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1 leave
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be left[Swahili Word] -achwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Word] acha V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be left[Swahili Word] -bakiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Swahili Example] hata machozi yalipokwisha akabakiwa na kwikwi ya kilio [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to leave[Swahili Word] -achisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -acha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to leave[Swahili Word] -ondosha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] compassionate leave[Swahili Word] likizo ya uraufu[Swahili Plural] likizo za uraufu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give leave[Swahili Word] -likiza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] likizo N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] likizo[Swahili Plural] likizo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] ruhsa[Swahili Plural] ruhsa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] ruhusa[Swahili Plural] ruhusa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] rukhsa[Swahili Plural] rukhsa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] -aga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] -halifu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] halafu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] -ondoka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ondoa V[English Example] The bus will <b>leave</b> the city at 9:30.[Swahili Example] Basi lita<b>ondoka</b> mji saa tatu na nusu.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] -toka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave (behind)[Swahili Word] -acha[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] they asked themselves why she didn't want to leave her man behind[Swahili Example] walijiuliza kwa nini hakutaka kumwacha bwana wake [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave alone[Swahili Word] -achilia mbali[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -acha[Related Words] mbali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave behind[Swahili Word] -ata[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] dialect of '-acha[English Example] He left his wife and children going on foot.[Swahili Example] Amwata mkewe na watoto wakwenda kwa miguu [Nabhany, Masomo 294][Note] Kiamu, cf. Kuacha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave behind[Swahili Word] -bakisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] hapana alilobakisha isipokuwa hilo lililompa ujali [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave behind[Swahili Word] -gea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave behind[Swahili Word] -telekeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave behind[Swahili Word] -saza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] saa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave each other[Swahili Word] -achana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] associative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -acha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave it alone![Swahili Word] tutu[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave of absence[Swahili Word] livu[Swahili Plural] livu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Eng------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave one's house early in the morning[Swahili Word] -rauka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave out[Swahili Word] -bakisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave out[Swahili Word] -saza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] saa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave over[Swahili Word] -bakisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave over[Swahili Word] -saza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] saa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave something[Swahili Word] -rithisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave something to someone[Swahili Word] -achia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -acha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave-taking[English Plural] leave-takings[Swahili Word] buriani[Swahili Plural] buriani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave-taking (act of)[Swahili Word] mwago[Swahili Plural] miago[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] aga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part from each other[Swahili Word] -tokana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] short-term leave from one's regular fishing area to fish elsewhere[English Plural] leaves[Swahili Word] ago[Swahili Plural] ago[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Dialect] Kimvita[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take one's leave[Swahili Word] -aga[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] to die (euphemism)[Swahili Example] aga dunia[Note] Cf. agano, kiago, mwango------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 pledge
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave as a pledge[Swahili Word] -weka poni[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] leave as a pledge.[Swahili Example] weka poni------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pledge[English Plural] pledges[Swahili Word] amana[Swahili Plural] amana[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pledge[English Plural] pledges[Swahili Word] daraka[Swahili Plural] madaraka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pledge[English Plural] pledges[Swahili Word] dhamana[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pledge[English Plural] pledges[Swahili Word] poni[Swahili Plural] poni[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] eng------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pledge[English Plural] pledges[Swahili Word] rahani[Swahili Plural] rahani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] redeem a pledge[Swahili Example] komboa rahani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pledge[English Plural] pledges[Swahili Word] rehani[Swahili Plural] rehani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] redeem a pledge[Swahili Example] komboa rehani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pledge[English Plural] pledges[Swahili Word] udhamini[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pledge[Swahili Word] -poni[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] eng------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] that which I have pledged[Swahili Word] nilivyoahidi[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated[English Example] That which I have pledged to guard and to guide[Swahili Example] Nilivyoahidi kulinda na kuongoza------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 luck
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] luck[English Plural] luck[Swahili Word] bahati[Swahili Plural] bahati[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -bahatika, -bahatisha, bahatisho[English Example] good luck![Swahili Example] bahati njema!------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] luck[English Plural] luck[Swahili Word] nasibu[Swahili Plural] nasibu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good luck[Swahili Word] sudi[Swahili Plural] sudi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good luck[Swahili Word] heri[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] mtu wa heri; jaliwa (na) heri; kwa heri!; kwa heri ya kuonana!------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] extraordinary luck[Swahili Word] bahati ya mtende[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] mtende------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] luck[Swahili Word] baraka[Swahili Plural] baraka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -bariki, kibaraka, tabaruki[English Example] he has had bad luck[Swahili Example] hana baraka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] luck[Swahili Word] jumu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] luck[Swahili Word] nujumu[Swahili Plural] nujumu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good luck[Swahili Word] jaha[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] (=utukufu, ukuu, usitawi, heshima); mtu aliyeshushiwa jaha; (fig.) kilango cha jaha; nyota ya jaha; (astr.) ameona nyota ya jaha; pa jaha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good luck (singular)[Swahili Word] futahi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good luck[Swahili Word] chumu[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trust to luck[Swahili Word] -bahatisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] try one's luck[Swahili Word] -bahatisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] bahati------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad luck[Swahili Word] mdhana[Swahili Plural] mdhana[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] thing supposed to bring bad luck[Swahili Word] mdhana[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad luck[Swahili Word] mkosi[Swahili Plural] mikosi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Swahili Example] huu ni mkosi wa kujitakia mwenyewe [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad luck[English Plural] bad luck[Swahili Word] nuhusi[Swahili Plural] nuhusi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] what else brought him there except bad luck?[Swahili Example] kitu gani kilichomleta pale isipokuwa nuhusi? [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad luck[Swahili Word] shari[Swahili Plural] shari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Example] taka shari.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad luck[Swahili Word] uchimvi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Related Words] -chimba, chimvi, mchimbi[English Example] they leave their bad luck here[Swahili Example] waacha uchimbi hapa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad luck[Swahili Word] uchuro[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who brings bad luck[English Plural] people who bring bad luck[Swahili Word] kausha[Swahili Plural] wakausha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kauka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] person supposed to bring bad luck[Swahili Word] mdhana[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause bad luck (to someone)[Swahili Word] -chira[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -chirwa, churo, uchuro------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword luck[English Word] luck[Swahili Word] nyota[Swahili Plural] nyota[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] he has no luck[Swahili Example] hana nyota nzuri------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 mark
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be marked[Swahili Word] -shangiliwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to mark out[Swahili Word] -auza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave marks (us welts from blows)[Swahili Word] -ota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make a mark (us welts from blows)[Swahili Word] -ota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make marks on the body (by a blow)[Swahili Word] -alia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] alama[Swahili Plural] alama[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] "Colors are God's artisitic design, no color is a curse".[Swahili Example] Rangi pambo lake Mungu, si alama ya maafa [Shaaban Robert, "Rangi Zetu" 1 iv]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] athari[Swahili Plural] athari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] chapa[Swahili Plural] chapa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Hindi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] cheraka[Swahili Plural] macheraka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] dalili[Swahili Plural] dalili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Definition] alama[English Example] It is not a mark of bitterness, sin or lack.[Swahili Example] Si dalili ya machungu, dhambi wala upungufu [Shaaban Robert, "Rangi Zetu" 2 iii]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] doa[Swahili Plural] madoa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] ibura[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] ishara[Swahili Plural] ishara[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -ashiria------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] jeraha[Swahili Plural] majeraha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] jeruhi, majeruhi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] mburuzo[Swahili Plural] miburuzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] burura------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] mbuuzo[Swahili Plural] miburuzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] mburuzo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] mwelezo[Swahili Plural] mielezo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] elea, elezo V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] ngeu[Swahili Plural] ngeu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] nukta[Swahili Plural] nukta[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] onyo[Swahili Plural] maonyo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] ona V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] rajamu[Swahili Plural] rajamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] saini[Swahili Plural] saini[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] engl[English Example] put a mark[Swahili Example] tia/weka saini.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] shabaha[Swahili Plural] shabaha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] get a mark[Swahili Example] pata shabaha.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] stampa[Swahili Plural] stampa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Engl.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] utambulisho[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[Swahili Word] -athiri[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] athari N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[Swahili Word] -shangilia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[Swahili Word] -sherehekea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark[Swahili Word] -sherekea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark (left by a snake, etc.)[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] mtiririko[Swahili Plural] mitiririko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] tiririka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark (on the skni)[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] bato[Swahili Plural] mabato[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Terminology] medical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark (on trees to show the way)[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] kilingo[Swahili Plural] vilingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -linga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark on the body[English Plural] marks[Swahili Word] baka[Swahili Plural] mabaka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark out a field for tilling[Swahili Word] -pakia ngwe[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -paka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mark time[Swahili Word] -chapa miguu[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mguu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] marking off[Swahili Word] usawanisho[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tribal mark[English Plural] tribal marks[Swahili Word] nembo[Swahili Plural] nembo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] urembo N------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 part
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] central part[Swahili Word] uchukuti[Swahili Plural] chukuti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have a part in[Swahili Word] -shariki[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] shirika N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have a part in[Swahili Word] -shiriki[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] shirika N[English Example] (s)he took a part in the OAU meeting[Swahili Example] Yeye alishiriki katika mkutano wa OAU------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave from each other[Swahili Word] -tokana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] aria[Swahili Plural] aria[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] (rare)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] awamu[Swahili Plural] awamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Definition] sehemu[English Example] The buildings of this college are being repaired and the first part will be complete next year.[Swahili Example] Majengo ya chuo hiki yamekuwa yakirekebishwa na awamu ya kwanza itakamilika mwaka ujao [Masomo 362]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] aya[Swahili Plural] aya[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] divisheni[Part of Speech] noun[Note] Engl.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] fungu[Swahili Plural] mafungu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] gawo[Swahili Plural] magawo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] hisa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[English Plural] parts[Swahili Word] juzuu[Swahili Plural] majuzuu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[English Plural] parts[Swahili Word] kataa[Swahili Plural] kataa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] room (part of a house)[Swahili Example] kataa ya nyumba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[English Plural] parts[Swahili Word] kipande[Swahili Plural] vipande[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] pande, pandikizi, upande------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] kasama[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] kasimu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] mgao[Swahili Plural] migao[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] gawa V[English Example] dividend.[Swahili Example] mgao wa faida------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] mgawo[Swahili Plural] migawo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] gawa V[English Example] dividend.[Swahili Example] mgao wa faida------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] mkasama[Swahili Plural] mikasama[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] kasimu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] nusu[Swahili Plural] nusu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] partly[Swahili Example] nusu nusu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[English Plural] parts[Swahili Word] pande[Swahili Plural] mapande[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] kipande[English Example] In this section of the country there are no coconuts[Swahili Example] pande hizi hatuna nazi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] sehemu[Swahili Plural] sehemu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] part of a machine[Swahili Example] sehemu ya mtambo.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] tarafa[Swahili Plural] tarafa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] tarafu[Swahili Plural] tarafu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] ugawanyaji[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[English Plural] parts[Swahili Word] kiasi[Swahili Plural] viasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] -achana na[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reciprocal[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -acha[English Example] she did not want to part with those children[Swahili Example] hakutaka kuachana na watoto hao [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part ( of a whole)[English Plural] parts (of a whole)[Swahili Word] toto[Swahili Plural] matoto[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part (of a larger whole)[Swahili Word] baadhi[Swahili Plural] baadhi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part (small)[English Plural] parts[Swahili Word] kisehemu[Swahili Plural] visehemu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] sehemu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part with reluctantly[Swahili Word] -sunza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take part in[Swahili Word] -ingia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kiingilio, maingiano, maingiliano, mwingilizi, mwingizaji, uingizaji[Swahili Example] ingia safarini------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 evil
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bring evil upon someone[Swahili Word] -pagaza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil[Swahili Word] -baya[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil[Swahili Word] shari[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] an evil child[Swahili Example] mtoto mshari------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil[Swahili Word] wi[Part of Speech] adjective[Dialect] archaic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil[English Plural] evils[Swahili Word] baa[Swahili Plural] baa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Note] also: balaa, balia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil[English Plural] evils[Swahili Word] balaa[Swahili Plural] balaa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Note] also: baa, balia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil[English Plural] evils[Swahili Word] balia[Swahili Plural] balia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Note] also: baa, balaa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil[Swahili Word] maovu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] ovu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil[English Plural] evils[Swahili Word] ovu[Swahili Plural] maovu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] ovu ADJ------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil[Swahili Word] ubaya[Swahili Plural] ubaya[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] -baya adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil[Swahili Word] uovu[Swahili Plural] maovu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6[Derived Word] -ovu adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil genius[English Plural] evil geniuses[Swahili Word] afiriti[Swahili Plural] afiriti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] then leave, you and your evil genius companion[Swahili Example] basi tokeni wewe na huyo afiriti mwenzako [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil genius[English Plural] evil geniuses[Swahili Word] afriti[Swahili Plural] afriti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil person[Swahili Word] fisadi[Swahili Plural] mafisadi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil person[Swahili Word] mwovu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil spirit[Swahili Word] pepo mbaya[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[English Example] evil spirit[Swahili Example] pepo punda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil spirit[Swahili Word] pepo punda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[English Example] evil spirit[Swahili Example] pepo punda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil spirit[English Plural] evil spirits[Swahili Word] shetani[Swahili Plural] mashetani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] (s)he was seized by the evil spirit[Swahili Example] Alipatikana na shetani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil-minded person[Swahili Word] mkorofi[Swahili Plural] wakorofi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] korofi adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fall upon evil days[Swahili Word] -tabakwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] remove the roots of an evil[Swahili Word] -ng'oa mzizi wa fitina[Part of Speech] phrase[English Example] remove the tooth[Swahili Example] ng'oa jino------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] something burned in order to drive out an evil spirit[Swahili Word] mafusho[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 want
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not exactly what one wanted[Swahili Word] tafauti[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] the way I want[Swahili Word] hiari yangu[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] haja[Swahili Plural] haja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] mahitaji[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] haja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] taabu[Swahili Plural] taabu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[English Plural] wants[Swahili Word] toa[Swahili Plural] toa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] uchache[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] uchechefu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] udhiki[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] uhitaji[Swahili Plural] hitaji, mahitaji[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] ukiwa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] ukosa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] ukosefu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] ukosekanaji[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] ukosekano[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] utovu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[English Plural] wants[Swahili Word] dhiki[Swahili Plural] dhiki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] udhiki------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] -arithi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] (rare)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] -dhiki[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] udhiki------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] -hitaji[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haja, mhitaji, uhitaji[Swahili Example] yahitaji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] -penda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] -taka[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mataka, mtaka, mtashi, utashi[English Example] they asked themselves why she did not want to leave her husband; I want to drink tea.[Swahili Example] walijiuliza kwa nini hakutaka kumwachabwana wake [Kez]; Ninataka kunywa chai.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] -takia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] -towesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want of feeling[Swahili Word] sugu[Swahili Plural] sugu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] sugua V[English Example] a coarse, unfeeling person[Swahili Example] mtu sugu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want something[Swahili Word] -londea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want something[Swahili Word] -rondea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want something very much[Swahili Word] -fa udusi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 lie
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] chuku[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] ghalati[Swahili Plural] ghalati[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[English Plural] lies[Swahili Word] kimkumku[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7[Swahili Definition] uwongo[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] leba[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] lebu V[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] uongo[Swahili Plural] maongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] ongopa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] uongo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] urongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] urongo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] utungo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] uwongo[Swahili Plural] maongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] wongo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] -danganya[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] kutosema kweli [Masomo 246][English Example] The doctor deceived you, he didn't leave a motorboat on the island.[Swahili Example] Daktari alikudanganya, hakuacha motaboti yo yote hapa kisiwani [Masomo 246]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] -lebu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] leba N[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] -lebu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] leba N[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] -lebu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] leba N[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] -pyora[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] -shariti[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] -zandiki[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie (heavy) on[Swahili Word] -vama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie (heavy) on[Swahili Word] -vamia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie across[Swahili Word] -kingama[Part of Speech] verb[Class] stative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kinga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie directly on top of something[Swahili Word] -tabiki[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie down[Swahili Word] -gona[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie down[Swahili Word] -lala[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] lala macho [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie down on one's stomach[Swahili Word] wama[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie down on one's stomach[Swahili Word] wamia[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie every which way[Swahili Word] -sinukia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-intr------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie face down[Swahili Word] -lala fudifudi[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -lala------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie in wait for[Swahili Word] -otea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -ota V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie in wait for someone[Swahili Word] -ota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie on[Swahili Word] -vamia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie on one's back[Swahili Word] -lala chali[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] a cat can never be made to lie on its back (proverb)[Swahili Example] paka hakubali kulala chali (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie prone[Swahili Word] -ama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie stretched out[Swahili Word] -tandama[Part of Speech] verb[Class] stative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie to[Swahili Word] -ongopea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Word] ongopa V[English Example] It is only that one day that I lied to you.[Swahili Example] ile siku moja tu n'lipokuongopea [Ma]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make up and spread lies[Swahili Word] -zulisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make up and spread lies[Swahili Word] -zusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who invents and spreads lies[Swahili Word] msanifu[Swahili Plural] wasanifu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] sanaa, sanifu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who invents and spreads lies[Swahili Word] msanii[Swahili Plural] wasanii[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] sanaa, sanifu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] place of lying down[Swahili Word] uraro[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tell a lie[Swahili Word] -ongopa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tell a lie[Swahili Word] -sema uwongo[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tell lies about someone[Swahili Word] -zulia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 order
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in good order[Swahili Word] -tengenea[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Bahati aliona kuwa yote hayo yangetengenea [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in order[Swahili Word] -ratibika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in order[Swahili Word] -tengenea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be ordered[Swahili Word] -agizwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] aga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be ordered[Swahili Word] -amriwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] amri N[Swahili Definition] kupewa amri [Masomo 244][English Example] Mark, as he had been ordered to, left the room[Swahili Example] Marko, kama alivyoamriwa, alitoka kwenye chumba hicho [Masomo 244]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give orders[Swahili Word] -pa masharti[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -pa, sharti------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in order that[Swahili Word] haddi[Part of Speech] conjunction[Swahili Example] Nitafanya akili gani hadi tugawe sawasawa?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in order that[Swahili Word] hata[Part of Speech] conjunction[Swahili Example] tutasoma kitabu gani hata tujue maneno yenu?; hata akija------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in order that[Swahili Word] ili[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in order that[Swahili Word] kwamba[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in order that[Swahili Word] maana[Part of Speech] conjunction[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in order that[Swahili Word] ya kuwa[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in order that[Swahili Word] minajili[Part of Speech] preposition[Swahili Example] kwa (ajili ya) minajili ya------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in order to[Swahili Word] kasidi[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] makusudio N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in order to[Swahili Word] kusudi[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] makusudio N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in order to[Swahili Word] ili[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in order to[Swahili Word] kwamba[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in perfectly good order[Swahili Word] salama[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] salamu, salimu, usalama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in perfectly good order[Swahili Word] salimini[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in perfectly good order[Swahili Word] salama salimini[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] order[Swahili Word] agizo[Swahili Plural] maagizo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Swahili Example] watu wanaodharau maagizo ya Chama [Mun][Note] usually pl.- maaguzi / Cf. '-aga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] order[Swahili Word] amri[Swahili Plural] amri[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Definition] maagizo[Masomo 241]; tendo la kusema ni lazima kufanya kitu [Masomo 375][English Example] He found himself obeying the order of that voice; What kind of person are you not following the orders of your doctor?[Swahili Example] Alijiona akitii amri ya sauti ile [Masomo 241]; U mtu wa namna gani wewe usiyetii amri ya daktari wako? [Chacha, Masomo 375]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] order[Swahili Word] amrisho[Swahili Plural] maamrisho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] amri N[Swahili Definition] jambo linalolazimishwa[English Example] He will respect Kenya and support the directives of the national leader.[Swahili Example] Atasifu Kenya na kuunga mkono maamrisho ya kiongozi.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] order[Swahili Word] intidhamu[Swahili Plural] intidhamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] kazi yake ilikuwa na zamu [...] na mwajiriwa ingempasa afuate intidhamu hii [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] order[Swahili Word] maongozi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] order[Swahili Word] mpango[Swahili Plural] mipango[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] panga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] order[Swahili Word] nidhamu[Swahili Plural] nidhamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] order[Swahili Word] nishani[Swahili Plural] nishani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] order[English Plural] orders[Swahili Word] shurutisho[Swahili Plural] mashurutisho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] sharti, shuruti------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] order[Swahili Word] taratibu[Swahili Plural] taratibu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -ratibu, ratiba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] order[Swahili Word] uagizaji[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] uagizaji wa vipuli vya motokaa umekuwa na masharti mazito------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] order[Swahili Word] -agiza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] aga V[Swahili Definition] kumwambia mtu afanye jambo fulani au kusema kwamba unataka uletewe kitu [Masomo, 75][English Example] They will <b>order</b> you to leave, but do not listen to them.[Swahili Example] Wataku<b>agiza</b> kuondoka, lakini usiwasikilizie.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] order[Swahili Word] -amrisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] amri N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] order[Swahili Word] -amuru[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] kutoa amri [Masomo 259][English Example] he ordered me to go[Swahili Example] aliniamuru niende[Note] Cf. amri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] order[Swahili Word] -ekeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] order[Swahili Word] -elekeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] order[Swahili Word] -kata[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] order[Swahili Word] -usia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] order[Swahili Word] -wosia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] order (for something)[Swahili Word] orda[Swahili Plural] orda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Eng.[English Example] "one who takes orders at the table, waiter".[Swahili Example] mchukuaji orda wa chakula------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] order for[Swahili Word] -agizia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Word] -aga[English Example] letters to order things[Swahili Example] barua za kuagizia [Masomo, 75]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in good order[Swahili Word] -nadhifisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] nadhifu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in order[Swahili Word] -andika[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] set the table[Swahili Example] order meza[Note] Cf. andiko, maandiko, maandishi, mwandiko, mwandikaji, mwandishi, uandikishaji, uandishi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in order[Swahili Word] -panga[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] The child cried a lot while I was preparing and clothing him/her[Swahili Example] mtoto kalia sana nilipokuwa nikimpanga na kumbadili nguo [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in order[Swahili Word] -rakibisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in order[Swahili Word] -ratibisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in order[Swahili Word] -ratibu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in order[Swahili Word] -rekibisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in order[Swahili Word] -safisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -safia, -safika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in order[Swahili Word] -safidi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Farsi[Related Words] safi, usafidi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in order[Swahili Word] -sarifu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in order[Swahili Word] -tadhibiri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in order[Swahili Word] -tadubiri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in order[Swahili Word] -tengeneza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] tengenea V[Swahili Example] alitoa kioo mkobani mwake na kutengeneza uso na nywele zake [Sul], namna mbali mbali mwanawe alivyoweza kuzitengeneza nywele zake [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in order[Swahili Word] -tunga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in order[Swahili Word] -tungiza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] religious order[Swahili Word] utawa[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] religious------------------------------------------------------------ -
10 turn
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] a wife's turn for sleeping with her husband (in polygyny)[English Plural] wives' turns for sleeping with their husbands[Swahili Word] ngono[Swahili Plural] ngono[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -gona------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be turned[Swahili Word] -pindwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by turns[Swahili Word] kipokee[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] pokea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by turns[Swahili Word] kipokeo[Swahili Plural] vipokeo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] pokea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take turns[Swahili Word] -pokezana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take turns[Swahili Word] -pokezanya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] duru[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] kizingo[Swahili Plural] vizingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zinga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mara[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mazingazinga[Swahili Plural] mazingazinga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Word] zinga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mazunguko[Swahili Plural] mazunguko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Word] zungua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mzunguko[Swahili Plural] mizunguko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zunguka[Related Words] -zungua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] pindi[Swahili Plural] pindi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] safari[Swahili Plural] safari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] zingo[Swahili Plural] mazingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] zinga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] zamu[Swahili Plural] zamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] laugh, for be not in doubt, your turn will come[Swahili Example] cheka usiwe na shaka, itakuja zamu yako [Shaaban Robert, <i>Cheka kwa Furaha</i>]; hii ilikuwa zamu yake kuutambua ukweli [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -betabeta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -fingirika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -furukuta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -gaga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -geuka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v[Swahili Example] yule kijana aligeuka tena kumtazama Subira [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -geuza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -gueza[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] mwalimu Matata akiingiza ufunguo mlangoni na kuugeuza [Muk], kwa muda mrefu alijigeuza huku na huku kujitazama [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -kata mkono[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] he flew on his bicycle and turned left[Swahili Example] akarukia baiskeli na kuikata mkono wa kushoto [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -vingirika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -zinga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (on a lathe)[Swahili Word] -gesa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (on a lathe)[Swahili Word] -kereza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kerezo, mkereza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (sudden)[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] pindu[Swahili Plural] mapindu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] pinda V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (the head scornfully)[Swahili Word] -deua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn a new leaf[Swahili Word] -ongoka nafsi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ongoa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn around (of a person)[Swahili Word] -jipindua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda, -pindua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn aside[Swahili Word] -kengeua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ukengefu[Swahili Example] kengeua njia[Note] depart from/turn off a path/road.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn bad (of perishable goods)[Swahili Word] -doda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn down[Swahili Word] -katalia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kataa[English Example] I have turned him down[Swahili Example] nimemkatalia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn from the right way[Swahili Word] -kengeua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn inside out[Swahili Word] -fidua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn inside out[Swahili Word] -fudua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn into[Swahili Word] -siri[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn off[Swahili Word] -funga[Part of Speech] verb[Terminology] electricity------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn off[Swahili Word] -kengeua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ukengefu[Swahili Example] kengeua njia[Note] depart from/turn off a path/road.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn off[Swahili Word] -zima[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -zimia, -zimika, -zimisha, -zimua, -zimwa[English Example] when you leave, turn off the light[Swahili Example] ukiondoka, zima taa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn on (an electric light)[Swahili Word] -washa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn one's back[Swahili Word] -pa kisogo[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -pa, kisogoni, kogo[Swahili Definition] tendo, namna au hali ya kusongwa au kusonga[English Example] she moved away two paces and turned her back on him[Swahili Example] aliondoka hatua mbili na kumpa kisogo [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn out[Swahili Word] -ja[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] jio, kijakazi, kijio, kinjia, mja, mjakazi, mjio, njia, ujaji, ujia, ujio[English Example] it will turn out that I have to go on a trip[Swahili Example] nitakuja kusafiri [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -petua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -sinua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -stakabadhi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -viringisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] viringa V[Swahili Example] kila mmoja anayaviringisha maneno ya Diana akilini mwake------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over (the pages)[Swahili Word] -pambua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pamba[English Example] the girl's lined fingers are turning over the pages of that newspaper[Swahili Example] vidole laini vya msichana vinazipambua kurasa za jarida lile [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn restlessly[Swahili Word] -gaagaa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mgaagaa[English Example] she was moaning and turning restlessly in her bed[Swahili Example] alikuwa akipiga kite na kugaragara juu ya kitanda chake [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn round[Swahili Word] -geuza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn round and round[Swahili Word] -zungusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn something[Swahili Word] -fingirisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn the back[Swahili Word] -pa mgongo[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn the face[Swahili Word] -pa uso[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn toward[Swahili Word] -pindulia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-inver[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda, -pindua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up[Swahili Word] -ogelea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Word] oga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up[Swahili Word] -peta[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] tuck up a garment.[Swahili Example] peta nguo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up (clothing to protect it from dirt or damp)[Swahili Word] -pania[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] turn up the pants (turn up the trouser legs)[Swahili Example] pania suruali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up (skirt or trousers to keep them clean)[Swahili Word] -sega[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] turn up clothes[Swahili Example] saga nguo.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up the ground preparatory to planting[Swahili Word] -buruga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn upside down[Swahili Word] -petua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn upside down[Swahili Word] -pindua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda[English Example] turn the page of a book[Swahili Example] pindua ukurasa wa kitabu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn upside-down[Swahili Word] -pituka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[English Example] Mrs Tamima and her family turned the houses upside-down[Swahili Example] Bi Tamima na umati wake walipita na kupituka vyumba [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------ -
11 vow
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] break a vow[Swahili Word] -vunja ahadi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] keep a vow[Swahili Word] -timiza ahadi[Part of Speech] verb[Note] Cf. '-ahidi, miadi / also: wahadi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] keep a vow[Swahili Word] -fikisha ahadi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] keep a vow[Swahili Word] -shika ahadi[Part of Speech] verb[Note] Cf. '-ahidi, miadi / also: wahadi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make a vow[Swahili Word] -weka nadhiri[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] msichana aliweka nadhiri kwamba angeivunja rekodi iliyokuwapo [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] vow[English Plural] vows[Swahili Word] agano[Swahili Plural] maagano[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] vow[English Plural] vows[Swahili Word] ahadi[Swahili Plural] ahadi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] vow[English Plural] vows[Swahili Word] amana[Swahili Plural] amana[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] leave as a pledge, give as security[Swahili Example] -weka vow.[Note] Cf. '-amini------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] vow[English Plural] vows[Swahili Word] uapo[Swahili Plural] nyapo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] vow[English Plural] vows[Swahili Word] wahadi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] vow[Swahili Word] -ahidi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] vow[Swahili Word] -apa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] kuthibitisha jambo kwa kiapo [Masomo 327][English Example] President Nyerere vowed to increase cooperation and strengthen the OAU[Swahili Example] Rais Nyere aliapa kuimarisha ushirikiano na kuingiza nguvu zaidi OAU [Masomo 327]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] vow (often rel.).[English Plural] vows[Swahili Word] nadhiri[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] keep a vow.[Swahili Example] weka nadhiri------------------------------------------------------------ -
12 walk
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be walked[Swahili Word] -tembezwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] tembea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] help someone walk[Swahili Word] -chechesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] help someone walk[Swahili Word] -checheza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take a walk for pleasure[Swahili Word] -jiendea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-refl[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take for a walk[Swahili Word] -tembeza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -tembea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take for a walk[Swahili Word] -zungusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk[English Plural] walks[Swahili Word] masia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[English Example] go for a walk[Swahili Example] enda masia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk[English Plural] walks[Swahili Word] matembezi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] tembea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk[English Plural] walks[Swahili Word] tembezi[Swahili Plural] matembezi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] tembea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk[Swahili Word] -tembea[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] matembezi, mtembezi, utembezi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk[Swahili Word] -zinga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk (slowly or uncertainly)[Swahili Word] -sita[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk (slowly or uncertainly)[Swahili Word] -sitasita[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk about aimlessly[Swahili Word] -taladadi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk about aimlessly[Swahili Word] -taradadi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk around[Swahili Word] -launi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Eng[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk around[Swahili Word] -randa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk bent over and with difficulty[Swahili Word] -enda kikongwe[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] kongwe, -konga, -enda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk carefully[Swahili Word] -chechea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk fast[Swahili Word] magamaga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk fast (with long steps)[Swahili Word] -tagaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk gracefully[Swahili Word] -dalji[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] walk gracefully[Swahili Example] kuenda dalji [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk gracefully[Swahili Word] -dundika[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[Swahili Example] natembea kwa kudundika [Ma]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk heavily[Swahili Word] -chapa miguu[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mguu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk in a line or row[Swahili Word] -andamana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] associative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -andama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk like a duck[Swahili Word] -bata[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk like a duck[Swahili Word] -batabata[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk like an old person (feebly with a stick)[Swahili Word] -jikongojea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -kongoja v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk quickly[Swahili Word] -tataga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk quietly[Swahili Word] -nyata[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] stalk an animal.[Swahili Example] nyata mnyama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk unsteadily[Swahili Word] -kongoja[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] He was able to leave his bed and walk unsteadily a few steps outside of the hospital building.[Swahili Example] Aliweza kukiacha kitanda chake na kujikongoja hatua chache nje ya jengo la hospitali. from ZAWADI YA USHINDI by Ben R. Mtobwa. 1987. Dar es Salaam: Heko Publishers------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk with the legs wide apart[Swahili Word] magamaga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walking around[Swahili Word] utembezi[Swahili Plural] matembezi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
13 wicked
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wicked[Swahili Word] -baya[Part of Speech] adjective[English Example] wicked person[Swahili Example] mtu mbaya------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wicked[Swahili Word] -ovu[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wicked[Swahili Word] wi[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wicked person[English Plural] wicked people[Swahili Word] afiriti[Swahili Plural] afiriti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] then leave, you and your wicked partner[Swahili Example] basi tokeni wewe na huyo afiriti mwenzako [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wicked person[English Plural] wicked people[Swahili Word] afriti[Swahili Plural] afriti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wicked person[English Plural] wicked people[Swahili Word] mng'ariza[Swahili Plural] wang'ariza[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] ng'aa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wicked person[English Plural] wicked people[Swahili Word] munkari[Swahili Plural] minkari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4an------------------------------------------------------------ -
14 hymen
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hymen[Swahili Word] kizinda[Swahili Plural] vizinda[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] zinda N[Terminology] anatomy------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hymen[Swahili Word] ubikira[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] anatomy------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hymen[English Plural] hymens[Swahili Word] ungo[Swahili Plural] maungo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] unga[English Example] to leave her hymen open before Mansuri's eyes[Swahili Example] kuyawacha maungo yake wazi mbele ya macho ya Mansuri [Sul][Terminology] anatomy[Note] KP does not have access to original http://research.yale.edu/swahili/serve_pages/sources_en.php source to verify if this usage example is translated to English in the correct context------------------------------------------------------------ -
15 proper
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be proper[Swahili Word] -juzu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be proper[Swahili Word] -laiki[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be proper[Swahili Word] -sadifu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be proper[Swahili Word] -sanifu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be proper[Swahili Word] -stahiki[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be proper[Swahili Word] -stahili[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be proper[Swahili Word] -wajibu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper[Swahili Word] barabara[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Language] Farsi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper[Swahili Word] kimaada[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper[Swahili Word] kimada[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper[Swahili Word] maalum[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper[Swahili Word] sadifu[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper[Swahili Word] salihi[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper[Swahili Word] -enye kufaa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] nyimbo za kubembelezea kwa sauti zenye kufaa [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper behavior (us. in a moral sense)[Swahili Word] wajibu[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] ni wajibu wako kuwahesimu wazee wako------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper time (to leave)[Swahili Word] wadi[Part of Speech] adjective[Swahili Example] saa yake ya kusafiri imewadia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] what is proper and fitting (morally and socially) according to tradition and custom.[Swahili Word] muujibu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] what is proper and fitting (morally and socially) according to tradition and custom[Swahili Word] mujibu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
16 surprising
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be surprising[Swahili Word] -staajabisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be surprising[Swahili Word] -kanganyika[Part of Speech] verb[Class] stative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kanganya------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] surprising[Swahili Word] ajabu[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] surprising event[English Plural] surprising events[Swahili Word] kituko[Swahili Plural] vituko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] -tukia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] surprising thing[Swahili Word] ajabu[Swahili Plural] ajabu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Definition] jambo ambalo si la kawaida [Masomo, 72][English Example] One surprising thing is that when our students leave school, many of them don't know at all how to write letters.[Swahili Example] Ajabu moja ni kuwa wanafunzi wetu watokapo shule, huwa wengi wao hawajui kabisa kuandika barua [Masomo, 72]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] surprising thing[Swahili Word] nduni[Swahili Plural] nduni[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
17 mailbox
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mailbox[English Plural] mailboxes[Swahili Word] kijisanduku[Swahili Plural] vijisanduku[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] sanduku------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mailbox[English Plural] mailboxes[Swahili Word] kidaka barua[Swahili Plural] vidaka barua[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[English Example] I will leave the papers in your mailbox[Swahili Example] nitaacha makaratasi katika kidaka barua chako------------------------------------------------------------ -
18 convalescent
[English Word] convalescent leave[English Plural] convalescent leaves[Swahili Word] likizo ya afueni[Swahili Plural] likizo za afueni[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------ -
19 hairstyle
[English Word] hairstyle with the head shaved to leave only a patch on top.[Swahili Word] denge[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------
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