-mu-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mu"

English

Infix

-mu-

1. (pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -mul-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation

Anagrams

• 'um, -um, UM, um, um-

Chichewa

Alternative forms

• -ḿ-

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mú/

Infix

-mú-

1. Class 1 object concord.
   1. (by extension) 3rd person singular direct object, him/her

Shona

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀- (“Class 1 object concord”).

Infix

-mu-

1. 3rd person singular object concord.

References

• M. Hannan, S.J. (1984), Standard Shona Dictionary: Revised Edition with Addendum‎^[1], Harare College Press, page 363

Swahili

Alternative forms

• -m- (before consonants)
• -mw- (before vowels)

Etymology

Likely to be from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-

Infix

-mu-

1. her, him; 3rd person singular (m class_(I)) object concord used before /u/ and /w/

See also

Swahili personal pronouns (m-wa class_(I/II))

	person	independent	subject concord		object concord	combined forms			possessive
			affirmative	negative		na	ndi-	si-
singular	first	mimi	ni-	si-	-ni-	nami, na mimi	ndimi, ndiye	simi, siye	-angu
	second	wewe	u-	hu-	-ku-	nawe, na wewe	ndiwe, ndiye	siwe, siye	-ako
	third	yeye	a-, yu-	ha-, hayu-	-m-, -mw-, -mu-	naye, na yeye	ndiye	siye	-ake
plural	first	sisi	tu-	hatu-	-tu-	nasi, na sisi	ndisi, ndio	sio	-etu
	second	ninyi	m-, mw-, mu-	ham-, hamw-, hamu-	-wa-	nanyi, na ninyi	ndinyi, ndio	sinyi, sio	-enu
	third	wao	wa-	hawa-	-wa-	nao	ndio	sio	-ao
reflexive		—	—		-ji-	—			—

For a full table including other classes, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns.

Tumbuka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-

Infix

-mu-

1. Class 1 object concord.