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1 book
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] book[English Plural] books[Swahili Word] kitabu[Swahili Plural] vitabu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] katiba, katibu, katabahu, kijitabu, kitiba, maktaba, mkataba, ukatibu[English Example] I studied the <b>book</b> 'Rosa Mistika to learn Swahili.[Swahili Example] nilikisoma <b>kitabu</b> 'Rosa Mistika' ili kujifunza kiswahili.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] book (large)[English Plural] books[Swahili Word] buku[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] Engl[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] book[English Plural] books[Swahili Word] andiko[Swahili Plural] maandiko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] book[English Plural] books[Swahili Word] chuo[Swahili Plural] vyuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[English Example] prayer-book[Swahili Example] chuo cha sala[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] book (us. the Qur'an)[English Plural] books[Swahili Word] msahafu[Swahili Plural] misahafu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] sahifa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] book (usually holy)[English Plural] books[Swahili Word] msahafu[Swahili Plural] misahafu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] book (us. the Qur'an)[English Plural] books[Swahili Word] msafu[Swahili Plural] misafu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] sahifa------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 account book
[English Word] account book[Swahili Word] deftari[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] account book[Swahili Example] daftari ya hesabu------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 exercise book
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] exercise book[Swahili Word] daftari[Swahili Plural] madaftari[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] exercise book[Swahili Word] deftari[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 leaf
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leaf[English Plural] leaves[Swahili Word] jani[Swahili Plural] majani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leaf (small and green)[English Plural] leaves[Swahili Word] kijani[Swahili Plural] vijani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] jani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] vein in a leaf[English Plural] veins in leaves[Swahili Word] chelewa[Swahili Plural] chelewa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leaf of any plant used as a vegetable[Swahili Word] pombo[Swahili Plural] pombo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] slit strip of leaf for weaving mats[English Plural] slit leaves for weaving mats[Swahili Word] chane[Swahili Plural] chane[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -chana------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leaf (of coconut palm with fronds woven tog.)[Swahili Word] kanja[Swahili Plural] makanja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leaf of the mvumo or mnazi sometimes used as a protection against rain[Swahili Word] tapa[Swahili Plural] matapa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leaf[English Plural] leaves[Swahili Word] janda[Swahili Plural] majanda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leaf (of a book)[English Plural] leaves (of a book)[Swahili Word] ukurasa[Swahili Plural] kurasa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leaf of book[English Plural] leaves of a book[Swahili Word] gombo[Swahili Plural] magombo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leaf[Swahili Word] msahafu[Swahili Plural] misahafu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] sahifa[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leaf[Swahili Word] msafu[Swahili Plural] misafu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] sahifa[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leaf (gold or silver)[Swahili Word] sineri[Swahili Plural] sineri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Ind------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 section
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] section[Swahili Word] aria[Swahili Plural] aria[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] section[Swahili Word] aya[Swahili Plural] aya[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] section[Swahili Word] chamkano[Swahili Plural] machamkano[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] section[Swahili Word] divisheni[Part of Speech] noun[Note] Engl.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] section[English Plural] sections[Swahili Word] juzuu[Swahili Plural] majuzuu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] section[English Plural] sections[Swahili Word] kataa[Swahili Plural] kataa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] section/chapter of a book[Swahili Example] kataa la kitabu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] section[Swahili Word] kato[Swahili Plural] makato[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] kata------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] section[English Plural] sections[Swahili Word] kifungu[Swahili Plural] vifungu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] fungu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] section[English Plural] sections[Swahili Word] kikao[Swahili Plural] vikao[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kaa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] section[Swahili Word] mkato[Swahili Plural] mikato[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] kata V[Swahili Example] mkato wa duara------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] section[English Plural] sections[Swahili Word] pande[Swahili Plural] mapande[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] kipande------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] section[Swahili Word] pingili[Swahili Plural] pingili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] section[English Plural] sections[Swahili Word] faraka[Swahili Plural] faraka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -fariki------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] section[English Plural] sections[Swahili Word] sehemu[Swahili Plural] sehemu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] a section of the book[Swahili Example] sehemu ya kitabu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] section[English Plural] sections[Swahili Word] somo[Swahili Plural] masomo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] soma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] section[English Plural] sections[Swahili Word] tawi[Swahili Plural] matawi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] A new branch of the party has been started[Swahili Example] Tawi jipya la chama lafunguliwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] section[Swahili Word] ubeti[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] soma ubeti mmoja tu!------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] section[English Plural] sections[Swahili Word] upande[Swahili Plural] pande[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Related Words] kipande------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] section[Swahili Word] utawi[Swahili Plural] tawi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] section[English Plural] sections[Swahili Word] kitengo[Swahili Plural] vitengo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] section[English Plural] section[Swahili Word] kituo[Swahili Plural] vituo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] tua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] section (of a larger whole)[Swahili Word] baadhi[Swahili Plural] baadhi[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] The students are divided into two sections[Swahili Example] Wanafunzi wamegawanyika baadhi mbili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] section of a book[English Plural] sections of a book[Swahili Word] kataa la kitabu[Swahili Plural] makataa ya kitabu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] kitabu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] territorial section[English Plural] territorial sections[Swahili Word] kata[Swahili Plural] kata[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 bind
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bind[Swahili Word] -binda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bind[Swahili Word] -boba[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bind[Swahili Word] -ganga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bind (a book in leather)[Swahili Word] -gilidi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bind (a book)[Swahili Word] -jalidi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] jalada, mjelidi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bind a book[Swahili Word] -jalidi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 of
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] of[Swahili Word] -a[Part of Speech] preposition[English Example] a surprising thing[Swahili Example] jambo la ajabu[Note] -a + noun is used to form possessives; prefix of -a changes for each noun class. See http://www.yale.edu/swahili/grammar/relationship.htm------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] of (class 1, 2, 3, 11, 14)[Swahili Word] wa[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] people of Nairobi[Swahili Example] watu wa Nairobi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] of (class 4, 6, 9)[Swahili Word] ya[Part of Speech] preposition[English Example] water of the river[Swahili Example] maji ya mto------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] of (class 5)[Swahili Word] la[Part of Speech] preposition[English Example] name of the teacher[Swahili Example] jina la mwalimu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] of (class 7)[Swahili Word] cha[Part of Speech] preposition[English Example] the pupil's book[Swahili Example] kitabu cha mwanafunzi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] of (class 8)[Swahili Word] vya[Part of Speech] preposition[English Example] fingers of the hand[Swahili Example] vidole vya mkono------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] of (class 10)[Swahili Word] za[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] houses of the city[Swahili Example] nyumba za mji [Rech]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] of (class 16)[Swahili Word] pa[Part of Speech] preposition[English Example] place of safety and knowledge[Swahili Example] mahali pa usalama na ujuzi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] of[Swahili Word] kwa[Part of Speech] preposition[English Example] home of the uncle[Swahili Example] nyumbani kwa mjomba[Note] class 17------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] of (class 18)[Swahili Word] mwa[Part of Speech] preposition[English Example] pocket of the pants[Swahili Example] mfukoni mwa suruali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] of various kinds[Swahili Word] min[Part of Speech] preposition[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword of[English Word] of (class 7)[Swahili Word] cha[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] the student's book (the book of the student)[Swahili Example] kitabu cha mwanafunzi------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 acount
[English Word] account book[Swahili Word] daftari[Swahili Plural] madaftari[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] account book[Swahili Example] daftari ya hesabu [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 cover
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be covered[Swahili Word] -finikwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] finika v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be covered[Swahili Word] -funikwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] funika v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be covered[Swahili Word] -gubikwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] gubi n------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be covered[Swahili Word] -vumbikwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Word] vumbika V[Swahili Example] kuvumbikwa ndani, useme embe mbichi [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be covered (of a roof)[Swahili Word] -ezekwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Swahili Example] nyumba zake zilikuwa zimeezekwa bati [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be covered by water[Swahili Word] -finikwa na maji[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be covered up[Swahili Word] -sitirika[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] we have not been covered slightly[Swahili Example] tumesitirika si haba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be covered with[Swahili Word] -miminiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-pass[Derived Word] mimina V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] book cover[Swahili Word] jalada[Swahili Plural] jalada[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] canvas cover[Swahili Word] durufu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] gamba[Swahili Plural] magamba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] jalada[Swahili Plural] majalada[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] jalada[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] jalidi[Swahili Example] jalada ya karatasi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[English Plural] covers[Swahili Word] kifuniko[Swahili Plural] vifuniko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -funika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[English Plural] covers[Swahili Word] kingio[Swahili Plural] kingio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kinga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[English Plural] covers[Swahili Word] kisetiri[Swahili Plural] visetiri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -stiri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[English Plural] covers[Swahili Word] kitandiko[Swahili Plural] vitandiko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -tandika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[English Plural] covers[Swahili Word] mfuniko[Swahili Plural] mifuniko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -funika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] stara[Swahili Plural] stara[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[English Plural] covers[Swahili Word] tabaka[Swahili Plural] tabaka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] tumba[Swahili Plural] tumba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -ezeka[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] cover a roof [with grass, straw][Swahili Example] ezeka nyumba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -finika[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] [upepo] uliingia ndani ya nyumba na Zakaria [...] alijifinika [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -funika[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] [upepo] uliingia ndani ya nyumba na Zakaria [...] alijifunika [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -kafini[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] kafini (kwa) sanda[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -kinga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -kwea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kweleo N, kwezi Adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -tabiki[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -tabikisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -tanda[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] to cover him/her[Swahili Example] kumetanda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -vaa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] baridi nyembamba ilimvaa [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -visha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] vaa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -wamba[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] wamba ngoma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -pamba[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover (of a book etc.)[Swahili Word] uo[Swahili Plural] nyuo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover (up)[Swahili Word] -setiri[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] stara N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover (up)[Swahili Word] -stiri[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] stara N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover oneself[Swahili Word] -jifinika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover oneself[Swahili Word] -jifunika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover oneself from head to foot[Swahili Word] -gubigubi[Swahili Plural] gubigubi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover oneself with a garment[Swahili Word] -jitanda[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] kujifunika na kitambaa au nguo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover over[Swahili Word] -gubika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] gubi n[Swahili Example] uso kaugubika kwenye mto ambao ulikuwa umeroa machozi [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover up[Swahili Word] -sitiri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover up to ripen[Swahili Word] -vumbika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover with soil[Swahili Word] -fukia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have something covered[Swahili Word] -finikisha[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the water has flooded the land[Swahili Example] maji yameifinikisha nchi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have something covered[Swahili Word] -finikiza[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] maji yameifinikiza nchi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have something covered[Swahili Word] -funikisha[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the water has flooded the land[Swahili Example] maji yameifunikisha nchi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have something covered[Swahili Word] -funikiza[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] maji yameifunikiza nchi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take cover[Swahili Word] -ficha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
10 index
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] index[English Plural] indexes[Swahili Word] daftari[Swahili Plural] madaftari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] account book[Swahili Example] daftari ya hesabu [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] index[English Plural] indexes[Swahili Word] deftari[Swahili Plural] madeftari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] index[English Plural] indexes[Swahili Word] fahirisi[Swahili Plural] faharisi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] index[English Plural] indexes[Swahili Word] koli[Swahili Plural] koli[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] index[English Plural] indexes[Swahili Word] onyo[Swahili Plural] maonyo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] ona V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] index[English Plural] index[Swahili Word] kielezo[Swahili Plural] vielezo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -eleza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] index (of a book)[English Plural] indexes[Swahili Word] mwelezo[Swahili Plural] mielezo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] elea, elezo V------------------------------------------------------------ -
11 ours
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ours[Swahili Word] -etu[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ours[Swahili Word] vyetu[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ours[Swahili Word] wetu[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ours[Swahili Word] yetu[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ours[Swahili Word] zetu[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ours[Swahili Word] mwetu[Swahili Plural] mwetu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ours (class 7)[Swahili Word] chetu[Part of Speech] pronoun[English Example] our book[Swahili Example] kitabu chetu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ours (class 7)[Swahili Word] -etu[Part of Speech] pronoun[English Example] our book[Swahili Example] kitabu chetu------------------------------------------------------------ -
12 page
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] over the page[Swahili Word] kwa pili[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] page[English Plural] pages[Swahili Word] gombo[Swahili Plural] magombo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] page[English Plural] pages[Swahili Word] msafu[Swahili Plural] misafu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] sahifa[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] page[English Plural] pages[Swahili Word] msahafu[Swahili Plural] misahafu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] sahifa[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] page[English Plural] pages[Swahili Word] ukurasa[Swahili Plural] kurasa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Derived Word] Arabic - kurasa N[Swahili Example] vidole vya msichana vinazipambua kurasa za jarida lile [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] page[English Plural] pages[Swahili Word] kataa la kitabu[Swahili Plural] makataa ya kitabu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] kitabu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] page (of a book)[English Plural] pages[Swahili Word] sahifa[Swahili Plural] sahifa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] page (of a book)[English Plural] pages[Swahili Word] sahifu[Swahili Plural] sahifu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] web page[English Plural] web pages[Swahili Word] sahifa[Swahili Plural] sahifa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Dialect] recent[English Example] surf the cnn website[Swahili Example] rambaza sahifa ya cnn------------------------------------------------------------ -
13 write
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be written to[Swahili Word] -andikiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] andika V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to write[Swahili Word] -andikisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get each other to write[Swahili Word] -andikanya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] write[Swahili Word] -andika[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Education is not just knowing how to read and write.[Swahili Example] elimu siyo tu kujua kusoma na kuandika [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] write[Swahili Word] -katibu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kitabu, ukatibu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] write[Swahili Word] -sanifu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] write (a book or poem)[Swahili Word] -panga[Part of Speech] verb[Terminology] literary------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] write (fiction)[Swahili Word] -buni[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] write a book[Swahili Example] buni kitabu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] write for[Swahili Word] -andikia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] andika V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] write illegibly[Swahili Word] -chorachora[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] write to each other[Swahili Word] -andikiana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reciprocal[Derived Word] andika V[English Example] the letters that they were writing to each other before breaking up[Swahili Example] barua walizokuwa wakiandikiana kabla ya kuachana [Ma]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] write to someone[English Plural] why is write (= draw) used w/o a definition?[Swahili Word] -andikia[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] he wrote him a letter[Swahili Example] alimwandikia barua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] write to someone[Swahili Word] -wasilishia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] written character[Swahili Word] herufi[Swahili Plural] herufi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------ -
14 better
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be better than[Swahili Word] -pita[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] This book is better than that one.[Swahili Example] kitabu hiki ni kizuri kupita kile------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be better than[Swahili Word] -shinda[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] shindano N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] better[Swahili Word] -aula[Part of Speech] adjective[English Example] This matter is better (more important), it is unimportant (inconsequential)[Swahili Example] jambo hili ni aula, si better------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] better[Swahili Word] bora[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] ubora[English Example] blessings are better than wealth (proverb)[Swahili Example] radhi ni bora kuliko mali (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] better[Swahili Word] afadhali[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Definition] bora[English Example] It is better to travel than to stay.[Swahili Example] ni afadhali kusafiri kuliko kukaa.[Note] Cf. fadhili / also: afdhali, afudhali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] better[Swahili Word] afdhali[Part of Speech] adverb[English Example] It is better to travel than to stay.[Swahili Example] ni afdhali kusafiri kuliko kukaa.[Note] Cf. fadhili / also: afadhali, afudhali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] better[Swahili Word] afudhali[Part of Speech] adverb[English Example] It is better to travel than to stay.[Swahili Example] ni afudhali kusafiri kuliko kukaa.[Note] Cf. fadhili / also: afadhali, afdhali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] better[Swahili Word] akhuyari[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] better[Swahili Word] heri[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] buheri, uheri[English Example] better a clever enemy than a stupid friend [proverb][Swahili Example] heri adui mwerevu kama rafiki mpumbavu [methali]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] better[Swahili Word] ikhiari[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] better (after an illness)[Swahili Word] ashekali[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get better[Swahili Word] -inukia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kiinua, mwinuko; inama, inika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get better (from an illness)[Swahili Word] -pona[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] The leader suffered from malaria, but he got better.[Swahili Example] Kiongozi alipatwa na malaria, lakini alipona.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get the better of[Swahili Word] -ghilibu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get the better of[Swahili Word] -kalamkia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get the better of[Swahili Word] -tinga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] it would be better (+ subjunctive)[Swahili Word] ni afadhali[Part of Speech] phrase------------------------------------------------------------ -
15 beyond
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beyond[Swahili Word] mbele[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] ubele N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beyond[Swahili Word] ubele[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beyond[Swahili Word] umbele[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beyond measure[Swahili Word] hadi[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] hawa wawili walikuwa na furaha hadi3 [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go beyond[Swahili Word] -pita[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] This book goes beyond that one.[Swahili Example] kitabu hiki ni kizuri kupita kile------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go beyond bounds[Swahili Word] -ruka mpaka[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] go beyond bounds.[Swahili Example] ruka mpaka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] it is beyond his strength[Swahili Word] si tani yake[Part of Speech] phrase[English Example] (s)he confirmed again that Mrs Kocho, even though she was a woman, was beyond his/her strength[Swahili Example] alihakikisha tena kuwa Biti Kocho ingawa ni mwanamke hakuwa tani yake [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------ -
16 by
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by[Swahili Word] ya[Part of Speech] adjective[Swahili Example] nyumba ya mwarabu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by[Swahili Word] kando[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] simama kando; kando ya nyumba[Note] stand aside------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by[Swahili Word] mnamo[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by[Swahili Word] ukando[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by[Swahili Word] na[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] The book was written by Shaaban Robert.[Swahili Example] Kitabu kiliandikwa na Shaaban Robert.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by[Swahili Word] bi[Part of Speech] preposition[Dialect] archaic[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] bila, bilashi, binafsi, bismillahi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by[Swahili Word] fi[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by[Swahili Word] kwa[Part of Speech] preposition[English Example] travel by car[Swahili Example] safiri kwa motokaa [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by[Swahili Word] ni[Part of Speech] preposition[Note] poetic for na------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by[Swahili Word] upande[Part of Speech] preposition------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by means of[Swahili Word] bi[Part of Speech] preposition[Dialect] archaic[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] bila, bilashi, binafsi, bismillahi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by means of (class 1)[Swahili Word] kwaye[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] She is the driver by means of whom we will arrive in Nairobi[Swahili Example] Huyu ni dereva ambaye kwaye tutafika Nairobi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by means of (class 2, 3, 11)[Swahili Word] kwao[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] it is this river by means of which the fisherpeople live[Swahili Example] ni mto huu ambao kwao wavuvi huishi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by means of (class 4, 6, 9)[Swahili Word] kwayo[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] Do you see the airplane by means of which we'll cross the ocean?[Swahili Example] Unaona ndege ambayo kwayo tutavuka bahari?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by means of (class 5)[Swahili Word] kwalo[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] This is the vehicle by means of which we can transport the crops[Swahili Example] Hili ni gari ambalo kwalo twaweza kusafirisha mazao------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by means of (class 7)[Swahili Word] kwacho[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] This is the knife by means of which you can slaughter the chicken[Swahili Example] Hiki ni kisu ambacho kwacho unaweza kumchinja kuku------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by means of (class 8)[Swahili Word] kwavyo[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] See the potatoes by means of which those farmers depend for income.[Swahili Example] Ona viazi ambavyo kwavyo wakulima hawa wanategemea kipato.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by no means (at the end of neg. sentences)[Swahili Word] kamwe[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] sitaki kamwe------------------------------------------------------------ -
17 catalogue
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catalogue[Swahili Word] daftari[Swahili Plural] madaftari[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] account book[Swahili Example] daftari ya hesabu [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catalogue[Swahili Word] deftari[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
18 chapter
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] chapter[English Plural] chapters[Swahili Word] mlango[Swahili Plural] milango[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Related Words] lango, kilango[Terminology] literary------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] chapter[English Plural] chapters[Swahili Word] mwango[Swahili Plural] miango[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] mlango[Terminology] literary[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] chapter[English Plural] chapters[Swahili Word] kataa la kitabu[Swahili Plural] makataa ya kitabu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] kitabu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] chapter (of a book)[English Plural] chapters[Swahili Word] sura[Swahili Plural] sura[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] chapter (of the Koran)[English Plural] chapters[Swahili Word] juzuu[Swahili Plural] majuzuu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Arabic[Terminology] Islamic------------------------------------------------------------ -
19 clarify
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] clarify[Swahili Word] -fafanua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] clarify[Swahili Word] -falanua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] clarify[Swahili Word] -onyesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] clarify[Swahili Word] -safisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -safia, -safika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] clarify[Swahili Word] -tasua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] clarify with impertinence[Swahili Word] -safii[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] clarity[Swahili Word] mwangaza[Swahili Plural] miangaza[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] anga, angaa V[English Example] The book brought a new clarity and helped to open the eyes of Europeans concerning Africa.[Swahili Example] Kitabu kilileta mwangaza mpya na kikasaidia kufungua macho ya watu wa Ulaya juu ya Afrika [Kenyatta Masomo 115]------------------------------------------------------------ -
20 compose
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be composed[Swahili Word] -buniwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be properly composed[Swahili Word] -sanifiwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] compose[Swahili Word] -buni[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] compose[Swahili Word] -sanifisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] compose[Swahili Word] -sanifu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] compose[Swahili Word] -tunga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] compose[Swahili Word] -tunga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] compose (a book or poem)[Swahili Word] -panga[Part of Speech] verb[Terminology] literary------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] compose for each other[Swahili Word] -tungiana[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] tunga V------------------------------------------------------------
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Book — (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and Germans… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Book account — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Book debt — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Book learning — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Book louse — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Book moth — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Book oath — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Book post — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Book scorpion — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Book stall — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Book burning — (a category of biblioclasm, or book destruction) is the practice of destroying, often ceremoniously, one or more copies of a book or other written material. In modern times, other forms of media, such as phonograph records, video tapes, and CDs… … Wikipedia