isi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "isi"

Translingual

Symbol

isi

(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Nkem-Nkum.

Afar

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iˈsi/ [ʔɪˈsɪ]
Hyphenation: i‧si

Determiner

isí

thy own, your own
his own, her own
(Awash) my own

References

E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “isi”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Alladian

Alternative forms

ishi, nishi, n'shi, n'ʃi

Noun

isi

water

References

Maurice Delafosse, Vocabulaires comparatifs de plus de 60 langues ou dialectes parlés à la Côte d’Ivoire et dans les régions limitrophes : avec des notes linguistiques et ethnologiques, une bibliographie et une carte (Paris, Ernest Leroux, 1904), page 43 (as Alaguian isi, ishi)
Die Sudansprachen. Eine sprachvergleichende Studie von Diedrich Westermann (Abhandlungen des Hamburgischen Kolonialinstituts Bd. 3; Hamburg, 1911), p. 149:
Nu. esi Wasser
Alaguian isi Wasser (D.).
Abbreviations: Nu. = Nuba, (D.) = aus Delafosse. Explanation: German Wasser (“water”)
Marc Augé, Le rivage alladian: organisation et évolution des villages alladian (as n'ʃi)

Asi

Noun

isi

search

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʔisi/ [ˈʔi.si]
Hyphenation: i‧si

Verb

ísi (Basahan spelling ᜁᜐᜒ)

to search
Synonym: hanap
to remind; to prompt
Synonym: girumdom
to discover something, to find out about something
Synonyms: rurop, talastas

Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: i‧si
IPA^(key): /ˈʔisi/ [ˈʔi.s̪ɪ]

Noun

isi (Badlit spelling ᜁᜐᜒ)

(chiefly Camiguin) toggle iron

Faroese

Etymology

From English easy.

Adjective

isi (not comparable)

(colloquial) easy; composed, calm

Adverb

isi (not comparable)

(colloquial) quietly, gently

Finnish

Etymology

Hypocoristic form of isä (“father”), possibly equivalent to isä +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈisi/, [ˈis̠i]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -isi
Hyphenation^(key): isi

Noun

isi (familiar)

dad, father, daddy
Synonyms: iskä, isukki, isä

Declension

Inflection of isi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		isi	isit
genitive		isin	isien
partitive		isiä	isejä
illative		isiin	iseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		isi	isit
accusative	nom.	isi	isit
accusative	gen.	isin	isit
genitive		isin	isien
partitive		isiä	isejä
inessive		isissä	iseissä
elative		isistä	iseistä
illative		isiin	iseihin
adessive		isillä	iseillä
ablative		isiltä	iseiltä
allative		isille	iseille
essive		isinä	iseinä
translative		isiksi	iseiksi
abessive		isittä	iseittä
instructive		—	isein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of isi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		isini	isini
accusative	nom.	isini	isini
accusative	gen.	isini	isini
genitive		isini	isieni
partitive		isiäni	isejäni
inessive		isissäni	iseissäni
elative		isistäni	iseistäni
illative		isiini	iseihini
adessive		isilläni	iseilläni
ablative		isiltäni	iseiltäni
allative		isilleni	iseilleni
essive		isinäni	iseinäni
translative		isikseni	iseikseni
abessive		isittäni	iseittäni
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	iseineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		isisi	isisi
accusative	nom.	isisi	isisi
accusative	gen.	isisi	isisi
genitive		isisi	isiesi
partitive		isiäsi	isejäsi
inessive		isissäsi	iseissäsi
elative		isistäsi	iseistäsi
illative		isiisi	iseihisi
adessive		isilläsi	iseilläsi
ablative		isiltäsi	iseiltäsi
allative		isillesi	iseillesi
essive		isinäsi	iseinäsi
translative		isiksesi	iseiksesi
abessive		isittäsi	iseittäsi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	iseinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		isimme	isimme
accusative	nom.	isimme	isimme
accusative	gen.	isimme	isimme
genitive		isimme	isiemme
partitive		isiämme	isejämme
inessive		isissämme	iseissämme
elative		isistämme	iseistämme
illative		isiimme	iseihimme
adessive		isillämme	iseillämme
ablative		isiltämme	iseiltämme
allative		isillemme	iseillemme
essive		isinämme	iseinämme
translative		isiksemme	iseiksemme
abessive		isittämme	iseittämme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	iseinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		isinne	isinne
accusative	nom.	isinne	isinne
accusative	gen.	isinne	isinne
genitive		isinne	isienne
partitive		isiänne	isejänne
inessive		isissänne	iseissänne
elative		isistänne	iseistänne
illative		isiinne	iseihinne
adessive		isillänne	iseillänne
ablative		isiltänne	iseiltänne
allative		isillenne	iseillenne
essive		isinänne	iseinänne
translative		isiksenne	iseiksenne
abessive		isittänne	iseittänne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	iseinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		isinsä	isinsä
accusative	nom.	isinsä	isinsä
accusative	gen.	isinsä	isinsä
genitive		isinsä	isiensä
partitive		isiään isiänsä	isejään isejänsä
inessive		isissään isissänsä	iseissään iseissänsä
elative		isistään isistänsä	iseistään iseistänsä
illative		isiinsä	iseihinsä
adessive		isillään isillänsä	iseillään iseillänsä
ablative		isiltään isiltänsä	iseiltään iseiltänsä
allative		isilleen isillensä	iseilleen iseillensä
essive		isinään isinänsä	iseinään iseinänsä
translative		isikseen isiksensä	iseikseen iseiksensä
abessive		isittään isittänsä	iseittään iseittänsä
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	iseineen iseinensä

Anagrams

sii

Greenlandic

Etymology 1

Form Proto-Eskimo *irǝ. Cognate of Inupiaq iri and Inuktitut ᐃᔨ (iyi), iji.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /isi/

Noun

isi (plural isit)

(anatomy) eye

Declension

Declension of isi

	singular	plural
absolutive	isi	isit
ergative	isip	isit
allative	isimut	isinut
ablative	isimit	isiniit
prosecutive	isikkut	isitigut
locative	isimi	isini
instrumental	isimik	isinik
equative	isitut	isitut

Etymology 2

From Proto-Inuit *ici (“drum skin”), from Proto-Eskimo *ǝci (“drum skin, cover”).

Noun

isi (plural isit)

drum head, drum-skin
(music) string

Declension

Declension of isi

	singular	plural
absolutive	isi	isit
ergative	isip	isit
allative	isimut	isinut
ablative	isimit	isinit
prosecutive	isikkut	isitigut
locative	isimi	isini
instrumental	isimik	isinik
equative	isitut	isitut

Hungarian

Etymology

Clipping and -i diminutive of iskola (“school”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈiʃi]
Hyphenation: isi
Rhymes: -ʃi

Noun

isi (plural isik)

(colloquial) school
Synonyms: iskola, suli

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	isi	isik
accusative	isit	isiket
dative	isinek	isiknek
instrumental	isivel	isikkel
causal-final	isiért	isikért
translative	isivé	isikké
terminative	isiig	isikig
essive-formal	isiként	isikként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	isiben	isikben
superessive	isin	isiken
adessive	isinél	isiknél
illative	isibe	isikbe
sublative	isire	isikre
allative	isihez	isikhez
elative	isiből	isikből
delative	isiről	isikről
ablative	isitől	isiktől
non-attributive possessive - singular	isié	isiké
non-attributive possessive - plural	isiéi	isikéi

Possessive forms of isi
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	isim	isijeim (or isiim)
2nd person sing.	isid	isijeid (or isiid)
3rd person sing.	isije	isijei (or isii)
1st person plural	isink	isijeink (or isiink)
2nd person plural	isitek	isijeitek (or isiitek)
3rd person plural	isijük	isijeik (or isiik)

Kavalan

Noun

isi

dregs (from winemaking)

Lindu

Noun

isi

content
meat; flesh

Lokono

Noun

isi

seed

References

de Goeje, C. H. (1928) The Arawak Language of Guiana‎^[3], Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 39

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isi, from Proto-Austronesian *isi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /isi/
Rhymes: -si, -i

Noun

isi (Jawi spelling ايسي, plural isi-isi, informal 1st possessive isiku, 2nd possessive isimu, 3rd possessive isinya)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

pengisi [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
pengisian [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
isian [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
perisian [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
mengisi [agent focus] (meN-)
mengisikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
diisi [patient focus] (di-)
diisikan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
terisi [agentless action] (teR-)
berisi [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

Indonesian: isi

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

𑀇𑀲𑀺 (Brahmi script)
इसि (Devanagari script)
ইসি (Bengali script)
ඉසි (Sinhalese script)
ဣသိ or ဢိသိ (Burmese script)
อิสิ (Thai script)
ᩍᩈᩥ (Tai Tham script)
ອິສິ (Lao script)
ឥសិ (Khmer script)
𑄃𑄨𑄥𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛṣi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš.

Noun

isi m

sage, seer

Declension

Declension table of "isi" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	isi	isayo or isī
Accusative (second)	isiṃ	isayo or isī
Instrumental (third)	isinā	isīhi or isībhi
Dative (fourth)	isissa or isino	isīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	isismā or isimhā	isīhi or isībhi
Genitive (sixth)	isissa or isino	isīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	isismiṃ or isimhi	isīsu
Vocative (calling)	isi	isayo or isī

Descendants

→ Burmese: ဣသိ (i.si.)
→ Mon: ဣသိ
→ Khmer: ឥសី (ʼisəy)
→ Sinhalese: ඉසි (isi)
→ Thai: อิสิ (isi)

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ncɪ́.

Noun

isí class 9 (plural amasí class 6)

earth, the world

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Afar úsuk and Hadiyya iso.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈisi/
Hyphenation: i‧si

Pronoun

isi

he

References

Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 70

Ternate

Etymology

Cognate with Tidore isi (“urine”), Tabaru osisi (“to urinate”). Further afield, compare Proto-Trans-New Guinea *(si)si, *siti, *pisi (“urine”) and Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ihiq (“urine”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈi.si/

Noun

isi

urine

References

Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tidore

Etymology

Cognate with Ternate isi (“urine”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈi.si/

Noun

isi

urine

References

Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill, page 75
Joost Pikkert, Cheryl Pikkert, Husain Mahifa (1994) Kamus Bahasa Tidore, Indonesia, Inggris

Turkish

Noun

isi

inflection of is:
1. accusative singular
2. third-person singular possessive

West Makian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈi.s̪i/

Verb

isi

(transitive) to kiss

Conjugation

Conjugation of isi (action verb)
		singular	plural
		singular	inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tiisi	miisi	aisi
2nd person		niisi	fiisi
3rd person	inanimate	iisi	diisi
3rd person	animate	iisi	diisi
imperative		niisi, isi	fiisi, isi

References

Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[4], Pacific linguistics

Zulu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íːsi/

Noun

ī́si class 5 (plural amási class 6)

A lump of hard, curdled milk.
(in the plural) curdled or sour milk

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isi	amasi
Locative	esini	emasini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isi		amasi
Simple form	lisi		masi
Locative	esini		emasini
Copulative	yisi		ngamasi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesi	owesi	wamasi	owamasi
Class 2	besi	abesi	bamasi	abamasi
Class 3	wesi	owesi	wamasi	owamasi
Class 4	yesi	eyesi	yamasi	eyamasi
Class 5	lesi	elesi	lamasi	elamasi
Class 6	esi	awesi	amasi	awamasi
Class 7	sesi	esesi	samasi	esamasi
Class 8	zesi	ezesi	zamasi	ezamasi
Class 9	yesi	eyesi	yamasi	eyamasi
Class 10	zesi	ezesi	zamasi	ezamasi
Class 11	lwesi	olwesi	lwamasi	olwamasi
Class 14	besi	obesi	bamasi	obamasi
Class 15	kwesi	okwesi	kwamasi	okwamasi
Class 17	kwesi	okwesi	kwamasi	okwamasi

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-si”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-si (3.2.9)”

		1st person	2nd person	3rd person m	3rd person f
Nominative	sg.	ani	ati	isi	ise
Nominative	pl.	ninke	kiʼne	insa
Genitive	sg.	ane^*)	ate^*)	isi^*)	ise^*)
Genitive	pl.	ninke^*)	kiʼne^*)	insa^*)
Accusative	sg.	ane^*)	ate^*)	iso^*)	ise^*)
Accusative	pl.	ninke^*)	kiʼne^*)	insa^*)
^*) Stressed on the final vowel.

Translingual

Symbol

See also

Afar

Pronunciation

Determiner

See also

References

Alladian

Alternative forms

Noun

References

Asi

Noun

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

Verb

Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation

Noun

Faroese

Etymology

Adjective

Adverb

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Further reading

Anagrams

Greenlandic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

Hungarian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Kavalan

Noun

Lindu

Noun

Lokono

Noun

References

Malay

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Declension

Descendants

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

Noun

Sidamo

Etymology

Pronunciation

Pronoun

See also

References

Ternate

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

References

Tidore