takwa

Indonesian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtaʔwa]
  • Rhymes: -wa, -a
  • Hyphenation: tak‧wa

Etymology 1

From Malay takwa, from Arabic تَقْوَى (taqwā).

Noun

takwa (first-person possessive takwaku, second-person possessive takwamu, third-person possessive takwanya)

  1. (Islam) taqwa: the care taken by a person to obey the commands of Allah.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • bertakwa
  • ketakwaan

Etymology 2

From Hokkien 大褂 (tā-kòa, “long gown”) or rather 短褂 (té-kòa, literally “short + upper garment”).

Noun

takwa (first-person possessive takwaku, second-person possessive takwamu, third-person possessive takwanya)

  1. Chinese long gown, or narrow jacket with broad sleeves.
Alternative forms
  • têkua

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic تَقْوَى (taqwā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtaʔwa/
  • Rhymes: -kwa, -wa, -a
  • Hyphenation: tak‧wa

Noun

takwa (Jawi spelling تقوى, plural takwa-takwa, informal 1st possessive takwaku, 2nd possessive takwamu, 3rd possessive takwanya)

  1. (Islam) taqwa: the care taken by a person to obey the commands of Allah.

Alternative forms

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • ketakwaan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
  • bertakwa [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants
  • Indonesian: takwa

Further reading

Swahili

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Verb

-takwa (infinitive kutakwa)

  1. Passive form of -taka

Conjugation
Conjugation of -takwa
Positive present -natakwa
Subjunctive -takwe
Negative -takwi
Imperative singular takwa
Infinitives
Positive kutakwa
Negative kutotakwa
Imperatives
Singular takwa
Plural takweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutakwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -litakwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutakwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natakwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatakwa/natakwa tunatakwa
2nd person unatakwa mnatakwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatakwa wanatakwa
other classes positive subject concord + -natakwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -takwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sitakwi hatutakwi
2nd person hutakwi hamtakwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatakwi hawatakwi
other classes negative subject concord + -takwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatakwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatakwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -takwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nitakwe tutakwe
2nd person utakwe mtakwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atakwe watakwe
other classes positive subject concord + -takwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitakwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetakwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetakwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitakwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitakwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atakwa)
Singular Plural
1st person natakwa twatakwa
2nd person watakwa mwatakwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atakwa watakwa
m-mi(III/IV) watakwa yatakwa
ji-ma(V/VI) latakwa yatakwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatakwa vyatakwa
n(IX/X) yatakwa zatakwa
u(XI) watakwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatakwa
pa(XVI) patakwa
mu(XVIII) mwatakwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metakwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatakwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatakwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitakwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotakwa
Consecutive katakwa / positive subject concord + -katakwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katakwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitakwa -tutakwa
2nd person -kutakwa -watakwa/-kutakweni/-watakweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtakwa -watakwa
m-mi(III/IV) -utakwa -itakwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -litakwa -yatakwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitakwa -vitakwa
n(IX/X) -itakwa -zitakwa
u(XI) -utakwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutakwa
pa(XVI) -patakwa
mu(XVIII) -mutakwa
Reflexive -jitakwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -takwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -takwaye -takwao
m-mi(III/IV) -takwao -takwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -takwalo -takwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -takwacho -takwavyo
n(IX/X) -takwayo -takwazo
u(XI) -takwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -takwako
pa(XVI) -takwapo
mu(XVIII) -takwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -takwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetakwa -otakwa
m-mi(III/IV) -otakwa -yotakwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotakwa -yotakwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotakwa -vyotakwa
n(IX/X) -yotakwa -zotakwa
u(XI) -otakwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotakwa
pa(XVI) -potakwa
mu(XVIII) -motakwa
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:
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