isha

See also: i'sha

English

Etymology

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

Noun

isha (uncountable)

(Islam) The evening/night Islamic prayer.

Synonyms

evening prayer

Translations

afternoon prayer

Arabic: صَلَاة اَلْعِشَاء‎ f (ṣalāt al-ʿišāʾ), عِشَاء‎ m (ʿišāʾ)
Hausa: lisha
Indonesian: isya (id)

Persian: نماز عشا‎ (fa) (namâz-e ešâ)
Russian: иша́ (ru) m or f (išá)
Swahili: isha

Anagrams

HIAs, Hsia, Shi'a, Shia, Siha, ahis

Albanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iʃa/

Verb

isha

first-person singular imperfect indicative of jam

Verb

të isha

first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of jam

Japanese

Romanization

isha

Rōmaji transcription of いしゃ

Swahili

Etymology 1

Verb

-isha (infinitive kwisha)

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

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kwisha

kutokwisha

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

kwisha

kwisheni

Habitual

huisha

Complex finite forms

Polarity

Persons

Persons / Classes

Classes

1st

2nd

3rd / M-wa

M-mi

Ma

Ki-vi

N

U

Ku

Pa

Mu

Sg.

Pl.

Sg.

Pl.

Sg. / 1

Pl. / 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 / 14

15 / 17

16

18

Past
Positive	nilikwisha nalikwisha	tulikwisha twalikwisha	ulikwisha walikwisha	mlikwisha mwalikwisha	alikwisha	walikwisha	ulikwisha	ilikwisha	lilikwisha	yalikwisha	kilikwisha	vilikwisha	ilikwisha	zilikwisha	ulikwisha	kulikwisha	palikwisha	mulikwisha
Relative	niliokwisha naliokwisha	tuliokwisha twaliokwisha	uliokwisha waliokwisha	mliokwisha mwaliokwisha	aliokwisha	waliokwisha	uliokwisha	iliokwisha	liliokwisha	yaliokwisha	kiliokwisha	viliokwisha	iliokwisha	ziliokwisha	uliokwisha	kuliokwisha	paliokwisha	muliokwisha
Negative	sikuisha	hatukuisha	hukuisha	hamkuisha	hakuisha	hawakuisha	haukuisha	haikuisha	halikuisha	hayakuisha	hakikuisha	havikuisha	haikuisha	hazikuisha	haukuisha	hakukuisha	hapakuisha	hamukuisha

Present
Positive	ninakwisha nakwisha	tunakwisha	unakwisha	mnakwisha	anakwisha	wanakwisha	unakwisha	inakwisha	linakwisha	yanakwisha	kinakwisha	vinakwisha	inakwisha	zinakwisha	unakwisha	kunakwisha	panakwisha	munakwisha
Relative	ninaokwisha naokwisha	tunaokwisha	unaokwisha	mnaokwisha	anaokwisha	wanaokwisha	unaokwisha	inaokwisha	linaokwisha	yanaokwisha	kinaokwisha	vinaokwisha	inaokwisha	zinaokwisha	unaokwisha	kunaokwisha	panaokwisha	munaokwisha
Negative	sikwishi	hatukwishi	hukwishi	hamkwishi	hakwishi	hawakwishi	haukwishi	haikwishi	halikwishi	hayakwishi	hakikwishi	havikwishi	haikwishi	hazikwishi	haukwishi	hakukwishi	hapakwishi	hamukwishi

Future
Positive	nitakwisha	tutakwisha	utakwisha	mtakwisha	atakwisha	watakwisha	utakwisha	itakwisha	litakwisha	yatakwisha	kitakwisha	vitakwisha	itakwisha	zitakwisha	utakwisha	kutakwisha	patakwisha	mutakwisha
Relative	nitakaokwisha	tutakaokwisha	utakaokwisha	mtakaokwisha	atakaokwisha	watakaokwisha	utakaokwisha	itakaokwisha	litakaokwisha	yatakaokwisha	kitakaokwisha	vitakaokwisha	itakaokwisha	zitakaokwisha	utakaokwisha	kutakaokwisha	patakaokwisha	mutakaokwisha
Negative	sitakwisha	hatutakwisha	hutakwisha	hamtakwisha	hatakwisha	hawatakwisha	hautakwisha	haitakwisha	halitakwisha	hayatakwisha	hakitakwisha	havitakwisha	haitakwisha	hazitakwisha	hautakwisha	hakutakwisha	hapatakwisha	hamutakwisha

Subjunctive
Positive	niishe	tuishe	uishe	mishe	aishe	waishe	uishe	iishe	liishe	yaishe	kiishe	viishe	iishe	ziishe	uishe	kuishe	paishe	muishe
Negative	nisiishe	tusiishe	usiishe	msiishe	asiishe	wasiishe	usiishe	isiishe	lisiishe	yasiishe	kisiishe	visiishe	isiishe	zisiishe	usiishe	kusiishe	pasiishe	musiishe

Present Conditional
Positive	ningekwisha	tungekwisha	ungekwisha	mngekwisha	angekwisha	wangekwisha	ungekwisha	ingekwisha	lingekwisha	yangekwisha	kingekwisha	vingekwisha	ingekwisha	zingekwisha	ungekwisha	kungekwisha	pangekwisha	mungekwisha
Negative	nisingekwisha singekwisha	tusingekwisha hatungekwisha	usingekwisha hungekwisha	msingekwisha hamngekwisha	asingekwisha hangekwisha	wasingekwisha hawangekwisha	usingekwisha haungekwisha	isingekwisha haingekwisha	lisingekwisha halingekwisha	yasingekwisha hayangekwisha	kisingekwisha hakingekwisha	visingekwisha havingekwisha	isingekwisha haingekwisha	zisingekwisha hazingekwisha	usingekwisha haungekwisha	kusingekwisha hakungekwisha	pasingekwisha hapangekwisha	musingekwisha hamungekwisha

Past Conditional
Positive	ningalikwisha	tungalikwisha	ungalikwisha	mngalikwisha	angalikwisha	wangalikwisha	ungalikwisha	ingalikwisha	lingalikwisha	yangalikwisha	kingalikwisha	vingalikwisha	ingalikwisha	zingalikwisha	ungalikwisha	kungalikwisha	pangalikwisha	mungalikwisha
Negative	nisingalikwisha singalikwisha	tusingalikwisha hatungalikwisha	usingalikwisha hungalikwisha	msingalikwisha hamngalikwisha	asingalikwisha hangalikwisha	wasingalikwisha hawangalikwisha	usingalikwisha haungalikwisha	isingalikwisha haingalikwisha	lisingalikwisha halingalikwisha	yasingalikwisha hayangalikwisha	kisingalikwisha hakingalikwisha	visingalikwisha havingalikwisha	isingalikwisha haingalikwisha	zisingalikwisha hazingalikwisha	usingalikwisha haungalikwisha	kusingalikwisha hakungalikwisha	pasingalikwisha hapangalikwisha	musingalikwisha hamungalikwisha

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningelikwisha	tungelikwisha	ungelikwisha	mngelikwisha	angelikwisha	wangelikwisha	ungelikwisha	ingelikwisha	lingelikwisha	yangelikwisha	kingelikwisha	vingelikwisha	ingelikwisha	zingelikwisha	ungelikwisha	kungelikwisha	pangelikwisha	mungelikwisha

General Relative
Positive	niishao	tuishao	uishao	mishao	aishao	waishao	uishao	iishao	liishao	yaishao	kiishao	viishao	iishao	ziishao	uishao	kuishao	paishao	muishao
Negative	nisiokwisha	tusiokwisha	usiokwisha	msiokwisha	asiokwisha	wasiokwisha	usiokwisha	isiokwisha	lisiokwisha	yasiokwisha	kisiokwisha	visiokwisha	isiokwisha	zisiokwisha	usiokwisha	kusiokwisha	pasiokwisha	musiokwisha

Gnomic
Positive	naisha	twaisha	waisha	mwaisha	aisha	waisha	waisha	yaisha	laisha	yaisha	chaisha	vyaisha	yaisha	zaisha	waisha	kwaisha	paisha	mwaisha

Perfect
Positive	nimekwisha	tumekwisha	umekwisha	mmekwisha	amekwisha	wamekwisha	umekwisha	imekwisha	limekwisha	yamekwisha	kimekwisha	vimekwisha	imekwisha	zimekwisha	umekwisha	kumekwisha	pamekwisha	mumekwisha

"Already"
Positive	nimeshakwisha	tumeshakwisha	umeshakwisha	mmeshakwisha	ameshakwisha	wameshakwisha	umeshakwisha	imeshakwisha	limeshakwisha	yameshakwisha	kimeshakwisha	vimeshakwisha	imeshakwisha	zimeshakwisha	umeshakwisha	kumeshakwisha	pameshakwisha	mumeshakwisha

"Not yet"
Negative	sijaisha	hatujaisha	hujaisha	hamjaisha	hajaisha	hawajaisha	haujaisha	haijaisha	halijaisha	hayajaisha	hakijaisha	havijaisha	haijaisha	hazijaisha	haujaisha	hakujaisha	hapajaisha	hamujaisha

"If/When"
Positive	nikiisha	tukiisha	ukiisha	mkiisha	akiisha	wakiisha	ukiisha	ikiisha	likiisha	yakiisha	kikiisha	vikiisha	ikiisha	zikiisha	ukiisha	kukiisha	pakiisha	mukiisha

"If not"
Negative	nisipokwisha	tusipokwisha	usipokwisha	msipokwisha	asipokwisha	wasipokwisha	usipokwisha	isipokwisha	lisipokwisha	yasipokwisha	kisipokwisha	visipokwisha	isipokwisha	zisipokwisha	usipokwisha	kusipokwisha	pasipokwisha	musipokwisha

Consecutive
Positive	nikaisha	tukaisha	ukaisha	mkaisha	akaisha	wakaisha	ukaisha	ikaisha	likaisha	yakaisha	kikaisha	vikaisha	ikaisha	zikaisha	ukaisha	kukaisha	pakaisha	mukaisha

Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Adverbs:
- kisha
- kwisha
Nouns:
- mwisho

Etymology 2

From Arabic عِشَاء‎ (ʿišāʾ).

Noun

isha (n class, plural isha)

(Islam) evening prayers

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