azi
See also: Azi, azì, āzi, āzī, and āži
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin hāc die, reduced to *hadie in the local Vulgar Latin, probably through confusion with hodie. Compare Aromanian adzã.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /azʲ/
Adverb
azi
- (colloquial) today
Synonyms
- astăzi
Related terms
- zi
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jíjɪba.
Verb
-âzi
- to know
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jíjɪba.
Verb
-âzi
- to know
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jíjɪba.
Verb
-âzi
- (transitive) to know
- (auxiliary) to know how to, to be able to
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- -azela (applicative)
- -azisa (causative)
- -azayazi (diminutive)
- -azisisa (intensive)
- -azeka (neuter-passive)
- -aziwa (passive)
- -azelela (perfective)
- -azana (reciprocal)
Related terms
- umazi
- isazi
- ulwazi
- ukwazi
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “azi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “azi (6.6-3)”