Meaning of ya- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. it, they; [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ma class_((VI))]] subject concord
   morpheme
2. contraction of i- + -a-, literally “[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|mi class_((IV))]] and [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#N class|n class_((IX))]] gnomic”
   abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, morpheme
3. verb-initial form of -ya- (“them, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ma class_((VI))]] object concord”)
   morpheme
4. contraction of ya- + -a-, literally “[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ma class_((VI))]] gnomic”
   abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, morpheme

Examples

“اَسِفِدِ يَبُ اِلاَّ شَقَوَا ، اِكَوَ مَيُتُ يَسِ مْسِيِ”

he gains nought but trouble and endless regret

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