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1 fig
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fig tree (Ficus carica)[Swahili Word] tini[Swahili Plural] mitini[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wild fig[Swahili Word] kuyu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wild fig tree[Swahili Word] mkuyu[Swahili Plural] mikuyu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] kuyu N------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 fig-tree
[English Word] fig-tree[English Plural] fig-tress[Swahili Word] mtini[Swahili Plural] mitini[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 dry
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] allow to dry up (a sore)[Swahili Word] -pwesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] allow to dry up (a sore)[Swahili Word] -pweza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be dried up[Swahili Word] -pwewa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] The well dried up of water[Swahili Example] Kisima kilipwewa maji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be dry (of washing)[Swahili Word] -anuka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -anika[English Example] it has stopped raining, it has cleared up (figurative)[Swahili Example] kumeanuka sasa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] become dry[Swahili Word] -kauka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kausha, kavu, kikausho, kikavu, mkavu, ukavu[Swahili Example] nchi imekauka; (fig.) sauti imekauka; (fig., coll.) nimekauka[Note] "the ground is dried up; he is hoarse (lit. his voice has dried up)l am broke, l have no money".------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] become dry[Swahili Word] -kaukiana[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -kauka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] become dry[Swahili Word] -pwa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] low tide.[Swahili Example] maji ya kupwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] become dry[Swahili Word] -susuwaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] become dry (from the effects of the sun)[Swahili Word] -ng'ang'anaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry[Swahili Word] -kavu[Part of Speech] adjective[Related Words] kauka, kikavu, mkavu, ukavu[English Example] it was dry before[Swahili Example] mbele kulikuwa kukavu [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry[Swahili Word] yabis[Part of Speech] adjective[Swahili Example] ardhi yabis------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry[Swahili Word] yabisi[Part of Speech] adjective[Swahili Example] yabisi ardhi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry[Swahili Word] uyabisi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry (eg coconut)[Swahili Word] -anika[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] kuweka kitu juani ili kiwe kikavu [Amana, Masomo 407][English Example] dry meat; dry fish; dry clothes, air clothes; your work is to grate coconut then you go to dry it.[Swahili Example] Kazi... yenu ni kukuna nazi/Kisha mwenda [ku]zianika [Amana, Masomo 407][Note] Cf. '-anua / also: '-janika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry (fruit)[Swahili Word] -oka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry (something)[Swahili Word] -kausha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kauka[Related Words] kavu, kikausho, kikavu, mkavu, ukavu[English Example] they have been drying fruit[Swahili Example] wamekausha matunda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry fish[Swahili Word] -ng'onda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry off[Swahili Word] -pangusa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry place (rocks etc.) left by the tide[English Plural] dry places[Swahili Word] kipwa[Swahili Plural] vipwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pwa[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry season[English Plural] dry seasons[Swahili Word] kiangazi[Swahili Plural] viangazi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry up[Swahili Word] -kambuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry up[Swahili Word] -kauka[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] baada ya kulia, na machozi kumkauka... [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry up[Swahili Word] -kauka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kausha, kavu, kikausho, kikavu, mkavu, ukavu[Swahili Example] nchi imekauka; (fig.) sauti imekauka; (fig., coll.) nimekauka[Note] "the ground is dried up; he is hoarse (lit. his voice has dried up)l am broke, l have no money".------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry up[Swahili Word] -kutaa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] (= nyauka, kauka)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry up[Swahili Word] -pwa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the water dried up in the morning[Swahili Example] Maji yalikupwana asubuhi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry up[Swahili Word] -susuwaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drying up[Swahili Word] unyaufu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 refrain
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refrain[English Plural] refrains[Swahili Word] itikio[Swahili Plural] maitikio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] ita[Terminology] literary------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refrain[English Plural] refrains[Swahili Word] kiitikio[Swahili Plural] viitikio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -itika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refrain[English Plural] refrains[Swahili Word] kipokeo[Swahili Plural] vipokeo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] pokea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refrain[Swahili Word] -jihini[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Derived Word] hiana, uhiana------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refrain (of a song)[English Plural] refrains[Swahili Word] tumbuizo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refrain oneself[Swahili Word] -jizuia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refrain oneself from doing harm (fig.)[Swahili Word] -laani bilisi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refrain oneself from doing harm (fig.)[Swahili Word] -lani bilisi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] alimsogonea mumewe amlani bilisi [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 abrade
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abrade[Swahili Word] -chubua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abrade[Swahili Word] -kereza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kerezo, mkereza[Swahili Example] (fig.) kereza meno[Note] grind the teeth------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 acquainted
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be acquainted with[Swahili Word] -fahamu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be acquainted with[Swahili Word] -maizi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get acquainted[Swahili Word] -gusana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] associative[Note] fig------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 apathy
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] apathy[Swahili Word] sugu[Swahili Plural] sugu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] sugua V[Note] fig------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] apathy[Swahili Word] ubaridi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] apathy[Swahili Word] ukulifu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] apathy[Swahili Word] ukulivu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] apathy[Swahili Word] utepetevu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 behavior
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] behavior[Swahili Word] amali[Swahili Plural] amali[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] behavior[English Plural] behaviors[Swahili Word] kikao[Swahili Plural] vikao[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kaa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] behavior[Swahili Word] mazoea[Swahili Plural] mazoea[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] zoea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] behavior[English Plural] behaviors[Swahili Word] mwendo[Swahili Plural] miendo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enda[English Example] the behavior I wanted for her my wife should have; he who talks like a child is not one who understands the behavior of the universe[Swahili Example] mwendo niliomtakia mwenyewe mke wangu awe nao [Abd]; kama asemaye na mtoto mdogo asiyeelewa mwenendo wa ulimwengu [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] behavior[Swahili Word] nidhamu[Swahili Plural] nidhamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] nidhamu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] behavior[Swahili Word] shabihi[Swahili Plural] shabihi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] behavior[Swahili Word] siyara[Swahili Plural] siyara[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] behavior[Swahili Word] tabia[Swahili Plural] tabia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] behavior[Swahili Word] tani[Swahili Plural] matani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good behavior[Swahili Word] adabu[Swahili Plural] adabu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] relaxed behavior; fig. bad behavior[Swahili Word] kizembe[Swahili Plural] vizembe[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] zembe, mzembe, uzembe N[English Example] preserve virginity.------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 child
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] big child[English Plural] big children[Swahili Word] toto[Swahili Plural] matoto[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Word] -toto N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bring up a child[Swahili Word] -tamia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] child[English Plural] children[Swahili Word] mtoto[Swahili Plural] watoto[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] toto, kitoto, utoto------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] child[English Plural] children[Swahili Word] mwana[Swahili Plural] wana[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] jana, kijana, uana, ujana[English Example] illegitimate child; a single hand can not nurse a child (proverb)[Swahili Example] mwana haramu; mkono moja haulei mwana (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] child[English Plural] children[Swahili Word] mzawa[Swahili Plural] wazawa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Dialect] dialectical[Derived Word] zaa[Swahili Definition] mtoto[English Example] the relationship between a parent and a child[Swahili Example] uhusiano kati ya mzazi na mzawa (Mkangi, Ukiwa)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] child (of a human being or an animal)[Swahili Word] mzao[Swahili Plural] wazao[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] zaa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] child of a concubine[Swahili Word] suriama[Swahili Plural] masuriama[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Word] suria N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] child with upper teeth grown first[English Plural] children with upper teeth grown first[Swahili Word] kigego[Swahili Plural] vigego[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8an------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dependent child[English Plural] dependent children[Swahili Word] mtoto mtegemea[Swahili Plural] watoto wategemea[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] tegemea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine child[English Plural] fine children[Swahili Word] jana[Swahili Plural] majana[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] mwana[Related Words] kijana------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] firstborn child[English Plural] firstborn children[Swahili Word] kifungua mimba[Swahili Plural] vifungua mimba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8an[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -fungua, mimba[Swahili Definition] mtoto aliyezaliwa kabla ya ndugu zake[English Example] the first born child is Jumanne, and the next one is Halima.[Swahili Example] kifungua mimba ni Jumanne, na aliyemfuata ni Halima (Moshi Tuimarishe 56)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] large child[English Plural] large children[Swahili Word] jana[Swahili Plural] majana[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] mwana------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] last born child[English Plural] last born children[Swahili Word] kitinda mimba[Swahili Plural] vitinda mimba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8an[Swahili Definition] mtoto aliyezaliwa baada ya ndugu zake[English Example] The third one is Bakari. He is the last born child.[Swahili Example] Wa tatu ni Bakari. Yeye ni kitinda mimba. (Moshi Tuimarishe 56).------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] last child (that a woman is capable of bearing[Swahili Word] mziwanda[Swahili Plural] waziwanda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] last child (that a woman is capable of bearing[Swahili Word] mzuwanda[Swahili Plural] waziwanda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] my child[Swahili Word] mwanangu[Swahili Plural] wanangu[Part of Speech] pronoun[Derived Word] mwana N, -angu pron------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] only child (as precious as the eye of a one-eyed person)[Swahili Word] chongo[Swahili Plural] chongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Swahili Example] maskini Msimu, chongo yangu moja [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] small child (fig.)[Swahili Word] malaika[Swahili Plural] malaika[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] young child[English Plural] young children[Swahili Word] malaika[Swahili Plural] malaika[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an------------------------------------------------------------ -
10 clearly
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] clearly[Swahili Word] wazi wazi[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] wazi adv------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] clearly[Swahili Word] kichele[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] clearly (fig.)[Swahili Word] wazi[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------ -
11 clever
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] clever[Swahili Word] -angavu[Part of Speech] adjective[Related Words] -angaa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] clever[Swahili Word] -erevu[Part of Speech] adjective[Related Words] -erevuka, mwerevu, werevu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] clever[Swahili Word] hodari[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] clever[Swahili Word] -janja[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] clever[Swahili Word] janja[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] mjanja, ujanja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] clever[Swahili Word] kipilpili[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] pilipili N[Note] fig------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] clever[Swahili Word] mahiri[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] clever[Swahili Word] tambuzi[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] clever[Swahili Word] weledi[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] clever person[English Plural] clever people[Swahili Word] mjanja[Swahili Plural] wajanja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] -janja N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] clever person[English Plural] clever people[Swahili Word] mwerevu[Swahili Plural] waerevu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] erevu V------------------------------------------------------------ -
12 concentrate
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be concentrated on (fig.)[Swahili Word] -nata[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] mawazo yake yamenata katika jambo zito [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] concentrate one's thoughts on something[Swahili Word] -nuika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] nia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] concentrate one's thoughts on something[Swahili Word] -nuiza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] nia------------------------------------------------------------ -
13 deep
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] deep[Swahili Word] -nene[Part of Speech] adjective[English Example] fig. a deep voice.[Swahili Example] sauti nene------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] deep[Swahili Word] -refu[Part of Speech] adjective[Related Words] -refusha, marefu, urefu[English Example] a deep well[Swahili Example] kisima kirefu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] deep[Swahili Word] -zito[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] deep[Swahili Word] kina[Swahili Plural] vina[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] mwina[English Example] deep place in the ocean[Swahili Example] kina cha bahari------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] deep voice[English Plural] deep voices[Swahili Word] sauti ya kiume[Swahili Plural] sauti za kiume[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Related Words] kiume[Terminology] general / music------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] deep water[English Plural] deep waters[Swahili Word] kilindi[Swahili Plural] vilindi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] lindi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go in deep[Swahili Word] -vama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go in deep[Swahili Word] -vamia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
14 defeat
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be defeated[Swahili Word] -shindika[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he was defeated in boxing[Swahili Example] Alimshindika ngumi za uso------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be defeated[Swahili Word] -shindwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[English Example] President George H.W. Bush was defeated by Bill Clinton in the vote in 1992[Swahili Example] Rais George H.W. Bush alishindwa na Bill Clinton katika kura ya mwaka 1992.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] defeat[Swahili Word] ushinde[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] shinda v[Swahili Example] ushinde huo ulijionyesha wazi usoni pake Ndugu Lupituko [Mun]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] defeat[Swahili Word] -bwakia[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] The Wanderers defeated [the] Brazil [team] by three goals.[Note] fig., sport.:------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] defeat[Swahili Word] -tinga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] defeat[Swahili Word] -twanga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] defeat[Swahili Word] -weza[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] wachawi wote wa Namagondo hawaniwezi [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] defeat someone (in a game)[Swahili Word] -fora[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] try to defeat each other[Swahili Word] -shindana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
15 dishearten
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be disheartened[Swahili Word] -vunjika moyo[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[Related Words] vunjika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be disheartened (fig.)[Swahili Word] -bonyea[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] wote walibaki kubonyea, furaha imegeuka huzuni [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dishearten[Swahili Word] -katisha tamaa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------ -
16 fifty cents coin
[English Word] fifty cents coin[English Plural] thumni[Swahili Word] thumni[Swahili Plural] thumni[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Definition] Sarafu ya senti hamsini.[English Example] One shilling has the value of two fifty cent coins. (fig: A fifty cents coin can buy nothing nowadays.)[Swahili Example] Shilingi moja ina thamani sawa na thumni mbili------------------------------------------------------------ -
17 file
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] file[English Plural] files[Swahili Word] faili[Swahili Plural] mafaili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] file[English Plural] files[Swahili Word] kwaruzo[Swahili Plural] makwaruzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] kwaruza V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] file[English Plural] files[Swahili Word] mkururo[Swahili Plural] mikururo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] kuruta V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] file[English Plural] files[Swahili Word] tupa[Swahili Plural] tupa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] file through something[Swahili Example] kata kwa tupa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] file[Swahili Word] -kereza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kerezo, mkereza[Swahili Example] (fig.) kereza meno[Note] grind the teeth------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] file[Swahili Word] -piga tupa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] piga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] file (of people)[English Plural] files[Swahili Word] mwandamo[Swahili Plural] miandamo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] andama V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] file (of people)[English Plural] files[Swahili Word] ufuatano[Swahili Plural] fuatano[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] file the teeth (as a family or ethnic marker)[Swahili Word] -panya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] file through something[Swahili Word] -kata kwa tupa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] kata, kwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in single file[Swahili Word] chanjari[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Definition] kwa taratibu moja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in single file[Swahili Word] sanjari[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] pers[English Example] the soldiers stood in a single file in front of the President[Swahili Example] Wanajeshi walisimama sanjari mbele ya rais------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in single file[Swahili Word] shanjari[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] pers[English Example] the students stood in a single file as they received the awards[Swahili Example] Wanafunzi walisimama shanjari walipopokea zawadi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Indian file[English Plural] Indian files[Swahili Word] mpororo[Swahili Plural] mipororo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] single file[English Plural] single files[Swahili Word] mpoporo[Swahili Plural] mipoporo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] single file[English Plural] single files[Swahili Word] mpororo[Swahili Plural] mipororo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] single file (of people etc.)[English Plural] single files[Swahili Word] mpururo[Swahili Plural] mipururo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] pura V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wood file[English Plural] wood files[Swahili Word] tungu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wood file[English Plural] wood files[Swahili Word] tupa ya tunga[Swahili Plural] tupa za tunga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Related Words] tunga------------------------------------------------------------ -
18 grind
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grind[Swahili Word] -chakacha[Swahili Plural] chakacha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grind[Swahili Word] -gwaraza[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] gwaraza meno------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grind[Swahili Word] -kereza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kerezo, mkereza[Swahili Example] (fig.) kereza meno[Note] grind the teeth------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grind[Swahili Word] -ponda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grind[Swahili Word] -pwaga[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] grind rice in a mortar.[Swahili Example] pwaga mpunga kinuni------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grind[Swahili Word] -saga[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] I pounded and sieved them and the rest I ground into coral rags[Swahili Example] miye niliyetwanga nikachunga na vingine nikasaga tumbawe... [Abd], akiyaswaga [majani] kwa miguu [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grind[Swahili Word] -swaga[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] cf. -saga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grind[Swahili Word] -tikita[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grind coarsely[Swahili Word] -paaza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grind coarsely[Swahili Word] -paaza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grind coarsely[Swahili Word] -paza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grind in[Swahili Word] -pondea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ponda V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grind one's teeth[Swahili Word] -saga meno[Part of Speech] verb[English Example]... and they ground their teeth with fury [Acts 7:54][Swahili Example]... wakamsagia meno kwa hasira [Matendo ya Mitume 7:54]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grind the teeth[Swahili Word] -teketa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grind up finely[Swahili Word] -tikitiza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have something ground[Swahili Word] -ponza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] ponda------------------------------------------------------------ -
19 husband
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] husband[English Plural] husbands[Swahili Word] mume[Swahili Plural] waume[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] ume[English Example] a husband of a mother is a father (proverb)[Swahili Example] mume wa mama ni baba (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] husband[English Plural] husbands[Swahili Word] baba watoto[Swahili Plural] baba watoto[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Swahili Definition] mume------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] your husband[English Plural] your husbands[Swahili Word] mmeo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] mume + wako[Swahili Definition] mume wako[English Example] you and your husband Joseph fled hastily, forgetting your bicycle[Swahili Example] wewe pamoja na mmeo Yosefu mlikimbia kwa haraka, mkasahau baiskeli [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fail to find a husband at the proper age[Swahili Word] -china[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not find a husband (fig.)[Swahili Word] -doda[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] sikwambii mengine ambayo yamekupa wewe udode na kukosa mangapi mazuri ya ulimwengu huu [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------ -
20 jewel
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] jewel[English Plural] jewels[Swahili Word] johari[Swahili Plural] johari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Example] baada kwisha kutoa 'johari' yake... [Abd]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] jewel[English Plural] jewels[Swahili Word] johari[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] (fig.) johari ya mtu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] jewel[English Plural] jewels[Swahili Word] kito[Swahili Plural] vito[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------
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Fig — (f[i^]g), n. [F. figue the fruit of the tree, Pr. figa, fr. L. ficus fig tree, fig. Cf. {Fico}.] 1. (Bot.) A small fruit tree ({Ficus Carica}) with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity. It was probably native from Syria westward to the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
FIG — (Heb. תְּאֵנָה, te enah), one of the seven species with which Ereẓ Israel was blessed (Deut. 8:8). It is mentioned in the Bible 16 times together with the vine as the most important of the country s fruit. The saying every man under his vine and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
fig — (n.) early 13c., from O.Fr. figue (12c.), from O.Prov. figa, from V.L. *fica, from L. ficus fig tree, fig, from a pre I.E. Mediterranean language, possibly Semitic (Cf. Phoenician pagh half ripe fig ). A reborrowing of a word that had been taken… … Etymology dictionary
fig — fig1 [fig] n. [ME fige < OFr < VL * fica, for L ficus, fig tree, fig] 1. the hollow, pear shaped false fruit (syconium) of the fig tree, with sweet, pulpy flesh containing numerous tiny, seedlike true fruits (achenes) 2. any of a genus… … English World dictionary
fig — [ fıg ] noun count a soft fruit with purple or green skin and a lot of small seeds inside. It grows on a fig tree. not give a fig about/for something BRITISH INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED to not care at all about something not worth a fig worth nothing … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fig — Ⅰ. fig [1] ► NOUN ▪ a soft pear shaped fruit with sweet dark flesh and many small seeds. ● not give (or care) a fig Cf. ↑not give a fig ORIGIN Old French figue from Latin ficus. Ⅱ … English terms dictionary
Fig — Fig, v. t. [See {Fico}, {Fig}, n.] 1. To insult with a fico, or contemptuous motion. See {Fico}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] When Pistol lies, do this, and fig me like The bragging Spaniard. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To put into the head of, as something … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fig — [fıg] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: figue, from Latin ficus] 1.) a soft sweet fruit with a lot of small seeds, often eaten dried, or the tree on which this fruit grows 2.) not give a fig/not care a fig (about/for sth/sb) old fashioned … Dictionary of contemporary English
fig — [fıg] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: figue, from Latin ficus] 1.) a soft sweet fruit with a lot of small seeds, often eaten dried, or the tree on which this fruit grows 2.) not give a fig/not care a fig (about/for sth/sb) old fashioned … Dictionary of contemporary English
Fig — Fig, n. Figure; dress; array. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] Were they all in full fig, the females with feathers on their heads, the males with chapeaux bras? Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fig. — fig. UK US noun [C] ► WRITTEN ABBREVIATION for FIGURE(Cf. ↑figure) noun: »The model used in his reflection (see fig. 1, p. 40) captures the act of composing as many of us recognize it … Financial and business terms