isha

See also: i'sha

English

Etymology

From Arabic عِشَاء (ʕišāʔ, “evening, night”), in صَلَاةُ العِشَاء (ṣalātu l-ʕišāʔ, “night prayer”).

Noun

isha (uncountable)

  1. (Islam) The evening/night Islamic prayer.

Synonyms

Translations

Anagrams

Albanian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iʃa/

Verb

isha

  1. first-person singular imperfect indicative of jam

Verb

të isha

  1. first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of jam

Verb

le të isha

  1. first-person singular imperfect jussive of jam

Hausa

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔìː.ʃáː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔìː.ʃáː]

Noun

ī̀shā f (possessed form ī̀shar̃)

  1. Alternative form of lī̀shā

Japanese

Romanization

isha

  1. Rōmaji transcription of いしゃ

Maltese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɪ.sa/

Verb

isha

  1. second-person singular imperative of seha

Swahili

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Etymology 1

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

Verb

-isha (infinitive kwisha)

  1. to finish, end
Usage notes

This verb can be used as an auxiliary verb, followed by an infinitive or bare stem, meaning "already".

Conjugation
Conjugation of -isha
Positive present -nakuisha
Subjunctive -ishe
Negative -ishi
Imperative singular kwisha
Infinitives
Positive kwisha
Negative kutokwisha
Imperatives
Singular kwisha
Plural kwisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -likuisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakuisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakuisha/nakuisha tunakuisha
2nd person unakuisha mnakuisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakuisha wanakuisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nakuisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ishi)
Singular Plural
1st person siishi hatuishi
2nd person huishi hamwishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haishi hawaishi
other classes negative subject concord + -ishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takuisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -takuisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ishe)
Singular Plural
1st person niishe tuishe
2nd person uishe mwishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aishe waishe
other classes positive subject concord + -ishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekuisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekuisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikuisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikuisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aisha)
Singular Plural
1st person naisha twaisha
2nd person waisha mwaisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aisha waisha
m-mi(III/IV) waisha yaisha
ji-ma(V/VI) laisha yaisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaisha vyaisha
n(IX/X) yaisha zaisha
u(XI) waisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaisha
pa(XVI) paisha
mu(XVIII) mwaisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekuisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakuisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokuisha
Consecutive kaisha / positive subject concord + -kaisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niisha -tuisha
2nd person -kuisha -waisha/-kuisheni/-waisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwisha -waisha
m-mi(III/IV) -uisha -iisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -liisha -yaisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiisha -viisha
n(IX/X) -iisha -ziisha
u(XI) -uisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuisha
pa(XVI) -paisha
mu(XVIII) -muisha
Reflexive -jiisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -isha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ishaye -ishao
m-mi(III/IV) -ishao -ishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ishalo -ishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ishacho -ishavyo
n(IX/X) -ishayo -ishazo
u(XI) -ishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ishako
pa(XVI) -ishapo
mu(XVIII) -ishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kuisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekuisha -okuisha
m-mi(III/IV) -okuisha -yokuisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokuisha -yokuisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokuisha -vyokuisha
n(IX/X) -yokuisha -zokuisha
u(XI) -okuisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokuisha
pa(XVI) -pokuisha
mu(XVIII) -mokuisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
Derived terms
  • Verbal derivations:

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عِشَاء (ʕišāʔ).

Noun

isha (n class, plural isha)

  1. (Islam) night prayers

Wayuu

Noun

isha

  1. blood
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