yangelisha	kingelisha	vingelisha	ingelisha	zingelisha	ungelisha	kungelisha	pangelisha	mungelisha
Negative	nisingelisha singelisha	tusingelisha hatungelisha	usingelisha hungelisha	msingelisha hamngelisha	asingelisha hangelisha	wasingelisha hawangelisha	usingelisha haungelisha	isingelisha haingelisha	lisingelisha halingelisha	yasingelisha hayangelisha	kisingelisha hakingelisha	visingelisha havingelisha	isingelisha haingelisha	zisingelisha hazingelisha	usingelisha haungelisha	kusingelisha hakungelisha	pasingelisha hapangelisha	musingelisha hamungelisha

Past Conditional
Positive	ningalilisha	tungalilisha	ungalilisha	mngalilisha	angalilisha	wangalilisha	ungalilisha	ingalilisha	lingalilisha	yangalilisha	kingalilisha	vingalilisha	ingalilisha	zingalilisha	ungalilisha	kungalilisha	pangalilisha	mungalilisha
Negative	nisingalilisha singalilisha	tusingalilisha hatungalilisha	usingalilisha hungalilisha	msingalilisha hamngalilisha	asingalilisha hangalilisha	wasingalilisha hawangalilisha	usingalilisha haungalilisha	isingalilisha haingalilisha	lisingalilisha halingalilisha	yasingalilisha hayangalilisha	kisingalilisha hakingalilisha	visingalilisha havingalilisha	isingalilisha haingalilisha	zisingalilisha hazingalilisha	usingalilisha haungalilisha	kusingalilisha hakungalilisha	pasingalilisha hapangalilisha	musingalilisha hamungalilisha

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningelilisha	tungelilisha	ungelilisha	mngelilisha	angelilisha	wangelilisha	ungelilisha	ingelilisha	lingelilisha	yangelilisha	kingelilisha	vingelilisha	ingelilisha	zingelilisha	ungelilisha	kungelilisha	pangelilisha	mungelilisha

General Relative
Positive	nilishao	tulishao	ulishao	mlishao	alishao	walishao	ulishao	ilishao	lilishao	yalishao	kilishao	vilishao	ilishao	zilishao	ulishao	kulishao	palishao	mulishao
Negative	nisiolisha	tusiolisha	usiolisha	msiolisha	asiolisha	wasiolisha	usiolisha	isiolisha	lisiolisha	yasiolisha	kisiolisha	visiolisha	isiolisha	zisiolisha	usiolisha	kusiolisha	pasiolisha	musiolisha

Gnomic
Positive	nalisha	twalisha	walisha	mwalisha	alisha	walisha	walisha	yalisha	lalisha	yalisha	chalisha	vyalisha	yalisha	zalisha	walisha	kwalisha	palisha	mwalisha

Perfect
Positive	nimelisha	tumelisha	umelisha	mmelisha	amelisha	wamelisha	umelisha	imelisha	limelisha	yamelisha	kimelisha	vimelisha	imelisha	zimelisha	umelisha	kumelisha	pamelisha	mumelisha

"Already"
Positive	nimeshalisha	tumeshalisha	umeshalisha	mmeshalisha	ameshalisha	wameshalisha	umeshalisha	imeshalisha	limeshalisha	yameshalisha	kimeshalisha	vimeshalisha	imeshalisha	zimeshalisha	umeshalisha	kumeshalisha	pameshalisha	mumeshalisha

"Not yet"
Negative	sijalisha	hatujalisha	hujalisha	hamjalisha	hajalisha	hawajalisha	haujalisha	haijalisha	halijalisha	hayajalisha	hakijalisha	havijalisha	haijalisha	hazijalisha	haujalisha	hakujalisha	hapajalisha	hamujalisha

"If/When"
Positive	nikilisha	tukilisha	ukilisha	mkilisha	akilisha	wakilisha	ukilisha	ikilisha	likilisha	yakilisha	kikilisha	vikilisha	ikilisha	zikilisha	ukilisha	kukilisha	pakilisha	mukilisha

"If not"
Negative	nisipolisha	tusipolisha	usipolisha	msipolisha	asipolisha	wasipolisha	usipolisha	isipolisha	lisipolisha	yasipolisha	kisipolisha	visipolisha	isipolisha	zisipolisha	usipolisha	kusipolisha	pasipolisha	musipolisha

Consecutive
Positive	nikalisha	tukalisha	ukalisha	mkalisha	akalisha	wakalisha	ukalisha	ikalisha	likalisha	yakalisha	kikalisha	vikalisha	ikalisha	zikalisha	ukalisha	kukalisha	pakalisha	mukalisha

Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

mlisha