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1 find
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be found[Swahili Word] -kutwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] kuta[English Example] police in Dar es Salaam have arrested two people suspected of being found with 12 small pieces of fake rhinoceros horn[Swahili Example] polisi jijini Dar es Salaam, imewatia mbaroni watu wawili wanaotuhumiwa kukutwa na vipande 12 vya pembe bandia za faru [ http://216.69.164.44/ipp/nipashe/2005/05/09/38991.html Nipashe 9 Mei 2005]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find[Swahili Word] -jasisi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] mjasusi, ujasusi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find[Swahili Word] -kuta[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -kusanya, -kutana, kutano, kikuti, mkutano, mkuto[English Example] the detective found himself in a large room with a bed[Swahili Example] mpelelezi alijikuta katika chumba kikubwa chenye kitanda [Ganzel Masomo 165]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find[Swahili Word] -okota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find[Swahili Word] -pata[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] find a reason.[Swahili Example] pata sababu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find[Swahili Word] -tafuta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find[Swahili Word] -zumbua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find (again)[Swahili Word] -dabiri[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find by chance[Swahili Word] -vumbua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] vumbika V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find out[Swahili Word] -ng'amua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find out[Swahili Word] -ziua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find out a secret[Swahili Word] -nyenyelea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find out accidentally[Swahili Word] -gundua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -gundulia, -gundulisha, -gunduza, -gunduka, -gunduana, -gunduliwa, -gundulika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find out the truth[Swahili Word] -hakikisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hakika n------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] finding[Swahili Word] uokotaji[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 fault
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] attribute a fault to someone[Swahili Word] -tia mtu ila[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -tia, mtu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[English Plural] faults[Swahili Word] athari[Swahili Plural] athari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] he has only one eye (euphamism)[Swahili Example] fault ya jicho------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[English Plural] faults[Swahili Word] dosari[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[English Plural] faults[Swahili Word] ghalati[Swahili Plural] ghalati[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[English Plural] faults[Swahili Word] hatia[Swahili Plural] hatia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[English Plural] faults[Swahili Word] hitilafu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[English Plural] faults[Swahili Word] ila[Swahili Plural] ila[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[English Plural] faults[Swahili Word] kasoro[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] kasa[Swahili Example] gari hii ina kasoro[Note] this car has something wrong with it.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[English Plural] faults[Swahili Word] kombo[Swahili Plural] makombo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Note] figurative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[English Plural] faults[Swahili Word] kosa[Swahili Plural] makosa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] one fault does not warrant divorce of a wife (proverb)[Swahili Example] kosa moja haliachi mke (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[Swahili Word] makombo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Swahili Example] fault------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[Swahili Word] makosekano[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] kosa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[English Plural] faults[Swahili Word] punguo[Swahili Plural] mapunguo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] punga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[English Plural] faults[Swahili Word] tafauti[Swahili Plural] tafauti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] Buy these fish, they are good (they have no faults)[Swahili Example] nunua samaki hawana tafauti------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[English Plural] faults[Swahili Word] taksiri[Swahili Plural] taksiri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[English Plural] faults[Swahili Word] toa[Swahili Plural] toa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[English Plural] faults[Swahili Word] tofauti[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[English Plural] faults[Swahili Word] uhalifu[Swahili Plural] mahalifu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[Swahili Word] ukosa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[Swahili Word] ukosefu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[Swahili Word] ukosekanaji[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[Swahili Word] ukosekano[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[Swahili Word] upunguaji[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[English Plural] faults[Swahili Word] upungufu[Swahili Plural] mapungufu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[English Plural] faults[Swahili Word] upunguo[Swahili Plural] mapunguo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault[Swahili Word] -towesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault-finding[Swahili Word] lawama[Swahili Plural] malawama[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] laumu V[Swahili Example] lawama na hujuma kwa mwili wake mwenyewe [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fault-finding[Swahili Word] mzozo[Swahili Plural] mizozo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] zoza V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find fault[Swahili Word] -guna[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find fault[Swahili Word] -nyambua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find fault[Swahili Word] -nyonyoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find fault[Swahili Word] -rudi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find fault[Swahili Word] -shutumu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find fault with[Swahili Word] -adhiri[Part of Speech] verb[Note] also: '-aziri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find fault with[Swahili Word] -aziri[Part of Speech] verb[Note] also: '-adhiri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who finds fault with other people[English Plural] people who find fault with other people[Swahili Word] mkanya[Swahili Plural] wakanya[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] kana V------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 board
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] billboard[English Plural] billboards[Swahili Word] bango la barabarani[Swahili Plural] mabango ya barabarani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Dialect] recent[Derived Word] bango, barabara[English Example] even on billboards you'll find an ad in the middle of some village but you'll find it written in English.[Swahili Example] hata katika mabango ya barabarani... utakuta tangazo katikati ya kijiji fulani lakini utakuta limeandikwa kwa lugha ya Kiingereza [Abdul Njaidi, 5 Novemba 2003]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] board[English Plural] boards[Swahili Word] bao[Swahili Plural] mabao[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] diving board, trampoline[Swahili Example] board la kuruka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] board[English Plural] boards[Swahili Word] bau[Swahili Plural] mibau[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] "diving board, trampoline".[Swahili Example] bau la kuruka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] board[English Plural] boards[Swahili Word] bodi[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] national board[Swahili Example] bodi ya taifa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] board[English Plural] boards[Swahili Word] mbao[Swahili Plural] mbao[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] board[English Plural] boards[Swahili Word] messi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] Engl.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] board[English Plural] boards[Swahili Word] ubao[Swahili Plural] mbao[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Swahili Example] palikuwa na mlango wa ubao mmoja [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] board[Swahili Word] ubau[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] board (small)[English Plural] boards[Swahili Word] kibao[Swahili Plural] vibao[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] bao------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] board (used in house-building)[English Plural] boards[Swahili Word] munda[Swahili Plural] miunda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] board a ship[Swahili Word] -jipakiza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] caus-refl[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pakia[Swahili Definition] ingia kwa jahazi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] board for carrying mortar[English Plural] boards[Swahili Word] chano[Swahili Plural] vyano[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] board placed in a grave to protect the corpse from contact with earth and stones[English Plural] boards[Swahili Word] kiunza[Swahili Plural] viunza[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] unda V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] divining board[English Plural] divining boards[Swahili Word] kisango[Swahili Plural] visango[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] divining board (sanded)[English Plural] divining boards[Swahili Word] kibunzi[Swahili Plural] vibunzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] on board[Swahili Word] chomboni[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] spaceship[Swahili Example] chombo cha angani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] on board[Swahili Word] chomboni[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 16/17/18[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] chombo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put on board[Swahili Word] -pakia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] putting on board (a ship)[Swahili Word] upakiaji[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] putting on board (a ship)[Swahili Word] upakio[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] putting on board (a ship)[Swahili Word] upakizi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 relaxation
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find relaxation[Swahili Word] -tafaraji[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find relaxation[Swahili Word] -tafaruji[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] place for relaxation[Swahili Word] pumzikio[Swahili Plural] mapumzikio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] pumua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] place for relaxation[Swahili Word] pumziko[Swahili Plural] mapumziko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] pumua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] relaxation[Swahili Word] burudisho[Swahili Plural] maburudisho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] buruda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] relaxation[Swahili Word] kuachia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 15[Derived Word] -acha[Swahili Example] kujikaza na kuachia kwa misuli ya mji wa mimba [ http://www.njas.helsinki.fi/pdf-files/vol9num2/sewangi.pdf Sewangi]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] relaxation[English Plural] relaxations[Swahili Word] kiburudisho[Swahili Plural] viburudisho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] baridi, -burudi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] relaxation[Swahili Word] mapumziko[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] pumua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] relaxation[Swahili Word] mstarehe[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] raha, starehe V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] relaxation[Swahili Word] mustarehe[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] raha, starehe V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] relaxation[Swahili Word] kujistarehesha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 15[Related Words] starehesha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] relaxation[Swahili Word] pumzikio[Swahili Plural] mapumzikio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] pumua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] relaxation[Swahili Word] pumziko[Swahili Plural] mapumziko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] pumua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] relaxation[Swahili Word] sabili[Swahili Plural] sabili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] relaxation[Swahili Word] starehe[Swahili Plural] starehe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] relaxation[Swahili Word] tafrija[Swahili Plural] tafrija[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -tafaraji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] relaxation[Swahili Word] usono[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time for relaxation[Swahili Word] pumzikio[Swahili Plural] mapumzikio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] pumua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time for relaxation[Swahili Word] pumziko[Swahili Plural] mapumziko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] pumua V[English Example] During the time for relaxation, I will visit the parents[Swahili Example] Wakati wa pumziko la kazi nitazuru wazazi------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 contentment
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] contentment[Swahili Word] mteremo[Swahili Plural] miteremo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] terema V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] contentment[Swahili Word] nderemo[Swahili Plural] minderemo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] terema V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] contentment[Swahili Word] radhi[Swahili Plural] radhi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] because of his/her choice, not because of his/her contentment[Swahili Example] kwa hiari yake, lakini si kwa radhi yake [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] contentment[Swahili Word] raha[Swahili Plural] raha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] find contentment[Swahili Example] ona raha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] contentment[Swahili Word] ridhaa[Swahili Plural] ridhaa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] contentment[Swahili Word] ukinaifu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] contentment[Swahili Word] uradhi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find contentment[Swahili Word] -ona raha[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] be quiet.[Swahili Example] kaa raha mustarehe------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 husband
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] husband[English Plural] husbands[Swahili Word] mume[Swahili Plural] waume[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] ume[English Example] a husband of a mother is a father (proverb)[Swahili Example] mume wa mama ni baba (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] husband[English Plural] husbands[Swahili Word] baba watoto[Swahili Plural] baba watoto[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Swahili Definition] mume------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] your husband[English Plural] your husbands[Swahili Word] mmeo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] mume + wako[Swahili Definition] mume wako[English Example] you and your husband Joseph fled hastily, forgetting your bicycle[Swahili Example] wewe pamoja na mmeo Yosefu mlikimbia kwa haraka, mkasahau baiskeli [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fail to find a husband at the proper age[Swahili Word] -china[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not find a husband (fig.)[Swahili Word] -doda[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] sikwambii mengine ambayo yamekupa wewe udode na kukosa mangapi mazuri ya ulimwengu huu [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 bar
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bar[English Plural] bars[Swahili Word] baa[Swahili Plural] baa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] English[Derived Word] bar[English Definition] drinking establishment[Swahili Definition] kilabu[English Example] she was passing among numerous bars to find men[Swahili Example] alikuwa akipita katika mabaa kutafuta wanaume [Mt]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bar[English Plural] bars[Swahili Word] kantini[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] (English)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bar[English Plural] bars[Swahili Word] kilabu[Swahili Plural] vilabu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] English[Derived Word] club------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bar[English Plural] bars[Swahili Word] kipingo[Swahili Plural] vipingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bar[English Plural] bars[Swahili Word] kizingiti[Swahili Plural] vizingiti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bar[English Plural] bars[Swahili Word] komeo[Swahili Plural] makomeo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] komba V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bar[English Plural] bars[Swahili Word] mti[Swahili Plural] miti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bar[English Plural] bars[Swahili Word] ufito[Swahili Plural] fito[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bar (of gold or silver)[English Plural] bars[Swahili Word] mkando[Swahili Plural] mikando[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bar (of gold)[English Plural] bars[Swahili Word] mkuo[Swahili Plural] mikuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bar (on a door)[English Plural] bars[Swahili Word] kipingwa[Swahili Plural] vipingwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bar (to keep a door closed)[English Plural] door bars[Swahili Word] kia[Swahili Plural] via[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bar a door[Swahili Word] -komeo[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] komba V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] iron bar[English Plural] iron bars[Swahili Word] pao[Swahili Plural] pao[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] Iron bar[Swahili Example] pao la chuma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] iron bar[English Plural] iron bars[Swahili Word] pau[Swahili Plural] mapau[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] Iron bar[Swahili Example] pao la chuma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] iron bar[English Plural] iron bars[Swahili Word] bao la chuma[Swahili Plural] mabao ya chuma[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] chuma------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 way
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in the way[Swahili Word] -kingama[Part of Speech] verb[Class] stative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kinga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find a way or a method[Swahili Word] -pata njia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in that way[Swahili Word] hivyo[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in that way[Swahili Word] hivyohivyo[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in this very way[Swahili Word] hivyo[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] vivyo hivyo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in what way?[Swahili Word] jinsi gani?[Part of Speech] phrase[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in what way?[Swahili Word] kwaje[Part of Speech] pronoun[Swahili Example] Inakuwaje?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make a way[Swahili Word] -dopoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make way for[Swahili Word] -sabili[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Make way![Swahili Word] abadan[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Make way![Swahili Word] simile![Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Make way![Swahili Word] similla![Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Make way![Swahili Word] sumile![Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put out of the way[Swahili Word] -towesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] railway[Swahili Word] ndia ya reli[Swahili Plural] ndia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] ja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show the way[Swahili Word] -ongoza[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] give a good turn to a conversation.[Swahili Example] ongoza maneno------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] the way in which[Swahili Word] vilevile[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -le------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] the way things are[Swahili Word] mfumo[Swahili Plural] mifumo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -fuma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] jiha[Swahili Plural] jiha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[English Plural] ways[Swahili Word] jinsi[Swahili Plural] jinsi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Swahili Definition] namna[English Example] before explaining the history and other information about Tanzanians and the way in which our country was ruled...[Swahili Example] kabla ya kueleza historia na habari za Watanzania na jinsi nchi yetu ilivyotawaliwa... (Nsekela,"Masomo," 3).------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] kadiri[Swahili Plural] kadiri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] masafa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[English Plural] ways[Swahili Word] namna[Swahili Plural] namna[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] I don't like the way she sewed this shirt[Swahili Example] sipendi namna alivyoshona shati hili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] ndia[Swahili Plural] ndia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] ja[English Example] railway track[Swahili Example] njia ya railway------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] njia[Swahili Plural] njia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] ja[English Example] Use all ways to get him out of jail.[Swahili Example] tumia njia zote uwezavyo umtoe jelani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] usita[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[English Plural] ways[Swahili Word] taratibu[Swahili Plural] taratibu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -ratibu, ratiba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way of doing something[English Plural] ways of doing things[Swahili Word] mtindo[Swahili Plural] mitindo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[English Example] The answer to all of these issues is to use new ways to compose questions; The way to do things today, is for people to do them together as equals.[Swahili Example] Jawabu kwa mambo yote hayo ni kutumia mitindo mipya ya kutunga maswali [Masomo 189]; Mtindo wa siku hizi, watu ni bega kwa bega [Amana, Masomo 405]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way of life[English Plural] ways of life[Swahili Word] kikao[Swahili Plural] vikao[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kaa[English Example] live in a good way[Swahili Example] kaa kwa kikao chema------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way out[English Plural] ways out[Swahili Word] budi[Swahili Plural] budi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Note] usually used in negative constructions------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 entertainment
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] entertainment[English Plural] entertainments[Swahili Word] changamko[Swahili Plural] machangamko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -changamka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] entertainment[English Plural] entertainments[Swahili Word] kichekesho[Swahili Plural] vichekesho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -cheka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] entertainment[Swahili Word] mandari[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] entertainment[English Plural] entertainment[Swahili Word] mchezo[Swahili Plural] michezo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Related Words] cheza[English Example] he does this only for the fun of it.[Swahili Example] anafanya haya kwa mchezo tu [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] entertainment[Swahili Word] raha[Swahili Plural] raha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] find entertainment[Swahili Example] ona raha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] entertainment[Swahili Word] tafrija[Swahili Plural] tafrija[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -tafaraji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] entertainment[Swahili Word] tamasha[Swahili Plural] tamasha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] entertainment[Swahili Word] uhondo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] entertainment[Swahili Word] vitumbuizo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -tumbuiza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] entertainment[English Plural] entertainment[Swahili Word] burudani[Swahili Plural] burudani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] entertainment allowance[English Plural] entertainment allowances[Swahili Word] posho ya tafrija[Swahili Plural] posho za tafrija[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] posho[English Example] all the workers were paid entertainment allowance[Swahili Example] wafanyakazi wote walilipwa posho ya tafrija------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] festive entertainment[English Plural] festive entertainment[Swahili Word] takrima[Swahili Plural] takrima[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Related Words] ukarimu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] place of entertainment[Swahili Word] ramsa[Swahili Plural] ramsa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Persian------------------------------------------------------------ -
10 peace
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find peace[Swahili Word] -ona raha[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] be quiet.[Swahili Example] kaa raha mustarehe------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give someone peace[Swahili Word] -pumzisha[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] It is not usual for him to give peace to his/her workers[Swahili Example] Sikawaida yeye kuwapumzisha wafanya kazi wake------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make peace[Swahili Word] -suluhisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] suluhu N (Arabic)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make peace between[Swahili Word] -pendanisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make peace with each other[Swahili Word] -suluhiana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-assoc[Derived Word] suluhi V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] peace[Swahili Word] amani[Swahili Plural] amani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] amana, -amini[Swahili Definition] hali ya usalama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] peace[Swahili Word] isilahi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] suluhi V[Swahili Definition] kuwa na usikilizano------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] peace[English Plural] peace[Swahili Word] raha[Swahili Plural] raha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] Regina has had no peace since she got married[Swahili Example] Regina tangu aolewe hakuwa na raha [Kez], raha iliyoje kulingana na yule kijana [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] peace[Swahili Word] salama[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] salamu, salimu, usalama[English Example] good peace[Swahili Example] salama njema------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] peace[Swahili Word] starehe[Swahili Plural] starehe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] a peaceful life is a life of and understanding[Swahili Example] maisha ya starehe ni maisha ya mapenzi ya kweli na masikilizano [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] peace[Swahili Word] suluhu[Swahili Plural] suluhu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] suluhi V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] peace[Swahili Word] tengemano[Swahili Plural] matengemano[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] tengemaa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] peace[Swahili Word] utengemano[Swahili Plural] matengemano[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] peace (restored)[Swahili Word] utengamano[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] peace treaty[English Plural] peace treaties[Swahili Word] mapatano ya amani[Swahili Plural] mapatano ya amani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Related Words] mapatano------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] return of peace (after war)[Swahili Word] matengemano[Swahili Plural] matengemano[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] tengemaa V------------------------------------------------------------ -
11 reason
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find a reason[Swahili Word] -pata sababu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] for no reason[Swahili Word] bilashi[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Definition] bure; bila sababu[English Example] You are upset for no reason.[Swahili Example] Bilashi mwahangaika [Amana, Masomo 406]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] for that reason[Swahili Word] ndio sababu[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] for what reason?[Swahili Word] kwa sababu gani?[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] for what reason?[Swahili Word] mbona[Part of Speech] pronoun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give as the reason for[Swahili Word] -sababisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] sababu[English Example] the child caused the house to catch fire.[Swahili Example] Mtoto alisababisha nyumba kushika moto------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give as the reason for[Swahili Word] -sabibisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] sababu[English Example] The child gave the reason for the house to catch fire[Swahili Example] Mtoto alisabibisha nyumba kushika moto------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason[English Plural] reasons[Swahili Word] ajili[Swahili Plural] ajili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] as a result of, thanks to; therefore, because of, on the strength of[Swahili Example] kwa reason ya; kwa reason------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason[Swahili Word] akili[Swahili Plural] akili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason[English Plural] reasons[Swahili Word] chanzo[Swahili Plural] vyanzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] anza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason[English Plural] reasons[Swahili Word] haja[Swahili Plural] haja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason[English Plural] reasons[Swahili Word] hoja[Swahili Plural] hoja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] haja[Swahili Example] hapana hoja; una hoja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason[English Plural] reasons[Swahili Word] kisa[Swahili Plural] visa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] mkasa N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason[English Plural] reasons[Swahili Word] maana[Swahili Plural] maana[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] those alarming things within that reason really were tough[Swahili Example] vile vituko vilivyomo katika maana ndivyo vilivyokuwa vigumu [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason[English Plural] reasons[Swahili Word] sababu[Swahili Plural] sababu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] for what reason did you beat him[Swahili Example] Sababu ya kuchelewa ni mvua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason[English Plural] reasons[Swahili Word] sabiki[Swahili Plural] sabiki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason[Swahili Word] udhuru[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason[English Plural] reasons[Swahili Word] hoja[Swahili Plural] mahoja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] haja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reason (for something)[English Plural] reasons[Swahili Word] asili[Swahili Plural] asili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] without reason[Swahili Word] bure[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] one who walks with no reason is not like one who sits without reason, the one who walks might pick up something (proverb)[Swahili Example] mwenda bure si mkaa bure, huenda akaokota (methali)------------------------------------------------------------ -
12 enjoyment
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] anticipated enjoyment[Swahili Word] limbuko[Swahili Plural] malimbuko, milimbuko[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] limbua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] anticipated enjoyment[Swahili Word] mlimbuko[Swahili Plural] malimbuko, milimbuko[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] limbua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] enjoyment[Swahili Word] raha[Swahili Plural] raha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] find enjoyment.[Swahili Example] ona raha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] enjoyment[Swahili Word] starehe[Swahili Plural] starehe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] enjoyment[Swahili Word] tafrija[Swahili Plural] tafrija[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -tafaraji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] enjoyment (after anticipation)[Swahili Word] mlimbuko[Swahili Plural] milimbuko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] limbuka V------------------------------------------------------------ -
13 honey
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] harvest honey[Swahili Word] -unda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] honey[Swahili Word] asali[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] honey, molasses, "Follow the bee and you wil get honey" (proverb - i.e., find a patron)[Swahili Example] honey ya nyuki, honey ya miwa, fuata nyuki ukale honey------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] honey[Swahili Word] asali ya nyuki[Swahili Plural] asali za nyuki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] honey[Swahili Word] uki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] honey[Swahili Word] woki[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] honey in the comb[Swahili Word] masega (ya nyuki)[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
14 successor
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] successor[English Plural] successors[Swahili Word] halifa[Swahili Plural] halifa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] halafu, halifu[Terminology] historical / Islamic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] successor[English Plural] successors[Swahili Word] mwandamizi[Swahili Plural] wandamizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] andama V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] successor[English Plural] successors[Swahili Word] mrithi[Swahili Plural] warithi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[English Example] an election will be held in October to find a successor to President Benjamin Mkapa[Swahili Example] uchaguzi utafanyika Oktoba kumtafuta mrithi wa rais Benjamin Mkapa [ http://www.bbc.co.uk/swahili/news/story/2005/03/050319_uchaguzi_tanzania1.shtml BBC 23 Machi 2005]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] successor (in an office)[English Plural] successors[Swahili Word] sabaha[Swahili Plural] masabaha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -
15 give
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be given[Swahili Word] -gaiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] ile kanzu aliyogaiwa [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be given[Swahili Word] -patiwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be given[Swahili Word] -pewa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be given[Swahili Word] -tolewa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -toa, -tolea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be given (by)[Swahili Word] -patiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-pass[English Example] They wanted clothes and especially military attire.[Swahili Example] walihitaji nguo na walihitaji zana za vita------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give[Swahili Word] -gaia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give[Swahili Word] -jazi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -jaa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give[Swahili Word] -kabidhi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give[Swahili Word] -pa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] transitive[English Example] give the hand (to express congratulations/condolence); lending a helping hand.[Swahili Example] pa mkono------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give[Swahili Word] -pasisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give (out)[Swahili Word] -toa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] give a speech[Swahili Example] toa hotuba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give a gift[Swahili Word] -zawadisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give a present[Swahili Word] -kirimu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] vipi ungeweza kunikirimu kwa tajiri wako [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give a present[Swahili Word] -tuza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give a speech[Swahili Word] -hutubu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hatibu n------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give alms[Swahili Word] -sadaki[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] sadaka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give and receive[Swahili Word] -pokezana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give and receive[Swahili Word] -pokezanya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give and take[Swahili Word] majibizano[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] jibu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give back[Swahili Word] -rejesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give back[Swahili Word] -rejeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give back[Swahili Word] -rudi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give back[Swahili Word] -rudisha[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] return the favor, reciprocate[Swahili Example] rudisha hisani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give clothes[Swahili Word] -visha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] vaa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give each other something[Swahili Word] -pana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reciprocal------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give grudgingly[Swahili Word] -sunza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give her/ him[Swahili Word] mpe[Part of Speech] verb[Class] imperative[English Example] give her that which she needs[Swahili Example] mpe anavyohitaji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give in[Swahili Word] -jitoa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -toa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give life[Swahili Word] -hui[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give life to[Swahili Word] -huisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give me[Swahili Word] nipe[Part of Speech] verb[Class] imperative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give off[Swahili Word] -toa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give oneself[Swahili Word] -jipa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] jitoa, jifunga, jiweka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give oneself up[Swahili Word] -jifunga[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give presents to a person[Swahili Word] -kirimu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] karama, karamu N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give someone a share in something[Swahili Word] -shirikisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] shiriki V[English Example] (s)he gave the teacher a share in the teaching the children[Swahili Example] Alimshirikisha Mwalimu kuwafundisha wanafunzi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give someone a share in something[Swahili Word] -shirikiza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] shiriki V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give someone something[Swahili Word] -wia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give them[Swahili Word] wape[Part of Speech] verb[Class] imperative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give to[Swahili Word] -tolea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -toa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give to each other[Swahili Word] -toleana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-assoc[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -toa, -tolea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give to oneself[Swahili Word] -jipa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Swahili Example] alijipa tamaa kuwa maisha hayo yameandikwa katika umri wake [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give up[Swahili Word] -gea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give up[Swahili Word] -samehe[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] I have looked for it and I did not find it, so I have given up[Swahili Example] nimeitafuta sikuiona, kwa hiyo nimeisamehe.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give up (certain foods, as tabu)[Swahili Word] -gunga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give us[Swahili Word] tupe[Part of Speech] verb[Class] imperative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] that which gives[English Plural] those which give[Swahili Word] kipa[Swahili Plural] vipa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pa[English Example] confirmation (literally, that which gives faith)[Swahili Example] kipa imara[Note] kipa must be followed by another noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to give to[Swahili Word] -pea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
16 alternative
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] alternative[Swahili Word] -badala[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] badala n.[English Example] they can be helped to find alternative employment[Swahili Example] "wataweza... kutafutiwa ajira mbadala" [Nipashe 2004-07-09, "Watoto 30,000 kupatiwa elimu chini ya MEMKWA" na Joseph Mwendapole]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] alternative[English Plural] alternatives[Swahili Word] budi[Swahili Plural] budi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] she saw she had no alternative to pronouncing the word that would call her companion[Swahili Example] aliona hana budi kutamka neno lile alilomwitia mwenzake [Sul][Note] usually used in negative constructions------------------------------------------------------------ -
17 divining
[English Word] divining to find out an offender (using bao)[Swahili Word] mburuga[Swahili Plural] miburuga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------
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find — 1 /faInd/ past tense and past participle found /faUnd/ verb (T) 1 BY SEARCHING to discover or see something that you have been searching for : I can t find the car keys. | Let s hope we can find a parking space. | No one has found a solution to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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find — [c]/faɪnd / (say fuynd) verb (found, finding) –verb (t) 1. to come upon by chance; meet: to find a dollar in the street. 2. to learn, attain, or obtain by search or effort: to find wisdom. 3. to discover: to find gold. 4. to recover (something… …
find — I. verb (found; finding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English findan; akin to Old High German findan to find, Latin pont , pons bridge, Greek pontos sea, Sanskrit patha way, course Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to come… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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