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	wamakini
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