-
1 woman
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] woman[English Plural] women[Swahili Word] mwanamke[Swahili Plural] wanawake[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] mwana N, mke N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] woman[English Plural] women[Swahili Word] mke[Swahili Plural] wake[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] ke------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] woman[English Plural] women[Swahili Word] bibi[Swahili Plural] mabibi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Language] Farsi[Related Words] kibibi[English Example] as it was for their men and women of the past, the women of Zanzibar today continue to meet and dance from time to time[Swahili Example] kama ilivyokuwa kwa mababu na mabibi zao wa kale, wanawake wa Zanzibar leo hii bado hukutana na kucheza kwa mara kwa mara (http://home.globalfrontiers.com/zanzibar/wanawake_wa_zanzibar.htm Wanawake wa Zanzibar)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] woman (of an age that she could be an aunt)[Swahili Word] shangazi[Swahili Plural] mashangazi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[English Example] the father of John is like my aunt[Swahili Example] Mama yake John ni kama shangazi yangu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] woman bearing child for the first time[English Plural] women bearing children for the first time[Swahili Word] mwanagenzi[Swahili Plural] wanagenzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[English Example] Tamima began to cry loudly, although she was not a woman bearing her first child[Swahili Example] Tamima alianza kupiga kelele, ingawa si mwanagenzi [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] young woman[English Plural] young women[Swahili Word] mwali[Swahili Plural] wali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[English Example] The daughter had become a young woman.[Swahili Example] Binti alikwisha kuwa mwali [Balisidya, Masomo 347]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] young woman[English Plural] young women[Swahili Word] mwari[Swahili Plural] waari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] young woman[English Plural] young women[Swahili Word] jana[Swahili Plural] majana[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] mwana[Related Words] kijana------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] handsome young woman[English Plural] handsome young women[Swahili Word] mchipukizi[Swahili Plural] wachipukizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] chipua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] woman[English Plural] women[Swahili Word] gashi[Swahili Plural] magashi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] old woman[English Plural] old women[Swahili Word] kizee[Swahili Plural] vizee[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8an[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zee[Related Words] mzee------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] old woman[English Plural] old women[Swahili Word] mvyele[Swahili Plural] wavyele[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword woman[English Word] old woman[English Plural] old women[Swahili Word] ajuza[Swahili Plural] ajuza[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 instructor
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] instructor[English Plural] instructors[Swahili Word] fundi[Swahili Plural] mafundi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -funda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] instructor[English Plural] instructors[Swahili Word] mkufunzi[Swahili Plural] wakufunzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] funza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] woman (or older girl) who instructs a girl who has reached the age of puberty[English Plural] women (or older girls) who instruct[Swahili Word] shoga[Swahili Plural] mashoga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Word] ushoga N[English Example] her woman initiate patron invited her for lunch[Swahili Example] Shoga wake alimkaribisha chakula cha mchana------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] woman who instructs young women concerning sexuality[English Plural] instructors[Swahili Word] somo[Swahili Plural] masomo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 ask
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask[Swahili Word] -saili[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] father asked mother a question[Swahili Example] Baba alimsaili mama swali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask (about)[Swahili Word] -uliza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask after someone[Swahili Word] -hakikia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hakika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask for[Swahili Word] -omba[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] They <b>asked for</b> tea, but they got coffee.[Swahili Example] Wali<b>omba</b> chai, lakini wakapata kahawa.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask for[Swahili Word] -ombea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask for[Swahili Word] -taka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask for[Swahili Word] -takia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask for advice[Swahili Word] -uliza shauri[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] ask father for an advice[Swahili Example] Mulize baba shauri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask insistently[Swahili Word] -sisitiza[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he asked insistently again while looking at that girl[Swahili Example] alisisitiza tena akimtazama msichana huyo [Mt], "Nipe mwalimu", msichana alisisitiza kwa shauku bila kujua alikuwa akisisitiza jambo gani [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask something of someone[Swahili Word] -ombea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask to marry (a woman)[Swahili Word] -posa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] money for wedding preparations.[Swahili Example] mali ya kuposea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be asked[Swahili Word] -sailiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[English Example] all the workers who were called to be asked by mrs. Tamima looked at each other[Swahili Example] watumishi wote walioitwa kusailiwa na Bi Tamima walitazamana [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who asks for something[English Plural] ones who ask for something[Swahili Word] mtaka[Swahili Plural] wataka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -taka[English Example] he who asks for everything receives nothing (proverb)[Swahili Example] mtaka wote hukosa yote (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who asks for something[Swahili Word] mwombi[Swahili Plural] waombi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] omba V------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 hair
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hair[English Plural] hairs[Swahili Word] nywele[Swahili Plural] nywele[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hair (human)[English Plural] hairs[Swahili Word] unywele[Swahili Plural] nywele[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[English Example] The woman will cut his <b>hair</b> the day after tomorrow.[Swahili Example] Mwanamke atakata <b>nywele</b> zake kesho kutwa.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hair (human)[Swahili Word] unyele[Swahili Plural] nyele[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] facial hair[English Plural] facial hairs[Swahili Word] udevu[Swahili Plural] ndevu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Related Words] kidevu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hair on the face[Swahili Word] devu[Swahili Plural] madevu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] downy hair[Swahili Word] laika[Swahili Plural] malaika[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Swahili Example] malaika yamemsimama [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] body hair (usually on the arms and legs)[Swahili Word] malaika[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] body hair (on the hands and arms)[Swahili Word] ulaika[Swahili Plural] malaika[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] body hair (armpits or pubic etc)[Swahili Word] vuzi[Swahili Plural] mavuzi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] body hair (armpits and genitals)[Swahili Word] mavuzi[Swahili Plural] mavuzi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] vuzi N, uvuzi N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] armpit hair[Swahili Word] uvuzi[Swahili Plural] mavuzi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hair (of animal)[Swahili Word] unyoya[Swahili Plural] manyoya[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hair (animal)[Swahili Word] unyoya[Swahili Plural] nyoya, manyoya[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] animal hair[Swahili Word] nyoya[Swahili Plural] manyoya[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] animal hair[Swahili Word] ugoya[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] gray hair[Swahili Word] mvi[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] gray-haired person.[Swahili Example] nywele za mvi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] thick unkempt hair[Swahili Word] mavunga ya nywele[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruffled hair[Swahili Word] timutimu[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] timka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tuft of hair (left on top of a shaven head)[English Plural] tufts of hair[Swahili Word] bwenzi[Swahili Plural] mabwenzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] style of cutting the hair (one tuft is left long)[Swahili Word] kinjorinjori[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7[English Example] he has a haircut with one tuft left long[Swahili Example] ana kinjorinjori------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut the hair[Swahili Word] -nyoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dress the hair[Swahili Word] -nyoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sticky substance used for dressing women's hair.[Swahili Word] bedani[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sticky substance used for dressing women's hair[Swahili Word] behedani[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword hair[English Word] hair (single)[English Plural] long straight hair[Swahili Word] usinga[Swahili Plural] singa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 10[English Example] the worker was a dignified man, dark, with long straight hair[Swahili Example] mwenye kazi alikuwa bwana mmoja makamu, hadharani, mwenye nywele za singa [Sul][Note] often refers to animal hair------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] long thick hair[English Plural] long thick hair[Swahili Word] kivunga cha nywele[Swahili Plural] vivunga vya nywele[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] nywele------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 like
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as you like[Swahili Word] upendavyo[Part of Speech] phrase------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be like[Swahili Word] -landa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] (=fanana, lingana, -a sawasawa[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be like[Swahili Word] -randa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] (=fanana, lingana, -a sawasawa[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be like[Swahili Word] -onekana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[Derived Word] ona V[English Example] They looked like angels in their white sheets[Swahili Example] wakiwa katika shuka zao nyeupe walionekana kama malaika [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be like[Swahili Word] -randa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be like[Swahili Word] -shabihi[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] this child looks very much like his/her mother t[Swahili Example] mtoto huyu amemshabihi [or anashabihiana na] mama yake sana.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be liked[Swahili Word] -pendeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be liked[Swahili Word] -pendwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[English Example] This woman is liked in the whole neighborhood.[Swahili Example] mwanamke huyu anayependwa mtaani kote [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to like[Swahili Word] -pendeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] I like you[Swahili Word] nakupenda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] just as you like[Swahili Word] hiari yako[Part of Speech] interjection[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] shabaha[Part of Speech] adverb[English Example] the fruit tree is like a mango[Swahili Example] mtunda shabaha embe.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] shabihi[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] mithili[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] madhali, mathalan, methali, -mithilisha[English Example] he came stealthily like a thief[Swahili Example] amekuja kimya kimya mithili ya mwizi [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] kama[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] scream like a child[Swahili Example] lia kama mtoto------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] habu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -hebu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haba, muhebi, stahabu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -isa[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -pedelea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -penda[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he did not like being looked at for a long time.;I like coffee very much.[Swahili Example] alikuwa hapendi kuangaliwa kwa muda mrefu [Kez];Napenda kahawa sana.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -stahabu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -stahiba[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -stehebu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -tamani[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like for[Swahili Word] -pendea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[English Example] I don't know why you like (those hair)[Swahili Example] sijui umezipendea [nywele hizo] nini [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like this[Swahili Word] kama hivi[Part of Speech] conjunction[Related Words] hivi------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 adviser
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] adviser[English Plural] advisers[Swahili Word] diwani[Swahili Plural] madiwani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] confidential female adviser (older woman friend who makes arrangements for marriage)[English Plural] advisers[Swahili Word] mkunga[Swahili Plural] wakunga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] kunga V, ukunga N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reliable adviser[English Plural] advisers[Swahili Word] nasiha[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 aunt
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] aunt (affectionate term for any middle-aged woman)[English Plural] aunts[Swahili Word] shangazi[Swahili Plural] mashangazi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[English Example] n aunt is the sister of the parents[Swahili Example] Shangazi ni dada ya wazazi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] aunt (father's sister)[English Plural] aunts (father's sisters)[Swahili Word] shangazi[Swahili Plural] mashangazi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[English Example] an aunt is the father's sister[Swahili Example] Shangazi ni dada ya baba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] aunt (mother's older sister)[English Plural] aunts (mother's older sisters)[Swahili Word] mama mkubwa[Swahili Plural] mama wakubwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Related Words] kubwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] aunt (mother's younger sister)[English Plural] aunts (mother's younger sisters)[Swahili Word] mama mdogo[Swahili Plural] mama wadogo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Related Words] dogo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] maternal aunt (same as shangazi)[English Plural] maternal aunts[Swahili Word] mbiomba[Swahili Plural] mbiomba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 catch
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch[Swahili Word] -kamata[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -kamatia, -kamatika, -kamatana, -kamatisha, -kamatwa[English Example] catch with a trap[Swahili Example] kamata kwa mtego------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch[Swahili Word] -daka[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] dakizo, mdakizi, mdako, mdakulizi, udakaji, udaku, udakuzi, -dakia, -dakika, -dakana, -dakua, -dakwa, -dakiza[English Definition] grasp a falling object before it hits the ground; hear a sound; see an object[Swahili Definition] kushika kitu kinachoanguka kabla hakijafika chini; masikio kusikia sauti; macho kuona kitu [Masomo 164][English Example] the careful ears of the detective caught the voice of a young woman in pain[Swahili Example] masikio matulivu ya mpelelezi yalidaka sauti ya msichana anayeugua [Masomo 164]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch on (to an idea)[Swahili Word] -daka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch a ball[Swahili Word] -daka mpira[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mpira------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch (a ball or thief)[Swahili Word] -koroweza[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] makorowezo[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch[Swahili Word] -bamba[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch[Swahili Word] -nasa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mnaso, -nata, -nasia, -nasika, -nasana, -nasisha, -nasua, -naswa[English Example] the hunter caught the animal in a trap[Swahili Example] mwindaji alimnasa mnyama kwa mtego------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be caught[Swahili Word] -naswa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -nasa[English Example] the animal has been caught in the trap[Swahili Example] mnyama amenaswa katika mtego------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch[Swahili Word] -tega[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] try to catch[Swahili Word] -fukuza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch[Swahili Word] -saka[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the cat caught the rat[Swahili Example] paka alimsaka panya------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch hold of[Swahili Word] -bana[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] bano, banzi, kibaniko, kibanzi, mbano, -bania, -banika, -banana, -banisha, -banua, -banwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch one another[Swahili Word] -kamatana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reciprocal[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kamata------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch hold of[Swahili Word] -ng'ang'ama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch[Swahili Word] -feli[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch unawares[Swahili Word] -fumania[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch[Swahili Word] -gundua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -gundulia, -gundulisha, -gunduza, -gunduka, -gunduana, -gunduliwa, -gundulika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch unawares[Swahili Word] -gundua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -gundulia, -gundulisha, -gunduza, -gunduka, -gunduana, -gunduliwa, -gundulika[English Example] many times Nunga caught Kaburu unawares with a yearning eye[Swahili Example] mara nyingi Nunga alimgundua Kaburu akimwangalia kwa jicho la hamu [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch unawares[Swahili Word] -nyemelea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch[Swahili Word] -kinga[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] kingamaji[English Example] catch rainwater[Swahili Example] kinga mvua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch (of hunting)[English Plural] catches[Swahili Word] mavungu[Swahili Plural] mavungu[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] (= mawindo)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch (in hunting)[English Plural] catches[Swahili Word] mawindo[Swahili Plural] mawindo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] winda V, uwindo N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch (of fish)[Swahili Word] mvuo[Swahili Plural] mivuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] vua V[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch (of fish)[English Plural] catches[Swahili Word] numbi[Swahili Plural] numbi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch (of fish)[English Plural] catches[Swahili Word] vuo[Swahili Plural] mavuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] vua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch[English Plural] catches[Swahili Word] stichi[Swahili Plural] stichi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] English[Derived Word] stitch[Terminology] medical------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword catch[English Word] catch for[Swahili Word] -kamatia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kamata------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 greet
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be greeted[Swahili Word] -salimiwa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the grandmother was greeted by the woman (mother)[Swahili Example] Nyanya alisalimiwa na mama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go to greet[Swahili Word] -laki[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greet[Swahili Word] -amkia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Word] amka V[Swahili Example] akamwamkia na kumbusu mkono [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greet[Swahili Word] -amkua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] amka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greet[Swahili Word] -pa salamu[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -pa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greet[Swahili Word] -toa salamu[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -toa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greet[Swahili Word] -salim[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] abbr. for salimia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greet[Swahili Word] -salimia[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Greet the parents[Swahili Example] Salimie wazazi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greet[Swahili Word] -salimu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greet[Swahili Word] -shangalia[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] they greeted him/her[Swahili Example] wamemshangalia.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greet[Swahili Word] -shangilia[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] they greeted him/her[Swahili Example] wamemshangilia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greet[Swahili Word] -wajihi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greet (in a servile way)[Swahili Word] -kongowea[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greet (one another)[Swahili Word] -amkiana[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] amka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greet each other[Swahili Word] -peana salamu[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -peana------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greet each other[Swahili Word] -salimiana[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the visitors greeted each other before eating[Swahili Example] Wagenu walisalimiana kabla ya kula------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greet in the morning[Swahili Word] -sabahi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] Kidawa greeted him in the morning[Swahili Example] Kidawa alimsabahi [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greet one another[Swahili Word] -peana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greet someone[Swahili Word] -amkia[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] S/he greeted them, "Good morning".[Swahili Example] Aliwaamkia, "Habari za asubuhi?"------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greet someone (respectfully)[Swahili Word] -shika miguu ya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greet someone respectfully[Swahili Word] -shika miguu[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] shika, mguu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greet with rejoicings[Swahili Word] -sherehekea[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the parents rejoiced at the wedding of their child[Swahili Example] Wazazi walisherehekea harusi ya mtoto wao------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greet with rejoicings[Swahili Word] -sherekea[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] rejoice at oneself[Swahili Example] sherekea mwenyewe------------------------------------------------------------ -
10 marriage
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] arrangements of marriage[Swahili Word] maposo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] posa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] forbidden marriage[Swahili Word] harimu[Swahili Plural] maharimu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] haramu adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give in marriage[Swahili Word] -oza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -oa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] marriage[Swahili Word] ndoa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] oa[English Definition] the legal or religious union of two people[English Example] break up a marriage.[Swahili Example] funja ndoa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] marriage[Swahili Word] mikaha[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] conduct marriage[Swahili Example] fungisha nikaha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] marriage[Swahili Word] nikaha[Swahili Plural] nikaha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] solemnize a marriage[Swahili Example] fungisha nikaha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] marriage[Swahili Word] nikahi[Swahili Plural] nikahi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] solemnize a marriage[Swahili Example] fungisha nikaha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] marriage arrangements[Swahili Word] maozi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] marriage ceremony[Swahili Word] uozi[Swahili Plural] maozi[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] marriage settlement[Swahili Word] mahari[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] I married this woman without paying dowry.[Swahili Example] mke huyu nimeozwa bure, sikulipa mahari------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] marriage settlement[Swahili Word] posa[Swahili Plural] posa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] posa V[English Example] The paid the marriage settlement for his betrothed[Swahili Example] Ali alitoa posa ya mchumba wake------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who proposes marriage[Swahili Word] mposa[Swahili Plural] waposa[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] posa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who proposes marriage[Swahili Word] mposaji[Swahili Plural] waposaji[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] posa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who proposes marriage[Swahili Word] mposi[Swahili Plural] waposi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] posa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] perform the wedding ceremony[Swahili Word] -fungisha nikaha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] perform the wedding ceremony[Swahili Word] -fungisha nikahi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] person who acts on behalf of another in proposing marriage[Swahili Word] mposeaji[Swahili Plural] waposeaji[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] posa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] polygynous marriage[English Plural] polygynous marriages[Swahili Word] mitala[Swahili Plural] mitala[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Definition] ndoa ambayo mwanaume ana zaidiya mke mmoja.[English Example] a polygynous marriage is one in which a man has more than one wife.[Swahili Example] mitala ni ndoa ambayo mwanaume huwa na zaidiya mke mmoja. [ http://www.islamtz.org/an-nuur3/235/235-9.htm Asia Mohomed, An-nuur]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proposal of marriage[Swahili Word] maposo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] posa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proposal of marriage[Swahili Word] mposo[Swahili Plural] miposo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] posa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reach an agreement on a marriage[Swahili Word] -posana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] relative by marriage[Swahili Word] mlamu[Swahili Plural] waamu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] relative by marriage[Swahili Word] mwamu[Swahili Plural] waamu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] solemnize a marriage[Swahili Word] -fungisha mikaha[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] fanyiza harusi kwa heshima ya dini------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] solemnize a marriage[Swahili Word] -fungisha nikaha[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] fanyiza harusi kwa heshima ya dini------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] solemnize a marriage[Swahili Word] -fungisha nikahi[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] fanyiza harusi kwa heshima ya dini------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] solemnize a marriage[Swahili Word] -fungisha nikaha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] solemnize a marriage[Swahili Word] -fungisha nikahi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
11 measure
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be measurable[Swahili Word] -pimika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be measured[Swahili Word] -pimwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cubic measure[English Plural] cubic measures[Swahili Word] kipimo cha ujazo[Swahili Plural] vipimo vya ujazo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pima[Related Words] ujazo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry measure (equals 2 kibaba or about 1 quart)[Swahili Word] kisaga[Swahili Plural] visaga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] saga v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry measure for solids (grain etc)[Swahili Word] pishi[Swahili Plural] pishi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] level measure[Swahili Word] fara[Swahili Plural] fara[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] linear measure[English Plural] linear measures[Swahili Word] kipimo cha urefu[Swahili Plural] vipimo vya urefu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pima[Related Words] urefu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] measure[Swahili Word] andao[Swahili Plural] maandao[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] measure[English Plural] measures[Swahili Word] cheo[Swahili Plural] vyeo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] measure[Swahili Word] hatua[Swahili Plural] hatua[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] measure[Swahili Word] ilkanun[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] measure[Swahili Word] kadiri[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] kadirifu, makadirio, ukadirifu[Swahili Example] kadiri gani; pima kadiri; kadiri ya miaka kumi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] measure[English Plural] measures[Swahili Word] kiasi[Swahili Plural] viasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] measure[English Plural] measures[Swahili Word] kifungu[Swahili Plural] vifungu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] fungu[Terminology] music------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] measure[English Plural] measures[Swahili Word] kima[Swahili Plural] vima[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] kimo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] measure[English Plural] measures[Swahili Word] kimo[Swahili Plural] vimo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] kima------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] measure[Swahili Word] -eneza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -enea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] measure[Swahili Word] -enza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] measure[Swahili Word] -kadiria[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Word] kadiri V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] measure[Swahili Word] -pima[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] When Maksudi examined the stomach of that woman, he knew[Swahili Example] Maksuudi alipolipima tambo la bibi huyu, alijua [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] measure[Swahili Word] -pimia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] measure (in poetry)[Swahili Word] mizani[Swahili Plural] mizani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] measure (measuring-rod or yardstick or tape-measure etc.)[English Plural] measures[Swahili Word] chenezo[Swahili Plural] vienezo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] measure (of weight)[Swahili Word] jizia[Swahili Plural] jizia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] measure of capacity or weight (half a gallon or 6 lb)[Swahili Word] pishi[Swahili Plural] pishi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] measure of weight (35 lbs or 16 kg)[Swahili Word] farasila[Swahili Plural] farasila[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Swahili Example] frasila moja ina mani 12 au ratili 36.[Terminology] historical[Note] one of the Kiswahili-Arab historic measures(See Veltens dictionary 1910)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] measure of weight or capacity (about 1 pint or 700 grams)[English Plural] measures[Swahili Word] kibaba[Swahili Plural] vibaba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] measuring rod[English Plural] measuring rods[Swahili Word] kigezo[Swahili Plural] vigezo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Hindi[Related Words] -geza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sailmaker's measure[Swahili Word] dofara[Swahili Plural] madofara[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] nautical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sailmaker's measure[Swahili Word] dofra[Swahili Plural] madofra[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] nautical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] short measure[Swahili Word] kipunjo[Swahili Plural] vipunjo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] punja V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] unit of measure[Swahili Word] futi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] Engl.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] unit of measure[Swahili Word] futuri[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] unit of measure about a yard[Swahili Word] wari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] pers------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] without measure[Swahili Word] bila kiasi[Part of Speech] adj/adv[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------ -
12 month
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] month[English Plural] months[Swahili Word] mwezi[Swahili Plural] miezi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[English Example] month of thirty days[Swahili Example] mwezi mkubwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] this month[English Plural] these months[Swahili Word] mwezi huu[Swahili Plural] miezi hii[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[English Example] it's very hot during these months[Swahili Example] ni joto sana wakati wa miezi hii------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] last month[English Plural] two months ago[Swahili Word] mwezi jana[Swahili Plural] mwezi juzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] last month[English Plural] months ago[Swahili Word] mwezi uliopita[Swahili Plural] miezi iliyopita[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[English Example] we haven't seen each other since three months ago[Swahili Example] hatujaonana tangu miezi mitatu iliyopita------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] next month[English Plural] two months hence[Swahili Word] mwezi kesho[Swahili Plural] mwezi kesho kutwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] next month[English Plural] months ahead[Swahili Word] mwezi ujao[Swahili Plural] miezi ijayo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[English Example] the pregnant woman will give birth five months from now[Swahili Example] mama mjamzito atazaa miezi mitano ijayo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] two months ago[English Plural] many months ago[Swahili Word] mwezi juzi[Swahili Plural] miezi juzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Related Words] mwezi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] month of thirty days[English Plural] months of thirty days[Swahili Word] mwezi mkubwa[Swahili Plural] miezi mikubwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] month of twenty-nine days[English Plural] months of twenty-nine days[Swahili Word] mwezi mpungufu[Swahili Plural] miezi mipungufu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] month of the Moslem year (preceding Ramadhan)[Swahili Word] mlisho[Swahili Plural] milisho[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] Islamic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] seventh month of Moslem year[Swahili Word] rajabu[Swahili Plural] rajabu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Terminology] Islamic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] seventh month of the Moslem year[Swahili Word] rajab[Swahili Plural] rajab[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Terminology] Islamic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tenth month of the Moslem year.[Swahili Word] shawali[Swahili Plural] shawali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Terminology] Islamic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tenth month of the Moslem year[Swahili Word] shauwi[Swahili Plural] shawali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Terminology] Islamic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] month before Ramadhan[Swahili Word] Shaabani[Swahili Plural] Shaabani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] "during the month of Shaabani (month before Ramadhani), Muslims make preparations for the celebrations of the month of fasting".[Swahili Example] Mwezi wa Shaabani Waislamu hujiandaa kwa Ramadhani[Terminology] Islamic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] last month of the Moslem year with fasting between dawn and sunset[Swahili Word] ramadhani[Swahili Plural] ramadhani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Terminology] Islamic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Ramadhan (the last month of the Moslem year with fasting between dawn and sunset)[Swahili Word] Ramadhani[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] Islamic------------------------------------------------------------ -
13 with
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with[Swahili Word] na[Part of Speech] conjunction[Related Words] -wa na[English Example] This woman will travel with her child.[Swahili Example] Mwanamke huyu atasafiri na mtoto wake.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be with[Swahili Word] -wa na[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Ali was with his friend when he left[Swahili Example] Ali alikuwa na rafiki yake alipoondoka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with[Swahili Word] -enye[Part of Speech] preposition[Related Words] mwenye, wenye, lenye, chenye, yenye, vyenye, zenye, kienyeji, kimwenye, mwenye, mwenyeji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 1)[Swahili Word] mwenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] why does the salary of a person with a certain degree differ from that person with another degree?[Swahili Example] kwa nini mshahara wa mtu mwenye shahada katika fani fulani unatofautiana yule mwenye shahada nyingine? (http://gaphiz.blogspot.com/ Mkuki wa Nguruwe)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 2, 3, 11, 14)[Swahili Word] wenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] pharmacies are hiring sales clerks with expertise[Swahili Example] maduka ya madawa yaajiri wauzaji wenye utalaamu (http://www.ipp.co.tz/ipp/alasiri/2006/01/27/58732.html IPP Media27/1/2006)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 4, 6, 9)[Swahili Word] yenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] are you looking for work with good pay?[Swahili Example] je unatafuta kazi yenye malipo mazuri? (http://www.uchaguzitanzania.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=2572&sid=fcc4908f1bd5c4977f417a7365db2bfc Uchaguzi Tanzania)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 5)[Swahili Word] lenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] The Oil Building with 21 floors[Swahili Example] Jengo la Mafuta lenye ghorofa 21 (http://www.bcstimes.com/majira/viewnews.php?category=13&newsID=4776 Majira, 1 Aprili 2005)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 7)[Swahili Word] chenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] in general Rastafarians believe that the Bible is a book with the words of God (from an article on the web, author unknown)[Swahili Example] kwa ujumla Marasta wanaamini kuwa Biblia ni kitabu chenye maneno ya Mungu (http://home.ripway.com/2004-8/156144/GUMZORASTAFARIMWISHO.doc kutoka nakala kwenye tovuti, mwandishi hajulikani)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 8)[Swahili Word] vyenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] insecticide-treated bednets (nets with medicine)[Swahili Example] vyandarua vyenye dawa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 10)[Swahili Word] zenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] he said another goal is to help the government in its efforts to revamp education here in the country in schools with problems[Swahili Example] alisema lengo lingine ni kuisadia Serikali katika juhudi za kuinua elimu hapa nchini katika shule zenye shida (http://www.bcstimes.com/majira/viewnews.php?category=1&newsID=3867 Majira 17/12/2004)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with[Swahili Word] kwa[Part of Speech] preposition[English Example] write with a pen[Swahili Example] andika kwa kalamu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with[Swahili Word] katika[Part of Speech] preposition------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with[Swahili Word] fi[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with[Swahili Word] bi[Part of Speech] preposition[Dialect] archaic[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] bila, bilashi, binafsi, bismillahi------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword with[English Word] with (class 15, 17)[Swahili Word] kwenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 16)[Swahili Word] penye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] the name Nairobi comes from the Maasai word Enkarenairobi, which means "place with fresh water"[Swahili Example] jina Nairobi limetokana na neno la Kimaasai, Enkarenairobi, linalomaanisha "mahali penye maji baridi" (http://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nairobi Wikipedia)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with them[Swahili Word] kwao[Part of Speech] pronoun[English Example] I stayed with them[Swahili Example] nilikaa kwao------------------------------------------------------------
См. также в других словарях:
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman — infobox Book | name = An Unsuitable Job For A Woman title orig = translator = image caption = author = P. D. James illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = Cordelia Gray #1 genre = Mystery novel publisher … Wikipedia
Men's League for Opposing Woman Suffrage — The Men s League for Opposing Woman Suffrage (sometimes referred to as the Men s League for Opposing Women s Suffrage) was founded on 19 January 1909 with Lord Cromer as President, replacing the Men s Committee for Opposing Woman Suffrage, which… … Wikipedia
six hours’ sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool — 1623 J. WODROEPHE Spared Hours of Soldier 310 The Student sleepes six Howres, the Traueller seuen; the Workeman eight, and all Laizie Bodies sleepe nine houres and more. 1864 J. H. FRISWELL Gentle Life 259 John Wesley..considered that five hours’ … Proverbs new dictionary
National League for Opposing Woman Suffrage — The National League for Opposing Woman Suffrage was founded in London in December 1910 to oppose the extension of the voting franchise to women in the United Kingdom. It was formed as an amalgamation of the Women s National Anti Suffrage League… … Wikipedia
Woman — • The position of woman in society has given rise to a discussion which, is known under the name of the woman question Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Woman Woman … Catholic encyclopedia
woman suffrage — woman suffrage, adj. woman suffragist, n. the right of women to vote; female suffrage. [1840 50] * * * Right of women by law to vote in national and local elections. Women s voting rights became an issue in the 19th century, especially in Britain … Universalium
Woman's Home Companion — was an American monthly publication, published from 1873 to 1957. It was highly successful, climbing to a circulation peak of more than four million during the 1930s and 1940s.In the pre history of the magazine, the printer John Crowell (1850… … Wikipedia
For the New Intellectual — For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand is a 1961 book by Ayn Rand. It was her first long non fiction book. Much of the material consists of excerpts from Rand s novels, supplemented by a long title essay that focuses on the history… … Wikipedia
WOMAN — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the historical perspective biblical period marriage and children women in household life economic roles educational and managerial roles religious roles women outside the household… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories — Infobox Book name = Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories image caption = Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories first edition cover. author = Sandra Cisneros illustrator = cover artist = Susan Shapiro Nivia Gonzales country = USA language =… … Wikipedia
Woman with seven sons — Antonio Ciseri s Martyrdom of the Seven Maccabees (1863), depicting the woman with her dead sons. The woman with seven sons was a Jewish martyr described in 2 Maccabees 7 and other sources. Although unnamed in 2 Maccabees, she is known variously… … Wikipedia
