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1 but
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] but[Swahili Word] lakini[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] but[Swahili Word] bali[Part of Speech] conjunction[Swahili Example] alitayarisha vazi lake, mwili wake, maneno, bali hata mwendo atakaomsogelea [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] but[Swahili Word] walakini[Part of Speech] conjunction[Derived Word] lakini N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] but[Swahili Word] na[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] He took a trip to Tanga but did not find his friend.[Swahili Example] alisafiri kufika Tanga na hakukutana na mwenziwe------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] but[Swahili Word] ila[Part of Speech] conjunction[Derived Language] Arabic[Swahili Definition] lakini[English Example] but you are fortunate[Swahili Example] ela nyi muna bahati [Amana, Masomo 407]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] but[Swahili Word] kasoro[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] kasa[Swahili Example] nimepata vitabu vyote kasoro vitabu vitatu[Note] l have received all the books but three.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] but[Swahili Word] kumbe[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 airship
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] airship[English Plural] airships[Swahili Word] ndegeputo[Swahili Plural] ndegeputo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] ndege, puto[English Definition] a type of aircraft that floats because of the buoyancy of the gas inside its hull. It carries a compartment for passengers and freight. It is steered by propeller engines[Swahili Definition] aina ya chomboanga kinacholea kwa nguvu elezi ya gesi iliyoko ndani yake. Inabeba behewa ya abiria na mizigo. Inasukumwa na injini za parapela[Note] ndegeputo is the term used on http://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ndegeputo wikipedia.sw as of 9/2007 but does not appear in any other Swahili sources available online; we invite further discussion by Kamusi participants------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] airship[English Plural] airships[Swahili Word] purutangi[Swahili Plural] purutangi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Definition] a type of aircraft that floats because of the buoyancy of the gas inside its hull. It carries a compartment for passengers and freight. It is steered by propeller engines[Swahili Definition] aina ya chomboanga kinacholea kwa nguvu elezi ya gesi iliyoko ndani yake. Inabeba behewa ya abiria na mizigo. Inasukumwa na injini za parapela[Note] Purutangi appears as a proposed term in the Kamusi ya Sayansi na Teknolojia, but as of 9/2007 does not appear in any Swahili sources available online; we invite further discussion by Kamusi participants about the ranking of entries for "airship"------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 corn
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] African sorghum[English Plural] African sorghum[Taxonomy] Sorghum bicolor var. caffrorum[Swahili Word] jaddi[Swahili Plural] jaddi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[English Definition] important cereal for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn (maize) but having sawtooth-edged leaves[Terminology] agriculture------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] corn[Swahili Word] hindi[Swahili Plural] mahindi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] corn[Swahili Word] mahindi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] Hindi, muhindi[Swahili Example] unga wa mahindi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] corn[Swahili Word] mahindi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] corn[Swahili Word] nafaka[Swahili Plural] nafaka[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] corn[Swahili Word] suguru[Swahili Plural] masuguo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] corn (grain)[English Plural] grains of corn[Swahili Word] muhindi[Swahili Plural] mihindi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] hindi, mahindi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] corn (on the foot)[Swahili Word] sugu[Swahili Plural] sugu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] sugua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] corn (plant)[English Plural] corn plants[Taxonomy] Zea mays[Swahili Word] muhindi[Swahili Plural] mihindi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] hindi, mahindi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kaffir corn[English Plural] kaffir corn[Taxonomy] Sorghum bicolor var. caffrorum[Swahili Word] jaddi[Swahili Plural] jaddi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[English Definition] important cereal for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn (maize) but having sawtooth-edged leaves[Terminology] agriculture[Note] Though this name is still often used for this sorghum variety, African sorghum is now the preferred name.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] parched corn[Swahili Word] bisi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] roasted corn[Swahili Word] bisi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] single grain of corn[Swahili Word] hindi[Swahili Plural] mahindi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] Hindi, muhindi------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 grew
[English Word] someone who grew up in a place (but was not born there)[English Plural] people who grew up in a place (but were not born there)[Swahili Word] kikulia[Swahili Plural] vikulia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8an[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kua------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 loincloth
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] loincloth[Swahili Word] doti[Part of Speech] noun[Note] lnd.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] loincloth[English Plural] loincloths[Swahili Word] kikoi[Swahili Plural] vikoi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] loincloth[Swahili Word] nguo[Swahili Plural] nguo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] loincloth (type worn by Indians but not Africans)[Swahili Word] ubinda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] bindo n?[Swahili Example] mtoto alifungwa ubinda ile asiharibu nguo zake------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] type of loincloth worn by Indian traders but not by Africans.[Swahili Word] uwinda[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 not
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] am not[Swahili Word] si[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] wa[English Example] I am not a hooligan[Swahili Example] mimi si mhuni------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] and not[Swahili Word] wala[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] are not[Swahili Word] si[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] wa[English Example] they are not ill[Swahili Example] wao si wagonjwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] but not[Swahili Word] wala[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] certainly not![Swahili Word] hasha[Part of Speech] interjection[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] si kwamba ametulia na hilo jarida [...] Hasha. [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] I am not (in) there[Swahili Word] simo[Part of Speech] phrase------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] is it not so?[Swahili Word] sivyo?[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] is not[Swahili Word] si[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] wa[English Example] jealousy is not good[Swahili Example] wivu si vema------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] is not[Swahili Word] sio[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated[English Example] Ali is not the man who killed your brother[Swahili Example] Ali sio bwana aliyeua kaka yako------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not[Swahili Word] zi[Part of Speech] preposition[Dialect] Sheng[English Example] it's not time yet[Swahili Example] zi bado time------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not (verbal infix forming the negative of infinitives)[Swahili Word] to[Part of Speech] infix------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not at all[Swahili Word] kamwe[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] kamwe hatutaungama [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not at all[Swahili Word] katu[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not at all[Swahili Word] la[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not at all (at the end of neg. sentences)[Swahili Word] kamwe[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] sitaki kamwe------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not even[Swahili Word] walao[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not only...but (what is more important)...[Swahili Word] licha (ya)...hata...[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] In addition to mangrove trees, Lamu also is known for its forests.[Swahili Example] Licha ya mikoko, Lamu pia inajulikana kwa misitu yake [Masomo 154]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not so[Swahili Word] la[Part of Speech] pronoun[Swahili Example] (=hapana, siyo, sivyo)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] of course not![Swahili Word] hasha![Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] there is not[Swahili Word] hakuna[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] there is not[Swahili Word] hamna[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated[Derived Word] mna------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 salutation
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] (in salutation) ( l wish you) a long life[Swahili Word] tahyati[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] salutation[Swahili Word] jambo[Part of Speech] interjection[Related Words] jamboni, sijambo, hujambo, hajambo, hatujambo, hamjambo, hawajambo[Note] greeting used exclusively for those assumed to be tourists who do not know Swahili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] salutation[Swahili Word] maamkio[Swahili Plural] maamkio[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] salutation[Swahili Word] maamkizi[Swahili Plural] maamkizi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] salutation[English Plural] salutations[Swahili Word] salamu[Swahili Plural] salamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] salama, -salimu, taslimu, usalama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] salutation (of a letter)[Swahili Word] heshima[Swahili Plural] heshima[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] salutation Good morning, etc.[Swahili Word] msalheri[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] heri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] salutation used in letters (very formal)[Swahili Word] muhashamu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] heshima, heshimu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] salutation used in letters (very formal)[Swahili Word] muheshamu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] heshima, heshimu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] salutation used in letters to those whom one knows rather well but not intimately (older friends or teachers or etc.)[Swahili Word] muhebi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] hebu, haba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] salutation used in letters to those whom one knows rather well but not intimately (older friends or teachers or etc.)[Swahili Word] muhibu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] hebu, haba -
8 usually
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] usually[Swahili Word] aghalabu[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Definition] uwzo wa asili[English Example] A poet is usually born with a special poetic ability; water is drawn with buckets, but the work is usually done by oxen.[Swahili Example] Mshairi aghalabu huzaliwa na kipawa maalum cha ushairi [Masomo 395]; maji huchotwa kwa ndoo, usually na ng'ombe[Note] also: aghlabu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] usually[Swahili Word] aghlabu[Part of Speech] adverb[English Example] "Water is drawn with buckets, but the work is usually done by oxen".[Swahili Example] maji huchotwa kwa ndoo, usually na ng'ombe[Note] also: aghalabu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] usually[Swahili Word] huwa[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] wa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] usually[Swahili Word] kwa kawaida[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] usually[Swahili Word] hu[Part of Speech] verb tense------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 age-group
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] age-group[Swahili Word] hirimu[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] This man belongs to my age-group[Swahili Example] huyu hirimu yangu[Terminology] anthropology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] age-group[English Plural] age-groups[Swahili Word] rika[Swahili Plural] marika[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] But among this age-group, the obligations of the youthful age have not stopped vascillating[Swahili Example] lakini katika rika hili [] ahadi za ujana pia haziwachi kuyumbayumba [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------ -
10 agreeable
[English Word] agreeable[Swahili Word] -tamu[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] it's agreeable to throw a spear into a pig, but painful when thrown into a human beings (proverb)[Swahili Example] mkuki kwa nguruwe mtamu, kwa mwanadamu uchungu (proverb)------------------------------------------------------------ -
11 algeria
[English Word] Algeria[Swahili Word] Aljeria[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[English Definition] a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s[Terminology] geography[Note] Aljeria is recommended standardization by TUKI and BAKITA; Ajeria is recommended standardization by Radio Tanzania------------------------------------------------------------ -
12 apartheid
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] apartheid[Swahili Word] -a kibaguzi[Part of Speech] adjective[English Example] the apartheid Government of South Africa[Swahili Example] Serikali ya kibaguzi ya Afrika Kusini [Kairos]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] apartheid[Swahili Word] ubaguzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[English Example] it is the moment of truth, not only for the policy of apartheid, but also for the Church[Swahili Example] ni wakati ukweli, siyo tu kwa siasa ya ubaguzi, ila pia kwa Kanisa [Kairos]------------------------------------------------------------ -
13 as
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as[Swahili Word] kama[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] as you like[Swahili Example] kama upendavyo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as[Swahili Word] maadamu[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] We have done this to save you from failure, as now you don't have work or anything.[Swahili Example] "Tunafanya hivi kukuoka na janga, maadamu sasa huna kazi wala cho chote"[Balisidya, Masomo 348]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as far as[Swahili Word] haddi[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as far as[Swahili Word] hata[Part of Speech] preposition------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as for[Swahili Word] juu ya[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] as for money, seek advice from one person, but continue with your plans as you had made them[Swahili Example] juu ya pesa tafuta mashauri kutoka kwa mtu mmoja, lakini endelea na mipango yako kama ulivyopanga [Nyota 1968]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as if[Swahili Word] kana kwamba[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as to[Swahili Word] kuliko[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------ -
14 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------------------------------------------------------------ -
15 assume
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] assume[Swahili Word] -aza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] assume[Swahili Word] -dhani[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] dhana, udhani[Swahili Definition] kuwaza, kufikiri[English Example] a poet usually is born with a special poetic ability but it shouldn't be assumed that another person may not be an excellent poet[Swahili Example] mshairi aghalabu huzaliwa na kipawa maalum cha ushairi lakini isidhaniwe kuwa mtu mwengine hawezi kuwa mshairi mzuri [Masomo 395]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] assume[Swahili Word] -nuia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] nia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] assume[Swahili Word] -waza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
16 avail
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] avail oneself of an opportunity[Swahili Word] -taamamu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to what avail?[Swahili Word] wapi[Part of Speech] interrogative[English Example] I tried and tried again, but to what avail?[Swahili Example] nilijaribu, nikajaribu tena, lakini wapi?------------------------------------------------------------ -
17 beginning
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beginning[Swahili Word] asili[Swahili Plural] asili[Part of Speech] noun[Note] Cf. asilia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beginning[Swahili Word] auwali[Swahili Plural] auwali[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] from beginnning to end; take the first or nothing (proverb)[Swahili Example] tangu beginning hata aheri; beginning ni beginning, hakuna beginning mbovu[Note] also: awali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beginning[English Plural] beginnings[Swahili Word] awali[Swahili Plural] awali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Definition] mwanzo[English Example] from beginnning to end; take the first or nothing (proverb)[Swahili Example] tangu beginning hata aheri; beginning ni beginning, hakuna beginning mbovu[Note] also: auwali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beginning[English Plural] beginnings[Swahili Word] chanzo[Swahili Plural] vyanzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] anza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beginning[Swahili Word] chimbuko[Swahili Plural] machimbuko[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beginning[English Plural] beginnings[Swahili Word] kianzio[Swahili Plural] vianzio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -anza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beginning[Swahili Word] mwanzo[Swahili Plural] mianzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] anza V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beginning[Swahili Word] uanzishaji[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] uanzishaji wa masomo ya mila katika shule za msingi ni bora kwa kuhifadhi historia za watu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beginning[Swahili Word] ufuo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] from the beginning[Swahili Word] asili[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] from the beginning of time[Swahili Word] tangu na tangu[Part of Speech] phrase------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in the beginning[Swahili Word] -auwali[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in the beginning[Swahili Word] awali[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in the beginning[Swahili Word] kwanza[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] anza[English Example] I didn't like him at first, but later we became friends[Swahili Example] sikumpenda kwanza, lakini baadaye tulirafikiana------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] without beginning[Swahili Word] azali[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------ -
18 benefit
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] fanaka[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] mafaa[Swahili Plural] mafaa[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] faa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] mafao[Swahili Plural] mafao[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] faa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] manufaa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] masilahi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] maslahi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[English Plural] benefits[Swahili Word] mfao[Swahili Plural] mifao[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -faa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] nafuu[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] "If something falls out of the (heavy) basket, that is a benefit to the carrier".[Swahili Example] kuvuja pakacha nafuu ya mchukuzi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] rupu[Swahili Plural] marupurupu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] -ambua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] "He has studied for a long time, but hasn't benefited from it".[Swahili Example] alisoma miaka mingi lakini hana alichoambua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] -ambuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] -faa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] -faidia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] faida n------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] -faidisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] faida n[Swahili Definition] kumpa mtu faida; kusaidia [Masomo 393][English Example] to want to benefit those who do not have a great knowledge of Kiswahili [Masomo 394][Swahili Example] kutaka kuwafaidisha wale wasiokuwa na ujuzi mkubwa wa Kiswahili [Masomo 394]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] -nufaika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] nafuu N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] -wa na faida[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] -tumikia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] tumia V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit from[Swahili Word] -nufaishwa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Many more benefit from the trade in these trees.[Swahili Example] Wengi zaidi hunufaishwa kutokana na biashara ya miti hii [Masomo 154]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit from something[Swahili Word] -faidi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit oneself[Swahili Word] -jifaidia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-refl[Swahili Example] hujificha machakani kujifaidia sinema ya bure [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] first benefits[Swahili Word] limbuko[Swahili Plural] malimbuko, milimbuko[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] limbua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] first benefits[Swahili Word] mlimbuko[Swahili Plural] malimbuko, milimbuko[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] limbua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make benefit[Swahili Word] -nufaishana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] receive benefits[Swahili Word] -nufaishwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] nafuu N------------------------------------------------------------ -
19 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------------------------------------------------------------ -
20 bitten
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be bitten[Swahili Word] -umwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Word] uma v[Swahili Example] atakayeumwa naaumwe [Sul], siku moja aliumwa na nge [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be bitten[Swahili Word] -ng'atwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -ng'ata[English Example] three people have already been bitten by that dog, but all continue in good condition after receiving treatment[Swahili Example] watu watatu wameshang'atwa na mbwa huyo, lakini wote hali zao zinaendelea vizuri baada ya kupata matibabu (http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/alasiri/2007/05/03/89731.html IPP Media), 3 Mei 2007------------------------------------------------------------
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but — but … Dictionnaire des rimes
but — [ by(t) ] n. m. • 1245; probablt frq. °but « souche, billot » 1 ♦ Point visé, objectif. ⇒ 2. blanc, cible. Viser le but. Atteindre, toucher le but (cf. Faire mouche, mettre dans le mille). Manquer le but. Spécialt (Boules) Cochonnet. Pointer une… … Encyclopédie Universelle
But — (b[u^]t), prep., adv. & conj. [OE. bute, buten, AS. b[=u]tan, without, on the outside, except, besides; pref. be + [=u]tan outward, without, fr. [=u]t out. Primarily, b[=u]tan, as well as [=u]t, is an adverb. [root]198. See {By}, {Out}; cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
But if — But But (b[u^]t), prep., adv. & conj. [OE. bute, buten, AS. b[=u]tan, without, on the outside, except, besides; pref. be + [=u]tan outward, without, fr. [=u]t out. Primarily, b[=u]tan, as well as [=u]t, is an adverb. [root]198. See {By}, {Out};… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
but — but·ler; but·ler·age; but·ler·ite; but·lery; but·ter·bump; but·ter·bur; but·ter·i·ness; but·ter·is; but·ter·less; but·ter·man; but·tle; but·ton·er; but·ton·less; but·tony; but·tress·less; but·ty; hack·but; hack·but·eer; hal·i·but; hal·i·but·er;… … English syllables
But.fr — BUT Pour les articles homonymes, voir BUT (homonymie). Logo de BUT Création 1972 … Wikipédia en Français
But ! — But ! Pays France Langue Français Périodicité Hebdomadaire Genre Presse sportive Date de fondation … Wikipédia en Français
But! — But ! But ! {{{nomorigine}}} Pays … Wikipédia en Français
But — But, n. [See 1st {But}.] 1. A limit; a boundary. [1913 Webster] 2. The end; esp. the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end. Now disused in this sense, being replaced by {butt}[2]. See 1st {Butt}. [1913 Webster… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
But — ist der Name mehrerer Personen Anton Nikolajewitsch But (*1980), russischer Eishockeyspieler Wiktor Anatoljewitsch But (*1967), russischer Waffenhändler Wladimir Wladimirowitsch But (* 1977), russischer Fußballspieler Bautzener Unternehmer Tage… … Deutsch Wikipedia
BUT — steht für: Bautzener Unternehmer Tage Bundesverband Theaterpädagogik But ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Anton Nikolajewitsch But (* 1980), russischer Eishockeyspieler Wiktor Anatoljewitsch But (* 1967), russischer Waffenhändler Wladimir … Deutsch Wikipedia
