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  • 1 pembea

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    [Swahili Word] -pembea
    [English Word] oscillate
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -pembea
    [English Word] rock
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] pembeza mtoto
    [English Example] rock a child to sleep
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    [Swahili Word] -pembea
    [English Word] sway
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -pembea
    [English Word] swing
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] kiti cha pembea
    [English Example] rocking chair
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    [Swahili Word] pembea
    [Swahili Plural] pembea
    [English Word] seesaw
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Swahili Example] kiti cha pembea
    [English Example] rocking chair
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    [Swahili Word] pembea
    [Swahili Plural] pembea
    [English Word] swing
    [English Plural] swings
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Swahili Example] kiti cha pembea
    [English Example] rocking chair
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    [Swahili Word] pembea
    [Swahili Plural] pembea
    [English Word] trapeze
    [English Plural] trapezes
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Swahili Example] kiti cha pembea
    [English Example] rocking chair.
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  • 2 kipindupindu

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    [Swahili Word] kipindupindu
    [English Word] head over heels
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Derived Word] pinda, pindu V
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    [Swahili Word] kipindupindu
    [English Word] headlong
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Derived Word] pinda, pindu V
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    [Swahili Word] kipindupindu
    [English Word] cholera
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7
    [Derived Word] pinda V
    [English Example] the chair is there on the veranda
    [Terminology] medical
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    [Swahili Word] kipindupindu
    [Swahili Plural] vipindupindu
    [English Word] epidemic
    [English Plural] epidemics
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Word] pinda V
    [English Example] the chair is there on the veranda
    [Terminology] medical
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    [Swahili Word] kipindupindu
    [Swahili Plural] vipindupindu
    [English Word] outbreak
    [English Plural] outbreaks
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Word] pinda V
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    [Swahili Word] kipindupindu
    [Swahili Plural] vipindupindu
    [English Word] spasm
    [English Plural] spasms
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Word] pinda V
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    [Swahili Word] kipindupindu
    [Swahili Plural] vipindupindu
    [English Word] convulsion
    [English Plural] convulsions
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
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    [Swahili Word] kipindupindu cha nyama
    [English Word] rinderpest
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7
    [Terminology] agriculture
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  • 3 ake

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    [Swahili Word] -ake
    [English Word] her
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Note] third person singular possessive pronoun
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    [Swahili Word] -ake
    [English Word] his
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Swahili Example] kiti chake, viti vyake
    [English Example] his chair, his chairs
    [Note] third person singular possessive pronoun stem / also rarely: '-akwe
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    [Swahili Word] -ake
    [English Word] its
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
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    [Swahili Word] -ake
    [English Word] their (sing)
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Note] third person singular possessive pronoun See "his" or "her"
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  • 4 chake

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    [Swahili Word] chake
    [English Word] hers (class 7)
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Swahili Example] kiti chake
    [English Example] his chair
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    [Swahili Word] chake
    [English Word] her
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Derived Word] -ake, noun class 7
    [Swahili Example] kitu chake
    [English Example] his/her thing
    [Note] See Swahili Noun Class Guide at www.yale.edu/swahili/nounclassguide.html
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    [Swahili Word] chake
    [English Word] his
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Derived Word] -ake, noun class 7
    [Swahili Example] kitu chake
    [English Example] his/her thing
    [Note] See Swahili Noun Class Guide at www.yale.edu/swahili/nounclassguide.html
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  • 5 changu

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    [Swahili Word] changu
    [English Word] my
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Derived Word] -angu, noun class 7
    [Swahili Example] kiti changu
    [English Example] my chair
    [Note] See Swahili Noun Class Guide at www.yale.edu/swahili/nounclassguide.html
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    [Swahili Word] changu
    [English Word] mine
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Derived Word] -angu
    [Swahili Example] kitabu hiki ni changu
    [English Example] this book is mine
    [Note] See Swahili Noun Class Guide at www.yale.edu/swahili/nounclassguide.html
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    [Swahili Word] changu
    [Swahili Plural] changu
    [English Word] snapper (fish)
    [English Plural] snappers
    [Taxonomy] Lutjanus spp.
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Swahili Definition] aina ya samaki
    [Swahili Example] wavuvi walivua changu
    [English Example] the fishermen fished for snapper
    [Terminology] marine
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    [Swahili Word] changu
    [Swahili Plural] changu
    [English Word] emperor bream
    [English Plural] emperor breams
    [Taxonomy] Lethrinus spp.
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Swahili Definition] aina ya samaki
    [Terminology] marine
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    [Swahili Word] changu mdomo-nyamvi
    [Swahili Plural] changu mdomo-nyamvi
    [English Word] slender emperor
    [English Plural] slender emperors
    [Taxonomy] Lethrinus variegatus
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Swahili Definition] aina ya samaki
    [Terminology] marine
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    [Swahili Word] changu mdomo-nyamvi
    [Swahili Plural] changu mdomo-nyamvi
    [English Word] variegated emperor
    [English Plural] variegated emperors
    [Taxonomy] Lethrinus variegatus
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Swahili Definition] aina ya samaki
    [Terminology] marine
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  • 6 chenu

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    [Swahili Word] chenu
    [English Word] yours (pl.) (class 7)
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Swahili Example] nyumba chenu
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    [Swahili Word] chenu
    [English Word] your (plural)
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Derived Word] -enu, noun class 7
    [Swahili Example] kiti chenu
    [English Example] your chair
    [Note] See Swahili Noun Class Guide at www.yale.edu/swahili/nounclassguide.html
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  • 7 keti

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    [Swahili Word] -keti
    [English Word] sit
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -kaa
    [Swahili Example] keti kitini
    [English Example] sit down in a chair
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    [Swahili Word] -keti
    [English Word] take a seat
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -kaa
    [Swahili Example] tafadhali keti
    [English Example] please take a seat
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  • 8 kiko

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    [Swahili Word] kiko
    [English Word] it is there
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] conjugated
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -wa, -ko
    [Swahili Example] kiti kiko?
    [English Example] is the chair there?
    [Note] class 7
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    [Swahili Word] kiko
    [Swahili Plural] viko
    [English Word] pipe (of tobacco)
    [English Plural] pipes
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
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    [Swahili Word] kiko
    [Swahili Plural] viko
    [English Word] hookah
    [English Plural] hookahs
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
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    [Swahili Word] kiko
    [Swahili Plural] viko
    [English Word] elbow
    [English Plural] elbows
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Terminology] anatomy
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  • 9 kiti

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    [Swahili Word] kiti
    [Swahili Plural] viti
    [English Word] chair
    [English Plural] chairs
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
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    [Swahili Word] kiti
    [Swahili Plural] viti
    [English Word] seat
    [English Plural] seats
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
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    [Swahili Word] kiti (cha bunge)
    [Swahili Plural] viti
    [English Word] seat (in a representative assembly)
    [English Plural] seats
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Terminology] political
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    [Swahili Word] kiti cha kifalme
    [Swahili Plural] viti vya kifalme
    [English Word] throne
    [English Plural] thrones
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Related Words] kifalme
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    [Swahili Word] kiti cha farasi
    [Swahili Plural] viti vya farasi
    [English Word] saddle
    [English Plural] saddles
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Related Words] farasi
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    [Swahili Word] kiti
    [Swahili Plural] kiti
    [English Word] headquarters
    [English Plural] headquarters
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
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    [Swahili Word] kiti cha pweza
    [Swahili Plural] viti vya pweza
    [English Word] starfish
    [English Plural] starfish
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Related Words] pweza
    [Terminology] marine
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  • 10 kochi

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    [Swahili Word] kochi
    [Swahili Plural] makochi
    [English Word] armchair
    [English Plural] armchairs
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Derived Word] Eng.
    [Swahili Example] makochi mawili ya mtu mmoja mmoja [Muk]
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    [Swahili Word] kochi
    [Swahili Plural] makochi
    [English Word] couch
    [English Plural] couches
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [Swahili Word] kochi
    [Swahili Plural] makochi
    [English Word] easy-chair
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Derived Word] Eng.
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    [Swahili Word] kochi
    [Swahili Plural] makochi
    [English Word] sofa
    [English Plural] sofas
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Derived Word] Eng.
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  • 11 mchecheto

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    [Swahili Word] mchecheto
    [Swahili Plural] michecheto
    [English Word] panic
    [English Plural] panics
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
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    [Swahili Word] mchecheto
    [Swahili Plural] michecheto
    [English Word] process
    [English Plural] processes
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
    [Note] NGO jargon
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    [Swahili Word] mchecheto
    [Swahili Plural] michecheto
    [English Word] fear
    [English Plural] fears
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
    [Swahili Example] "Nani atakaa kwenye kiti moto, wote wana mchecheto" Hali Halisi, 2 Proud, http://www.africanhiphop.com/core/index.php?module=subjects&func=viewpage&pageid=13 africanhiphop.com 27-Jun-2002
    [English Example] Who's going to sit on the hot chair, they are all afraid (have fear)
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  • 12 nyanyuka

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    [Swahili Word] -nyanyuka
    [English Word] get up
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] nyanyua V
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    [Swahili Word] -nyanyuka
    [English Word] rise
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] potential
    [Derived Word] nyanyua V
    [Swahili Example] Rehema alinyanyuka kitini kwenda kumtuliza [Sul]
    [English Example] Rehema rose from the chair to go and calm him/her
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    [Swahili Word] -nyanyuka
    [English Word] stand up
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] potential
    [Derived Word] nyanyua V
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  • 13 pi

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    [Swahili Word] -pi?
    [English Word] which?
    [Part of Speech] interrogative
    [Swahili Example] kiti kipi?
    [English Example] which chair
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    [Swahili Word] -pi?
    [English Word] what?
    [Part of Speech] interrogative
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    [Swahili Word] -pi?
    [English Word] who?
    [Part of Speech] interrogative
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    [Swahili Word] -pi?
    [English Word] how?
    [Part of Speech] interrogative
    [Swahili Example] atafanyapi?
    [English Example] how will he do it?
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    [Swahili Word] -pi?
    [English Word] where?
    [Part of Speech] interrogative
    [English Definition] to what place?
    [Swahili Example] unakwendapi?
    [English Example] where are you going?
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  • 14 shupaa

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    [Swahili Word] -shupaa
    [English Word] be brawny
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] -shupaa
    [English Word] be compact
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] -shupaa
    [English Word] be firm
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -shupaa
    [English Word] be hard
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] -shupaa
    [English Word] be hardy
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -shupaa
    [English Word] be obstinate
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] shupavu Adj.
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    [Swahili Word] -shupaa
    [English Word] be robust
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] -shupaa
    [English Word] be well set
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] Arabic
    [Swahili Example] mara pale nilimwona mtu kashupaashupaa [Abd], mikono imeshupaa kwa kupika chai ofisini [Ya]
    [English Example] then I saw someone well set
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    [Swahili Word] -shupaa
    [English Word] be stiff
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] Arabic
    [Swahili Example] amefumbata mikono kifuani, kashupaa juu ya kiti cha motokaa [Sul]
    [English Example] (s)he folded his/her hands around the chest, and was stiff on top of the chair of the car
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    [Swahili Word] -shupaa
    [English Word] be strong
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -shupaa
    [English Word] be stubborn
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] shupavu Adj.
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    [Swahili Word] -shupaa
    [English Word] be tough
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -shupaa
    [English Word] be unyielding
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] shupavu Adj.
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    [Swahili Word] -shupaa
    [English Word] be vigorous
    [Part of Speech] verb
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  • 15 sinzia

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    [Swahili Word] -sinzia
    [English Word] be absentminded
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] usingizi N
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    [Swahili Word] -sinzia
    [English Word] daydream
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] usingizi N
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    [Swahili Word] -sinzia
    [English Word] doze
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] haya, sinzia mpenzi
    [English Example] okay, dose love
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    [Swahili Word] -sinzia
    [English Word] be drowsy
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -sinzia
    [English Word] be inattentive
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] usingizi N
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    [Swahili Word] -sinzia
    [English Word] be indifferent
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] usingizi N
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    [Swahili Word] -sinzia
    [English Word] be indolent
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] usingizi N
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    [Swahili Word] -sinzia
    [English Word] be negligent
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] usingizi N
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    [Swahili Word] -sinzia
    [English Word] sleep
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] babu ali sinzia kitini
    [English Example] grandfather slept in his chair
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    [Swahili Word] -sinzia
    [English Word] be sleepy
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -sinzia
    [English Word] wane
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] usingizi N
    [Swahili Example] taa inasinzia
    [English Example] The light is waning
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    [Swahili Word] -sinzia
    [English Word] lose strength
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] usingizi N
    [Swahili Example] taa inasinzia
    [English Example] The light is getting fainter
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    [Swahili Word] -sinzia
    [English Word] weaken
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] usingizi N
    [Swahili Example] taa inasinzia
    [English Example] The light is getting weaker
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  • 16 tolewa

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    [Swahili Word] -tolewa
    [English Word] be given
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] passive
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -toa, -tolea
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    [Swahili Word] -tolewa
    [English Word] be offered
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] appl-pass
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -toa, -tolea
    [Swahili Definition] kuletwa au kutumiwa
    [Swahili Example] akatolewa kiti akakaa [Sul]
    [English Example] and she was offered a chair and sat
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    [Swahili Word] -tolewa
    [English Word] be published
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] passive
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -toa, -tolea
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    [Swahili Word] -tolewa
    [English Word] be put out
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] passive
    [Derived Language] Spanish
    [Derived Word] -toa, -tolea
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    [Swahili Word] -tolewa
    [English Word] be said
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] passive
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -toa, -tolea
    [Swahili Example] [maneno hayo] yalitolewa kwa fumbo na mamaake [Moh]; baridi kama aliyetolewa ndani ya barafu [Sul]
    [English Example] those words were said in a riddle by his mother; as cold as he had heard said the inside of ice
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    [Swahili Word] -tolewa
    [English Word] be eliminated
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] passive
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -toa, -tolea
    [Swahili Example] wenyeji Ujerumani walitolewa katika mchezo wa nusu fainali na Italy katika muda wa dakika 30 za ziada kwa mabao 2-0 (http://www2.dw-world.de/kiswahili/Politik_/Deutschland/1.188762.1.html Deutsche Welle, 7 Julai 2006)
    [English Example] the Germans were eliminated in the semi-final match by Italy during the 30 minute overtime by a score of 2-0
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    [Swahili Word] -tolewa
    [English Word] be expelled
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] passive
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -toa, -tolea
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    [Swahili Word] -tolewa
    [English Word] be driven away
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] passive
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -toa, -tolea
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  • chair — [ ʃɛr ] n. f. • XVe; car 1080; lat. caro, carnis→ carné; acharner I ♦ 1 ♦ Substance molle du corps de l homme ou des animaux, essentiellement constituée des tissus musculaire et conjonctif (opposé à squelette). La chair et les os. Os dépouillés… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • chair — 1. (chêr) s. f. 1°   Toutes les parties molles du corps de l homme et des animaux, et plus particulièrement la partie rouge des muscles. Recevoir une blessure dans les chairs. •   Mais je n ai plus trouvé qu un horrible mélange D os et de chairs… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • chair — CHAIR. s. fém. Substance molle et sanguine, qui est entre la peau et les os de l animal. Chair vive, chair morte, chair ferme. Avoir un coup d épée dans les chairs. Avoir la chair bonne. On guérit aisément les blessures qui ne sont que dans les… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • chair — CHAIR. s. f. Substance molle & sanguine qui est entre la peau & les os de l animal. Chair vive. chair morte. chair ferme. il a un coup d espée dans les chairs. il a la chair bonne, on guerit aisément ses blessures. il a la chair mauvaise, il est… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • chair — Chair, Caro, Ce que communéement disons Chair, Les Hebrieux dient Scheer. Parquoy semble que nous ayons laissé la premiere lettre, et nous soyons accoustumez à prononcer Cheer. Tous vendans chair cuite, Omnes popinarum institores, B. ex Seneca.… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • Chair — (ch[^a]r), n. [OE. chaiere, chaere, OF. chaiere, chaere, F. chaire pulpit, fr. L. cathedra chair, armchair, a teacher s or professor s chair, Gr. ? down + ? seat, ? to sit, akin to E. sit. See {Sit}, and cf. {Cathedral}, {chaise}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chair — [cher] n. [ME & OFr chaire < L cathedra: see CATHEDRA] 1. a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, having a back and, usually, four legs 2. a seat of authority or dignity 3. the position of a player in an instrumental section of a… …   English World dictionary

  • chair — ► NOUN 1) a separate seat for one person, with a back and four legs. 2) the person in charge of a meeting or an organization. 3) a professorship. 4) (the chair) US short for ELECTRIC CHAIR(Cf. ↑electric chair). ► …   English terms dictionary

  • Chair — Chair, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chaired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chairing}.] 1. To place in a chair. [1913 Webster] 2. To carry publicly in a chair in triumph. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] 3. To function as chairperson of (a meeting, committee, etc.); as, he… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chair — chair; chair·man·ship; chair·o·plane; chair·man; …   English syllables

  • chair — [n1] single seat furniture armchair, bench, cathedra, recliner, rocker, sling*; concept 443 chair [n2] person in or position of authority captain, chairperson, director, fellowship, helm, instructorship, leader, monitor, position of control,… …   New thesaurus

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