makini

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَكِين (makīn).

Pronunciation
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Noun

makini (ma class, plural only)

  1. attention (mental focus)
  2. calmness

Adjective

-makini (declinable)

  1. attentive (paying attention)
  2. calm

Declension
Inflected forms of -makini
Noun class singular plural
m-wa class(I/II) mmakini
m-mi class(III/IV) mmakini mimakini
ji-ma class(V/VI) makini mamakini
ki-vi class(VII/VIII) kimakini vimakini
n class(IX/X) makini makini
u class(XI) mmakini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI) pamakini
ku class(XVII) kumakini
mu class(XVIII) mumakini
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