osha

See also: OSHA

English

Etymology

Unknown; presumably from a Native American language.

Noun

osha (uncountable)

  1. A perennial herb of species Ligusticum porteri, found in parts of the Rocky Mountains and northern Mexico.

Anagrams

Coast Miwok

Noun

osha

  1. two

Swahili

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Verb

-osha (infinitive kuosha)

  1. to wash, rinse, clean with water

Conjugation
Conjugation of -osha
Positive present -naosha
Subjunctive -oshe
Negative -oshi
Imperative singular osha
Infinitives
Positive kuosha
Negative kutoosha
Imperatives
Singular osha
Plural osheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huosha
Positive past positive subject concord + -liosha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuosha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naosha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaosha/naosha tunaosha
2nd person unaosha mnaosha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaosha wanaosha
other classes positive subject concord + -naosha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -oshi)
Singular Plural
1st person sioshi hatuoshi
2nd person huoshi hamwoshi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haoshi hawaoshi
other classes negative subject concord + -oshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taosha
Negative future negative subject concord + -taosha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -oshe)
Singular Plural
1st person nioshe tuoshe
2nd person uoshe mwoshe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aoshe waoshe
other classes positive subject concord + -oshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sioshe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeosha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeosha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliosha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliosha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aosha)
Singular Plural
1st person naosha twaosha
2nd person waosha mwaosha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aosha waosha
m-mi(III/IV) waosha yaosha
ji-ma(V/VI) laosha yaosha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaosha vyaosha
n(IX/X) yaosha zaosha
u(XI) waosha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaosha
pa(XVI) paosha
mu(XVIII) mwaosha
Perfect positive subject concord + -meosha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaosha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaosha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiosha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoosha
Consecutive kaosha / positive subject concord + -kaosha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaoshe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niosha -tuosha
2nd person -kuosha -waosha/-kuosheni/-waosheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwosha -waosha
m-mi(III/IV) -uosha -iosha
ji-ma(V/VI) -liosha -yaosha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiosha -viosha
n(IX/X) -iosha -ziosha
u(XI) -uosha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuosha
pa(XVI) -paosha
mu(XVIII) -muosha
Reflexive -jiosha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -osha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -oshaye -oshao
m-mi(III/IV) -oshao -oshayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -oshalo -oshayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -oshacho -oshavyo
n(IX/X) -oshayo -oshazo
u(XI) -oshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -oshako
pa(XVI) -oshapo
mu(XVIII) -oshamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -osha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeosha -oosha
m-mi(III/IV) -oosha -yoosha
ji-ma(V/VI) -loosha -yoosha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choosha -vyoosha
n(IX/X) -yoosha -zoosha
u(XI) -oosha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koosha
pa(XVI) -poosha
mu(XVIII) -moosha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

See also
  • -nawa (“to wash (a part of the body)”)
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