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

• evening prayer

Translations

evening or night prayer

• Arabic: صَلَاة اَلْعِشَاء f (ṣalāt al-ʕišāʔ), عِشَاء m (ʕišāʔ)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 宵禮／宵礼 (xiāolǐ)

• German: Ischa
• Hausa: lisha
• Indonesian: isya (id)
• Kazakh: құтпан (qūtpan)
• Persian: نماز عشا (fa) (namâz-e 'ešâ)
• Punjabi:

  Shahmukhi: کُفتْاں f (kuftāṉ)

• Russian: иша́ (ru) m or f (išá)
• Swahili: isha

Anagrams

• HIAs, Hsia, Shi'a, Shia, Siha, ahis

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

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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:
  • Applicative: -ishia
  • Other formations: -huisha

• Nominal derivations:
  • mwisho

• Other derivations:
  • kisha
  • kwisha

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عِشَاء (ʕišāʔ).

Noun

isha (n class, plural isha)

1. (Islam) night prayers

Wayuu

Etymology

From Proto-Arawak *ʔitʰa.

Noun

isha

1. blood