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  • 1 old

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    [English Word] advanced old age
    [Swahili Word] ukongwe
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] be old
    [Swahili Word] -tambarajika
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] become old
    [Swahili Word] -konga
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] become old
    [Swahili Word] -zeeka
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] zee adj
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    [English Word] bent and feeble old person
    [English Plural] bent and feeble old people
    [Swahili Word] kikongwe
    [Swahili Plural] vikongwe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Related Words] kongwe, -konga
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    [English Word] grow old
    [Swahili Word] -chakaa
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] grow old
    [Swahili Word] -konga
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] of old
    [Swahili Word] -a zamani
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    [English Word] old
    [Swahili Word] chakavu
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    [English Word] old
    [Swahili Word] kachala
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    [English Word] old
    [Swahili Word] -kongwe
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [Related Words] -konga, mkongwe, kikongwe, ukongwe
    [English Example] Stone Town (the historical old section of Zanzibar)
    [Swahili Example] Mji Mkongwe
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    [English Word] old
    [Swahili Word] -kubwa
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [English Example] older brother
    [Swahili Example] ndugu mkubwa
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    [English Word] old
    [Swahili Word] kukuu
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [Derived Word] kikuukuu N
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    [English Word] old
    [Swahili Word] -kuu
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    [English Word] old
    [Swahili Word] -kuu -kuu
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    [English Word] old
    [Swahili Word] -kuukuu
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [Derived Word] kikuukuu N
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    [English Word] old
    [Swahili Word] -zee
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    [English Word] old fashioned
    [Swahili Word] kikale
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [Derived Word] kale Adj, Adv
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    [English Word] old man (respectful term of address)
    [English Plural] old men
    [Swahili Word] babu
    [Swahili Plural] babu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10ca
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    [English Word] old merchandise
    [Swahili Word] uhafifu
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] old person
    [English Plural] old people
    [Swahili Word] mzee
    [Swahili Plural] wazee
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] zeeka V
    [Swahili Example] shikamoo, mzee.
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    [English Word] old times
    [Swahili Word] kale
    [Swahili Plural] kale
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [English Word] very old
    [Swahili Word] -kuu -kuu
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    [English Word] very old person
    [English Plural] very old people
    [Swahili Word] kikongwe
    [Swahili Plural] vikongwe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Related Words] kongwe, -konga
    [English Example] a very old woman
    [Swahili Example] bibi kikongwe
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    [English Word] very old person
    [English Plural] old people
    [Swahili Word] mkongwe
    [Swahili Plural] wakongwe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] konga V
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    [English Word] very old person
    [English Plural] very old persons
    [Swahili Word] shaibu
    [Swahili Plural] shaibu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
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    English-Swahili dictionary > old

  • 2 age

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    [English Word] age
    [Swahili Word] herimu
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] age
    [Swahili Word] dahari
    [Swahili Plural] dahari
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] age
    [English Plural] ages
    [Swahili Word] enzi
    [Swahili Plural] enzi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [English Word] age
    [Swahili Word] hirimu
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] age
    [Swahili Word] makamo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 6
    [English Example] I don't want to make you sad at this age.
    [Swahili Example] "Sitaraji kukutia huzuni katika makamo hayo"[Balisidya, Masomo 349]
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    [English Word] age
    [Swahili Word] tarikhi
    [Swahili Plural] tarikhi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Word] Arabic
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    [English Word] age
    [Swahili Word] zama
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] age
    [Swahili Word] zamani
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] age
    [Swahili Word] -zeeka
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] potential
    [Swahili Example] pengine ameanza kuzeeka [Mt], nyumba ya Bahati na mama yake ilikuwa imezeeka sana [Sul]
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    [English Word] age (of a person)
    [Swahili Word] umri
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 14
    [English Example] he is not old enough (lit. "he does not have enough years")
    [Swahili Example] hana umri wa kutosha
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    [English Word] age-class (of a person)
    [Swahili Word] makamo
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] age-class (of a person)
    [Swahili Word] makamu
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] age-group
    [Swahili Word] herimu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Terminology] anthropology
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    [English Word] be of the same age
    [Swahili Word] -ridhia
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] applicative
    [Swahili Example] halafu nikuridhie ulitakalo [Muk]
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    [English Word] person of the same age or belonging to the same age-group
    [Swahili Word] marika
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] rika
    [English Example] These people are my contemporaries
    [Swahili Example] hawa ni marika yangu
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    English-Swahili dictionary > age

  • 3 old age

    [English Word] old age
    [Swahili Word] uzee
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 14
    [Derived Word] -zee adj
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    English-Swahili dictionary > old age

  • 4 woman

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    [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
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    [English Word] woman
    [English Plural] women
    [Swahili Word] mke
    [Swahili Plural] wake
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Related Words] ke
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    [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)
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    [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
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    [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]
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    [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]
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    [English Word] young woman
    [English Plural] young women
    [Swahili Word] mwari
    [Swahili Plural] waari
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
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    [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
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    [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
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    [English Word] woman
    [English Plural] women
    [Swahili Word] gashi
    [Swahili Plural] magashi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [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
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    [English Word] old woman
    [English Plural] old women
    [Swahili Word] mvyele
    [Swahili Plural] wavyele
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Note] rare
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    [English Word] old woman
    [English Plural] old women
    [Swahili Word] ajuza
    [Swahili Plural] ajuza
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Note] rare
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    English-Swahili dictionary > woman

  • 5 die

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    [English Word] die
    [Swahili Word] dado
    [Swahili Plural] madado
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] die
    [Swahili Word] dadu
    [Swahili Plural] madadu
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] die
    [Swahili Word] kodwe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] jiwe, mbwe N
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    [English Word] die
    [Swahili Word] -fa
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] fu, kifa, kifo, kifu, mafa, mafu, mfisha, mfiwa, mfu, ufu
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    [English Word] die
    [Swahili Word] -fariki
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] faraka, farakano, mfariki, mfaruku
    [Swahili Definition] kufa [Masomo 303]
    [English Example] before my grandfather died
    [Swahili Example] kabla babu yangu alipokuwa hajafariki [Masomo 303]
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    [English Word] die
    [Swahili Word] -hiliki
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] -hilikiwa
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    [English Word] die
    [Swahili Word] -kata roho
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [English Example] the little bird lost contact and died
    [Swahili Example] [kidege] kikijiachia viungo kukata roho [Moh]
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    [English Word] die
    [Swahili Word] -ondoka
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] lit.: depart from the world.
    [Swahili Example] ondoka katika ulimwengu
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    [English Word] die
    [Swahili Word] -pita
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] die
    [Swahili Word] -salimu roho
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] die
    [Swahili Word] -tupa mkono
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] mkono
    [English Example] he has died (literally: he has thrown us his hand)
    [Swahili Example] ametutupa mkono
    [Note] figurative
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    [English Word] die
    [Swahili Word] -kata kamba
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -kata
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    [English Word] die
    [Swahili Word] -fia
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] applicative
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -fa
    [English Example] where did he die?
    [Swahili Example] amefia wapi?
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    [English Word] die a natural death
    [Swahili Word] -fa upinda
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] die a natural death
    [Swahili Word] -fa kipinda
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] die a natural death (of animals)
    [Swahili Word] -fa udusi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Related Words] udusi
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    [English Word] die away
    [Swahili Word] -fifia
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] die of old age
    [Swahili Word] -fa kibudu
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    English-Swahili dictionary > die

  • 6 livestock

    [English Word] livestock
    [Swahili Word] mifugo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 4
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] mfugo, -fuga
    [Related Words] mfugaji
    [English Example] they bought livestock to secure life in their old age
    [Swahili Example] wakanunua mifugo na kuimarisha maisha yao ya uzeeni [Moh]
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    English-Swahili dictionary > livestock

  • 7 pardon

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    [English Word] be pardoned
    [Swahili Word] -samehewa
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] (s)he was pardoned because of his/her old age
    [Swahili Example] Alisamehewa kwa uzee wake
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    [English Word] beg for pardon
    [Swahili Word] -nasihi
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] beg pardon
    [Swahili Word] -omba kombo
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] beg pardon
    [Swahili Word] -omba radi
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] be struck by lightning
    [Swahili Example] pigwa na radi
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    [English Word] beg pardon
    [Swahili Word] -taka radi
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] grant pardon
    [Swahili Word] -pa kombo
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] pardon
    [English Plural] pardons
    [Swahili Word] achilio
    [Swahili Plural] maachilio
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Derived Word] acha V
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    [English Word] pardon
    [English Plural] pardons
    [Swahili Word] ghofira
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] pardon
    [English Plural] pardons
    [Swahili Word] hisa
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] pardon
    [English Plural] pardons
    [Swahili Word] kombo
    [Swahili Plural] makombo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Swahili Example] omba kombo
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    [English Word] pardon
    [Swahili Word] makombo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [English Example] grant pardon
    [Swahili Example] pa makombo
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    [English Word] pardon
    [Swahili Word] masamaha
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] samehe
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    [English Word] pardon
    [Swahili Word] masameho
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] samehe
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    [English Word] pardon
    [English Plural] pardons
    [Swahili Word] msamaha
    [Swahili Plural] misamaha, masamaha
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] samehe
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    [English Word] pardon
    [English Plural] pardons
    [Swahili Word] msamehe
    [Swahili Plural] misameha, masameha
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] samehe
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    [English Word] pardon
    [English Plural] pardons
    [Swahili Word] radhi
    [Swahili Plural] radhi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Word] ridhi V
    [English Example] pardon me!
    [Swahili Example] niwie radhi!
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    [English Word] pardon
    [English Plural] pardons
    [Swahili Word] samaha
    [Swahili Plural] masamaha
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [English Word] pardon
    [English Plural] pardons
    [Swahili Word] toba
    [Swahili Plural] toba
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Word] Arabic
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    [English Word] pardon
    [Swahili Word] -acha
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] pardon
    [Swahili Word] -achilia
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] applicative
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -acha
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    [English Word] pardon
    [Swahili Word] -afu
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] pardon
    [Swahili Word] -afua
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] afu V
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    [English Word] pardon
    [Swahili Word] -ata
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Dialect] Kiamu
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    [English Word] pardon
    [Swahili Word] -ghofiri
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] pardon
    [Swahili Word] -nasaha
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] pardon
    [Swahili Word] -radhi
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] ridhi V
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    [English Word] pardon
    [Swahili Word] -radi
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] be struck by lightning
    [Swahili Example] pigwa na radi
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    [English Word] pardon
    [Swahili Word] -ridhi
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] forgive him/her for his/her mistakes
    [Swahili Example] mridhi kwa makosa yake
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    [English Word] pardon
    [Swahili Word] -samehe
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] pardon mistakes
    [Swahili Example] samehe makosa.
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    [English Word] pardon
    [Swahili Word] -taradhia
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] pardon the child
    [Swahili Example] taradhia mtoto
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    [English Word] pardon me
    [Swahili Word] samahani
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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    [English Word] pardon me
    [Swahili Word] kumradhi
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Derived Word] Arabic
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    [English Word] Pardon me
    [Swahili Word] kunradhi
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Derived Word] Arabic
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    [English Word] pardon the expression
    [Swahili Word] ashakum
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] conjugated
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    English-Swahili dictionary > pardon

  • 8 reach

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    [English Word] be reached
    [Swahili Word] -wahiwa
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] passive
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -wahi
    [English Example] the mountain peak was reached at seven in the morning
    [Swahili Example] kilele cha mlima kiliwahiwa saa moja asubuhi
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    [English Word] cause to reach someone
    [Swahili Word] -fikiliza
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] appl-caus
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -fika
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    [English Word] out of his or her reach
    [Swahili Word] si kiasi yake
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [English Example] work that was not of his stature
    [Swahili Example] kazi isiyokuwa ya kiasi chake [Sul]
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    [English Word] reach
    [English Plural] reaches
    [Swahili Word] mfiko
    [Swahili Plural] mifiko
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -fika
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    [English Word] reach
    [Swahili Word] -fika
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] kifiko, kufika, mfiko
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    [English Word] reach
    [Swahili Word] -pata
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] reach
    [Swahili Word] -tekelea
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] reach
    [Swahili Word] -wasili
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] Arabic
    [Swahili Example] atakayewasili leo ni mtoto wao mpenzi [Moh]
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    [English Word] reach (age)
    [Swahili Word] -timiza
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] causative
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -timu
    [Related Words] -timia
    [English Example] my child reaches exactly four years old the day after tomorrow
    [Swahili Example] mtoto wangu anatimiza miaka minane kamili kesho kutwa
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    [English Word] reach (on time)
    [Swahili Word] -wahi
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] -wahia, -wahiwa, uwahi
    [English Example] she wanted to reach the train at the right time
    [Swahili Example] alitaka kuwahi gari la moshi [Rec]
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    [English Word] reach (time)
    [Swahili Word] -timia
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] applicative
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    [English Word] reach a country
    [Swahili Word] -pata nchi
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] reach one's destination
    [Swahili Word] -soza
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] reach someone
    [Swahili Word] -fikia
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] applicative
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -fika
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    [English Word] reach up to
    [Swahili Word] -chuchumia
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    English-Swahili dictionary > reach

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  • age-old — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having existed for a very long time …   English terms dictionary

  • age-old — adjective very old; having existed for a long time; ancient or well established They still make pottery by hand, in the age old tradition. Syn: antediluvian, old as the hills, old as Adam …   Wiktionary

  • age-old — ADJ: usu ADJ n An age old story, tradition, or problem has existed for many generations or centuries. [WRITTEN] This age old struggle for control had led to untold bloody wars. Syn: ancient …   English dictionary

  • age-old — adjective having existed for a very long time: age old customs | It s nothing new. It s an age old problem …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • age-old — UK / US adjective [only before noun] very old the age old problem of poverty …   English dictionary

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