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1 know
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be known[Swahili Word] -julikana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] assoc-intr[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -jua[English Example] it's not known where she lives[Swahili Example] haijulikani anakokaa [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be known[Swahili Word] -juliwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] do not know what to do with[Swahili Word] -tokuwa na kazi na[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get to know[Swahili Word] -ng'amua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get to know well[Swahili Word] -faidi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] nyote hamjamfaidi kijana yule [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] know[Swahili Word] -atikali[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] know[Swahili Word] -fahamu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] alifahamu huyo mtu alikuwa nani [Kez], Sperantia alikuwa bado hajafahamu kuzungumza [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] know[Swahili Word] -jua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] juvi, kijuvi, mjuvi, mjuzi, ujuvi, ujuzi[English Example] it is estimated that more than 80% of people in the country of Tanzania know how to read and to write[Swahili Example] inakadiriwa kuwa zaidi ya asilimia 80 ya watu walijua kusoma na kuandika nchini Tanzania ( http://ipp.co.tz/ipp/nipashe/2004/05/25/11521.html IPPMedia), 2 Juni 2004------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] know[Swahili Word] -komanya[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] know[Swahili Word] -kujuwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] jua V[Terminology] poetic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] know[Swahili Word] -maizi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] know for[Swahili Word] -julia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -jua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] know one another[Swahili Word] -fahamiana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reciprocal[Swahili Example] lakini wenyewe wakifahamiana vyema [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] know one another[Swahili Word] -juana[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -jua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] know with certainty[Swahili Word] -baini[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] know with certainty[Swahili Word] -bayini[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] let know[Swahili Word] -julisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -jua------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 hello
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hello[Swahili Word] aisee[Part of Speech] interjection[Derived Word] Eng. (I say)[Note] Literally - "I say"------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hello (called when knocking on someone's door)[Swahili Word] hodi[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hello[Swahili Word] jambo[Part of Speech] interjection[Related Words] jamboni, sijambo, hujambo, hajambo, hatujambo, hamjambo, hawajambo[English Example] hello, European visitor![Swahili Example] jambo, mzungu![Note] greeting used exclusively for those assumed to be tourists who do not know Swahili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hello (to more than one person)[Swahili Word] jamboni[Part of Speech] interjection[Related Words] jambo[Note] greeting used exclusively for those assumed to be tourists who do not know Swahili------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 salutation
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] (in salutation) ( l wish you) a long life[Swahili Word] tahyati[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] salutation[Swahili Word] jambo[Part of Speech] interjection[Related Words] jamboni, sijambo, hujambo, hajambo, hatujambo, hamjambo, hawajambo[Note] greeting used exclusively for those assumed to be tourists who do not know Swahili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] salutation[Swahili Word] maamkio[Swahili Plural] maamkio[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] salutation[Swahili Word] maamkizi[Swahili Plural] maamkizi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] salutation[English Plural] salutations[Swahili Word] salamu[Swahili Plural] salamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] salama, -salimu, taslimu, usalama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] salutation (of a letter)[Swahili Word] heshima[Swahili Plural] heshima[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] salutation Good morning, etc.[Swahili Word] msalheri[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] heri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] salutation used in letters (very formal)[Swahili Word] muhashamu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] heshima, heshimu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] salutation used in letters (very formal)[Swahili Word] muheshamu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] heshima, heshimu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] salutation used in letters to those whom one knows rather well but not intimately (older friends or teachers or etc.)[Swahili Word] muhebi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] hebu, haba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] salutation used in letters to those whom one knows rather well but not intimately (older friends or teachers or etc.)[Swahili Word] muhibu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] hebu, haba -
4 we
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] we[Swahili Word] sisi[Part of Speech] pronoun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] we[Swahili Word] tu[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] we (do) not[Swahili Word] hatu-[Part of Speech] verb subject[English Example] we do not know the way[Swahili Example] hatujui njia[Note] first person plural negative subject prefix------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] we (do) not[Swahili Word] hatu[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] We are the ones![Swahili Word] ndisi[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] we do[Swahili Word] twa[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 new
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] new[Swahili Word] -pya[Part of Speech] adjective[Related Words] upya[English Example] new clothes[Swahili Example] nguo mpya------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] new[Swahili Word] mpya[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pya[English Example] that said that they didn't know the capabilities of their new coach because he does not have a big name, but they believe their leaders have done things carefully[Swahili Example] walisema kuwa hawaujui uwezo wa kocha wao mpya kwa vile hana jina kubwa, ila wanaamini viongozi wao wamefanya mambo kwa umakini (http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/alasiri/2006/12/23/80946.html IPPMedia), 23 Desemba 2006[Note] class 1, 3, 9, 10, 11, and 14------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] new[Swahili Word] wapya[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pya[English Example] the ministry said that it has banned that school from registering new students in form one next year[Swahili Example] wizara imesema imeipiga marufuku shule hiyo kuandikisha wanafunzi wapya wa kidato cha kwanza mwaka ujao ( http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/alasiri/2007/04/24/89123.html IPPMedia), 24 Aprili 2007[Note] class 2------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] new[Swahili Word] mipya[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pya[English Example] the group... does not have any new plans for that club[Swahili Example] kundi... halina mipango yeyote mipya kwa ajili ya klabu hiyo ( http://www.darhotwire.com/cgi-bin/darhot/print.pl?id=9133 darhotwire)[Note] class 4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] new[Swahili Word] jipya[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pya[English Example] the temporary bridge was built to bypass construction on the new bridge by the contractor M/S Southern Link[Swahili Example] daraja hilo la muda, lilijengwa ili kupisha ujenzi wa daraja jipya linalojengwa na mkandarasi wa kampuini ya M/S Southern Link Ltd (http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/nipashe/2007/01/04/81625.html IPPMedia), 4 Januari 2007[Note] class 5------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] new[Swahili Word] mapya[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pya[English Example] without doubt it was in that spirit of developing new things[Swahili Example] bila shaka ni katika moyo ule ule wa kuendeleza mambo mapya ( http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/nipashe/2007/04/30/89483.html IPPMedia), 30 Aprili 2007[Note] class 6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] new[Swahili Word] kipya[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pya[English Example] the government said that the new ferry to cross citizens from the area of Feri Kigamboni to the city of Dar es Salaam will be available after one year[Swahili Example] serikali imesema kivuko kipya kwa ajili ya kutoa huduma ya kuvusha wananchi katika eneo la Feri Kigamboni jijini Dar es Salaam kitapatikana baada ya mwaka mmoja ( http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/radio1/2006/11/13/78299.html IPPMedia), 13 Novemba 2006[Note] class 7------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] new[Swahili Word] vipya[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pya[English Example] the company Norconsult is researching new water sources for the city of Dar es Salaam[Swahili Example] kampuni ya norconsult inafanya uchunguzi wa vyanzo vipya vya maji kwa ajili ya jiji la Dar es Salaam ( http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/itv/2006/11/01/77534.html IPPMedia), 1 Novemba 2006[Note] class 8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] new[Swahili Word] -geni[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] new[Swahili Word] kisasa[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] sasa adv------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] new[Swahili Word] simo[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] Pers.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] new moon[Swahili Word] mwezi mchanga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3[Related Words] mwezi------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 absolutely
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] absolutely[Swahili Word] kabisa[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] absolutely[Swahili Word] fofofo[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] absolutely[Swahili Word] kabisa[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] lazima kabisa aende; (=kamwe, hasa, hasili)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] absolutely[Swahili Word] kenyekenye[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] absolutely[Swahili Word] fika[Part of Speech] adverb[English Example] he said that they were surprised at Yanga for saying the midfielder is their player when they know absolutely that it was last year when they signed him from Polisi Dodoma[Swahili Example] alisema kuwa wamekuwa wakiwashangaa Yanga kwa kusema huyo kiungo ni mchezaji wao huku wakifahamu fika kuwa mwaka jana wakati wanamsajili kutoka Polisi Dodoma (http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/nipashe/2006/12/26/81075.html IPP Media, 26/12/2006)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] absolutely not (at the end of neg. sentences)[Swahili Word] kamwe[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] sitaki kamwe------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 even
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be made even[Swahili Word] -sawanyishwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be made even[Swahili Word] -sawazishwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even[Swahili Word] alau[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] (Islamic)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even[Swahili Word] hata[Part of Speech] adverb[English Example] <b>Even</b> the teacher didn't know the answer.[Swahili Example] <b>Hata</b> mwalimu hakujua jibu.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even[Swahili Word] pia[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even[Swahili Word] walao[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even[Swahili Word] walau[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even[Swahili Word] walau[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even if[Swahili Word] hata[Part of Speech] conjunction[Swahili Example] tutasoma kitabu gani hata tujue maneno yenu?; hata akija------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even if[Swahili Word] ijapo[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even if[Swahili Word] ijapo[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even if[Swahili Word] ingawa[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] a new thing is a good thing even if it is a sore (proverb)[Swahili Example] kipya kinyemi ingawa kidonda (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even if[Swahili Word] iwapo[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even if[Swahili Word] japo[Part of Speech] conjunction[Derived Word] ijapo[Swahili Example] japo hakuja...------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even number[English Plural] even numbers[Swahili Word] kifuasi[Swahili Plural] vifuasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -fuata[Note] archaic (?) - cited in Madan, Johnson, Rechenbach------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even number[Swahili Word] shufwa[Swahili Plural] shufwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make even[Swahili Word] -kuruta[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] guruta V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make even[Swahili Word] -oleleza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make even[Swahili Word] -oleza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make even[Swahili Word] -fanya sawa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he made the work even[Swahili Example] Alifanya sawa kazi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make even[Swahili Word] -sawanyisha[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make even[Swahili Word] -sawazisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not even[Swahili Word] walau[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 expert
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] expert[English Plural] experts[Swahili Word] mtaalamu[Swahili Plural] wataalamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] Many European experts did not have an opportunity to know the truth about African life and civilization.[Swahili Example] Wataalamu wengi wa Ulaya hawakupatiwa nafasi ya kujua ukweli juu ya maisha na ustaarabu wa Wafrika [Kenyatta Masomo 114]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] expert[English Plural] experts[Swahili Word] mstadi[Swahili Plural] wastadi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] stadi N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] expert[English Plural] experts[Swahili Word] stadi[Swahili Plural] mastadi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] expert[English Plural] experts[Swahili Word] bingwa[Swahili Plural] mabingwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Swahili Definition] fundi ; anayejua mengi[English Example] It is clear then that a poet is an expert in language.[Swahili Example] Ni dhahiri basi kuwa mshairi ni bingwa wa lugha [Masomo 394]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] expert[English Plural] experts[Swahili Word] farisi[Swahili Plural] farisi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] expert[English Plural] experts[Swahili Word] fundi[Swahili Plural] mafundi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -funda[English Example] where there are experts, there will be no lack of learners (proverb)[Swahili Example] penye mafundi, hapakosi wanafunzi (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] expert[English Plural] experts[Swahili Word] gwiji[Swahili Plural] gwiji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[English Example] an ud expert from Mombasa, Kenya Zein L' Abdin, gave classes for teachers when he was a guest at the DCMA[Swahili Example] gwiji wa Udi kutoka Mombasa, Kenya Zein L' Abdin alikuwa mgeni DCMA wakati alipotoa mafunzi kwa wakufunzi [ http://www.zanzibarmusic.org/mc_zein_s.htm DCMA]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] (recognized) expert on poetry or literature[English Plural] experts[Swahili Word] karii[Swahili Plural] makarii[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Swahili Example] alitoa vyeti na tuzo kwa washindi wa mashairi, naye akiwa karii wa washairi[Note] "he awarded the prizes to the winners of the poetry contest, for he is an authority on poetry".------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 flock
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] flock[English Plural] flocks[Swahili Word] kundi[Swahili Plural] makundi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[English Example] he who who aims a rock at a flock (of birds) does not know the one it hits (proverb)[Swahili Example] mlenga jiwe kundini hajui limpataye (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] flock[English Plural] flocks[Swahili Word] mifugo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] mfugo, -fuga[Related Words] mfugaji------------------------------------------------------------ -
10 good day
[English Word] good day[Swahili Word] jambo[Part of Speech] interjection[Related Words] jamboni, sijambo, hujambo, hajambo, hatujambo, hamjambo, hawajambo[Note] greeting used exclusively for those assumed to be tourists who do not know Swahili------------------------------------------------------------ -
11 greetings
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greetings[Swahili Word] jambo[Part of Speech] interjection[Related Words] jamboni, sijambo, hujambo, hajambo, hatujambo, hamjambo, hawajambo[Note] greeting used exclusively for those assumed to be tourists who do not know Swahili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greetings[Swahili Word] maamkio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] amka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greetings[Swahili Word] maamkizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] amka V------------------------------------------------------------ -
12 hi
[English Word] hi[Swahili Word] jambo[Part of Speech] interjection[Related Words] jamboni, sijambo, hujambo, hajambo, hatujambo, hamjambo, hawajambo[English Example] hi, European visitor![Swahili Example] jambo, mzungu![Note] greeting used exclusively for those assumed to be tourists who do not know Swahili------------------------------------------------------------ -
13 like
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as you like[Swahili Word] upendavyo[Part of Speech] phrase------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be like[Swahili Word] -landa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] (=fanana, lingana, -a sawasawa[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be like[Swahili Word] -randa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] (=fanana, lingana, -a sawasawa[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be like[Swahili Word] -onekana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[Derived Word] ona V[English Example] They looked like angels in their white sheets[Swahili Example] wakiwa katika shuka zao nyeupe walionekana kama malaika [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be like[Swahili Word] -randa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be like[Swahili Word] -shabihi[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] this child looks very much like his/her mother t[Swahili Example] mtoto huyu amemshabihi [or anashabihiana na] mama yake sana.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be liked[Swahili Word] -pendeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be liked[Swahili Word] -pendwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[English Example] This woman is liked in the whole neighborhood.[Swahili Example] mwanamke huyu anayependwa mtaani kote [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to like[Swahili Word] -pendeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] I like you[Swahili Word] nakupenda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] just as you like[Swahili Word] hiari yako[Part of Speech] interjection[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] shabaha[Part of Speech] adverb[English Example] the fruit tree is like a mango[Swahili Example] mtunda shabaha embe.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] shabihi[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] mithili[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] madhali, mathalan, methali, -mithilisha[English Example] he came stealthily like a thief[Swahili Example] amekuja kimya kimya mithili ya mwizi [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] kama[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] scream like a child[Swahili Example] lia kama mtoto------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] habu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -hebu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haba, muhebi, stahabu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -isa[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -pedelea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -penda[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he did not like being looked at for a long time.;I like coffee very much.[Swahili Example] alikuwa hapendi kuangaliwa kwa muda mrefu [Kez];Napenda kahawa sana.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -stahabu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -stahiba[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -stehebu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -tamani[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like for[Swahili Word] -pendea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[English Example] I don't know why you like (those hair)[Swahili Example] sijui umezipendea [nywele hizo] nini [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like this[Swahili Word] kama hivi[Part of Speech] conjunction[Related Words] hivi------------------------------------------------------------ -
14 name
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] name[English Plural] names[Swahili Word] jina[Swahili Plural] majina[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] what is your name?[Swahili Example] jina lako ni nani?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper name[English Plural] proper names[Swahili Word] jina[Swahili Plural] majina[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] name given to child just after birth[English Plural] names[Swahili Word] sare[Swahili Plural] sare[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] name[Swahili Word] -ita[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] itikio, itiko, kiitikio, mwitaji, mwito------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] name[Swahili Word] -taja[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] call by name[Swahili Example] taja jina------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] name[Swahili Word] -nena[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] family name[Swahili Word] ubini[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] tunajua kuwa anaitwa Ali lakini ubini wake hatuujui.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go by a name[Swahili Word] -itwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] ita[Related Words] itikio, itiko, kiitikio, mwitaji, mwito------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] what's-his-name[Swahili Word] fulani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] what's-its-name[Swahili Word] dude[Swahili Plural] madude[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] anything the name of which one does not know or cannot remember[Swahili Word] dude[Swahili Plural] madude[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] name[English Plural] names[Swahili Word] isimu[Swahili Plural] isimu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good name[English Plural] good names[Swahili Word] nemsi[Swahili Plural] nemsi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make a good name for someone[Swahili Word] -jamili[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] kuwajamili wazee wake kwa kuleta heri aliyokwenda itafuta [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] assumed name (to disguise a name of bad repute)[English Plural] assumed names[Swahili Word] msimbo[Swahili Plural] misimbo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give someone a bad name[Swahili Word] -tukanisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in the name of[Swahili Word] kwa niaba ya[Part of Speech] preposition------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in the name of[Swahili Word] kwa niabu ya[Part of Speech] preposition------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper name of lead character in many tales (often of Arabic origin)[Swahili Word] Abunuwasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1[English Example] S/he told a tale about Abunuwasi.[Swahili Example] Alisimulia hadithi ya Abunuwasi.[Terminology] literary------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper name of lead character in many tales (often of Arabic origin)[Swahili Word] Banawasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1[English Example] S/he told a tale about Banawasi[Swahili Example] Alisimulia hadithi ya Banawasi[Note] literary------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper name[Swahili Word] Mabruki[Swahili Plural] Mabruki[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Ninga (female name)[Swahili Word] Ninga[Part of Speech] name------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper name[Swahili Word] Shabaan[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1[English Example] Shabaan Robert, Mswahili poet------------------------------------------------------------ -
15 pass
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] allow to pass[Swahili Word] -pisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Swahili Example] moyo wa Bahati [] ulikwisha fumbuka kuyapisha mahaba ya Idi [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] allow to pass[Swahili Word] -pitisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[English Example] The will of good fortune had been released to pass the devotions of Idi[Swahili Example] moyo wa Bahati [] ulikwisha fumbuka kuyapisha mahaba ya Idi [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] allow to pass[Swahili Word] -sabili[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be passed[Swahili Word] -pitika[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-poten[English Example] that is the question that passed through everybody[Swahili Example] ndio suala lililompitikia kila mtu [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be passed over (i.e. a geographic entity)[Swahili Word] -abiriwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[English Example] the ocean is crossed by hundreds of airplanes each day[Swahili Example] bahari inaabiriwa na ndege mamia kwa siku------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to pass by[Swahili Word] -ambaza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mountain pass[English Plural] mountain passes[Swahili Word] mlango[Swahili Plural] milango[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Related Words] lango, kilango------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mountain pass[English Plural] mountain passes[Swahili Word] mwango[Swahili Plural] miango[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] mlango[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass[English Plural] passes[Swahili Word] cheti[Swahili Plural] vyeti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Hindi[Derived Word] chit------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass[English Plural] passes[Swahili Word] pasi[Swahili Plural] pasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Eng.[English Example] Don't enter here without a pass.[Swahili Example] usiingie hapa bila ya pasi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass[English Plural] passes[Swahili Word] paspoti[Swahili Plural] paspoti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Eng.[English Example] Don't enter here without a pass.[Swahili Example] usiingie hapa bila ya pasi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass[English Plural] passes[Swahili Word] pasipoti[Swahili Plural] pasipoti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Eng.[English Example] Don't enter here without a pass.[Swahili Example] usiingie hapa bila ya pasipoti------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass[English Plural] passes[Swahili Word] tiketi[Swahili Plural] tiketi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] English[Derived Word] ticket------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass[Swahili Word] -kia[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -kiuka[English Example] impassable highway[Swahili Example] barabara isiyokia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass[Swahili Word] -pasia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] pasi[Terminology] sport------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass[Swahili Word] -pasira[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] pasi[Terminology] sport------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass[Swahili Word] -pasisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass[Swahili Word] -pita[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] by now two years had passed[Swahili Example] miaka miwili sasa ilikuwa imekwisha pita [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass[Swahili Word] -pitisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[English Example] he passed his fingers over his eyes to wipe away the tears that had filled them[Swahili Example] akapitisha vidole machoni kuyafuta machozi yaliyomziba [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass (a football)[English Plural] passes[Swahili Word] pasi[Swahili Plural] pasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Eng.[Terminology] sport------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass (an exam)[Swahili Word] -fuzu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass (in an examination)[English Plural] passes[Swahili Word] pasi[Swahili Plural] pasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass an exam[Swahili Word] -shinda[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] He passed his level four exam[Swahili Example] alishinda mtihani wake wa darasa la nne------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass an examination[Swahili Word] -pita mtihani[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mtihani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass an examination[Swahili Word] -shinda mtihani[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mtihani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass away[Swahili Word] -fariki[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] faraka, farakano, mfariki, mfaruku------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass beyond[Swahili Word] -ruka[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] pass beyond the borders/limits[Swahili Example] ruka mpaka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass by[Swahili Word] -ambaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass by[Swahili Word] -pitia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass by each other[Swahili Word] -epukana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass by each other[Swahili Word] -pishana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] caus-recip[Swahili Example] alikumbuka jinsi alivyowafanya mabwana wapishane [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass into the state of[Swahili Word] -angua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] burst out laughing, burst into tears[Swahili Example] pass kicheko, passmachozi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass of (of time)[Swahili Word] -jiri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass on[Swahili Word] -rithisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[English Example] You don't know whether it passes on the decay of the tooth.[Swahili Example] hujui kama yanarithisha ubovu wa meno [Abd]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass out[Swahili Word] -gawa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -gawana, -gawanya, -gawanyika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass over[Swahili Word] -ruka[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] pass over the border/limits[Swahili Example] ruka mpaka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass over[Swahili Word] -samehe[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass over[Swahili Word] -vuka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass over (river or lake or sea)[Swahili Word] -abiri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass over something[Swahili Word] -kiuka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ukiukaji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass the time[Swahili Word] -zungumza[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] She was studying so we could not <b>pass the time</b> with her.[Swahili Example] Alikuwa anasoma kwa hivyo hatukuweza kum<b>zungumza</b> naye.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass through[Swahili Word] -pitia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[English Example] the wind howled slowly through the window[Swahili Example] upepo ulivuma polepole kupitia dirishani [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass time[Swahili Word] -shinda[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he passed all the time crying[Swahili Example] alishinda akilia kutwa nzima [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------ -
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be on the rocks[Swahili Word] -luzu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dance the rock-and-roll'- Rech[Swahili Word] -roku[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] eng------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rock[Swahili Word] gebali[Swahili Plural] magebali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rock[English Plural] rocks[Swahili Word] jabali[Swahili Plural] majabali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rock[English Plural] rocks[Swahili Word] mwamba[Swahili Plural] miamba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rock[English Plural] rocks[Swahili Word] jiwe[Swahili Plural] mawe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] kiwe, mbwe[English Example] he who who aims a rock at a flock (of birds) does not know the one it hits (proverb)[Swahili Example] mlenga jiwe kundini hajui limpataye (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rock[Swahili Word] -angaika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rock[Swahili Word] -bembea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rock[Swahili Word] -hangaika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hangaiko------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rock[Swahili Word] -konya[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] konyeza V[Swahili Example] bendera inakonya------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rock[Swahili Word] -ning'inia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rock[Swahili Word] -pembea[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] rock a child to sleep[Swahili Example] pembeza mtoto------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rock[Swahili Word] -suka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] masuko N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rock[Swahili Word] -vinya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rock[Swahili Word] -vinyavinya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rock (exposed at low tide)[Swahili Word] makupwa[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] pwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rock to and fro[Swahili Word] -pembeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set swinging[Swahili Word] -pembeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------
См. также в других словарях:
Not to know from Adam — not to know (someone) at all … Dictionary of Australian slang
not to know a person from Adam — not to know a person at all … English contemporary dictionary
not to know a B from a battledore — To be thoroughly ignorant • • • Main Entry: ↑battledore … Useful english dictionary
not to know from adam — Australian Slang not to know (someone) at all … English dialects glossary
Not to know shit — know nothing … Dictionary of Australian slang
not to know one from Adam — {v. phr.} To not know a person; be unable to recognize someone. * /I have no idea who that guy is that Jane just walked in with; I don t know him from Adam./ … Dictionary of American idioms
not to know what to make of — {v. phr.} To be unable to decipher; be unable to identify; not know how to decide what something really is. * /I got a mysterious letter asking me to meet Santa Claus at 6 P.M. at the supermarket. Is this a joke? I don t know what to make of it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
not to know one from Adam — {v. phr.} To not know a person; be unable to recognize someone. * /I have no idea who that guy is that Jane just walked in with; I don t know him from Adam./ … Dictionary of American idioms
not to know what to make of — {v. phr.} To be unable to decipher; be unable to identify; not know how to decide what something really is. * /I got a mysterious letter asking me to meet Santa Claus at 6 P.M. at the supermarket. Is this a joke? I don t know what to make of it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
not\ to\ know\ one\ from\ Adam — v. phr. To not know a person; be unable to recognize someone. I have no idea who that guy is that Jane just walked in with; I don t know him from Adam … Словарь американских идиом
not\ to\ know\ what\ to\ make\ of — v. phr. To be unable to decipher; be unable to identify; not know how to decide what something really is. I got a mysterious letter asking me to meet Santa Claus at 6 P.M. at the supermarket. is this a joke? I don t know what to make of it … Словарь американских идиом
