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1 ring
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] annual ring (of a tree)[English Plural] annual rings (of a tree)[Swahili Word] pindi ya mti[Swahili Plural] pindi za mti[Part of Speech] noun[Related Words] pinda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be formed into a ring[Swahili Word] -petemana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be formed into a ring[Swahili Word] -petesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] form into a ring[Swahili Word] -petemanisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] peta V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] growth ring (in a tree)[English Plural] growth rings[Swahili Word] pindi ya mti[Swahili Plural] pindi za mti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make a ring of something[Swahili Word] -petesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] metal ring (between the blade and handle of a knife)[Swahili Word] noleo[Swahili Plural] manoleo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] metal ring (worn as an ornament around the neck or on the arm)[English Plural] rings[Swahili Word] koa[Swahili Plural] makoa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] metal ring (worn as an ornament around the neck or on the arm)[Swahili Word] ukoa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] metal ring between the blade and handle of a knife[Swahili Word] manoleo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ring[English Plural] rings[Swahili Word] kikuku[Swahili Plural] vikuku[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ring[English Plural] rings[Swahili Word] kipete[Swahili Plural] vipete[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] pete, -peta------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ring[English Plural] rings[Swahili Word] pete[Swahili Plural] pete[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Related Words] -peta[English Example] they are now like ring and finger (i.e., close friends)[Swahili Example] siku hizi wamekuwa chanda na pete [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ring[Swahili Word] uzingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] zinga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ring a bell[Swahili Word] -gonga kengele[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] gonga[Swahili Definition] kupiga kitu kitakachotoa sauti fulani muda kinapopigwa au kubonyezwa ili kutoa ishara fulani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ring a bell[Swahili Word] -piga kengele[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] piga[Swahili Definition] kugonga kitu kitakachotoa sauti fulani muda kinapopigwa au kubonyezwa ili kutoa ishara fulani------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 crippled
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be crippled[Swahili Word] -lemaa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kilema N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be crippled[Swahili Word] -pooza[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] kipooza, upooza[English Example] the arm is crippled[Swahili Example] mkono umepooza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be crippled[Swahili Word] -runda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be crippled[Swahili Word] -saujika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be crippled[Swahili Word] -sawajika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crippled[Swahili Word] -a kiwete[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 paralyzed
[English Word] be paralyzed[Swahili Word] -pooza[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] kipooza, upooza[English Example] the arm is paralyzed[Swahili Example] mkono umepooza------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 time
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] (established) time (for something)[Swahili Word] wakaa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] (established) time (for something).[Swahili Word] wasaa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] all the time[Swahili Word] kila kukicha[Part of Speech] phrase[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -cha[Related Words] kila[English Example] our economy now is getting worse all the time[Swahili Example] uchumi wetu sasa unakuwa mbaya kila kukicha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] at that time[Swahili Word] sawia[Part of Speech] adverb[English Example] and (s)he arrived at that time[Swahili Example] naye akafika sawia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] at that very time[Swahili Word] papo[Part of Speech] adjective[English Example] at that very time[Swahili Example] papo hapo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] at the same time[Swahili Word] pamoja[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] at this very time[Swahili Word] papa hapa[Part of Speech] adverb[Related Words] hapa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] at this very time[Swahili Word] papa hapa[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] at what time?[Swahili Word] lini[Part of Speech] pronoun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be high time to[Swahili Word] -wadi[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] saa yake ya kusafiri imewadia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in good time for[Swahili Word] -wahi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -wahia, -wahiwa, uwahi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in time[Swahili Word] -wadia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in time (for something)[Swahili Word] -tadaraki[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in time to[Swahili Word] -diriki[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be on time[Swahili Word] -wahi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -wahia, -wahiwa, uwahi[English Example] I need <b>to be on time</b> to class or my teacher will be angry.[Swahili Example] Lazima ni<b>wahi</b> darasani au mwalimu wangu atakasirika.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] for some time[Swahili Word] tangu majuzi yale[Part of Speech] phrase[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] juzi[Related Words] tangu, yale------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] for the time being[Swahili Word] kipindi[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] pinda V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free time[Swahili Word] wasaa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] from time to time[Swahili Word] mara kwa mara[Part of Speech] phrase[Swahili Example] ghasia za gari na pitapita za watu mara kwa mara zilimzindua mtoto [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in no time[Swahili Word] muda si muda[Part of Speech] phrase[Swahili Example] mwanzoni Shangwe alistuka, lakini muda si muda akazoea [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in the mean time[Swahili Word] katika kipindi hicho[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pass time[Swahili Word] -pitisha wakati[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] period of time[Swahili Word] nafasi[Swahili Plural] nafasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set time[English Plural] set times[Swahili Word] kipindi[Swahili Plural] vipindi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] pinda V[English Example] lower arm.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] single time[Swahili Word] wakaa[Swahili Plural] nyakaa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] wakaa tatu kila siku [Abd]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take a long time (in agreeing on a price when making a purchase)[Swahili Word] -dolola[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] that time[Swahili Word] mara ile[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] this time[Swahili Word] mara hii[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] this time[Swahili Word] mara ile[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] bali moyo wa Subira mara hii haukutaka hata shahidi [Sul], furaha yake, mara ile, imepotea [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time[Swahili Word] defa[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time[English Plural] times[Swahili Word] kipindi[Swahili Plural] vipindi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] pinda V[Terminology] sport------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time[Swahili Word] mara[Swahili Plural] mara[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time[Swahili Word] nafasi[Swahili Plural] nafasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time[Swahili Word] saa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] what time is it?[Swahili Example] ni saa ngapi?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time[English Plural] times[Swahili Word] safari[Swahili Plural] safari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] last time[Swahili Example] safari iliyopita------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time[Swahili Word] taimu[Swahili Plural] taimu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Engl.[Terminology] sport------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time[Swahili Word] umri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time[Swahili Word] wakaa[Swahili Plural] nyakaa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time[Swahili Word] wasaa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time (division or interval of)[English Plural] times[Swahili Word] pindi[Swahili Plural] pindi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda[English Example] the times of the day[Swahili Example] pindi za mchana------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time (in gen.)[Swahili Word] wakati[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time (long ago)[Swahili Word] zama[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time has come[Swahili Word] wakati umewadia[Swahili Plural] nyakati zimewadia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Derived Word] wakati N, wadia V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time is up[Swahili Word] saa tayari[Part of Speech] phrase[Related Words] saa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time limit[English Plural] time limits[Swahili Word] mpaka[Swahili Plural] mipaka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Related Words] paka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time of coming away from mosque after prayers[Swahili Word] mshuko[Swahili Plural] mishuko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] shuka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time of life[Swahili Word] hirimu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time of life[Swahili Word] herimu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time of life[Swahili Word] umri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time period of the day[English Plural] time periods of the day[Swahili Word] pindi ya mchana[Swahili Plural] pindi za mchana[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time point[English Plural] time points[Swahili Word] majira[Swahili Plural] majira[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] clock-time[Swahili Example] majira ya saa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] what time is it?[Swahili Word] saa ngapi?[Part of Speech] pronoun------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 stump
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cricket stump[English Plural] cricket stumps[Swahili Word] mti[Swahili Plural] miti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Terminology] sport------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stump[English Plural] stumps[Swahili Word] butu[Swahili Plural] mabutu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Swahili Example] nywele alizosuka mabutu mawili [Ma]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stump[English Plural] stumps[Swahili Word] kiguu[Swahili Plural] viguu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] mguu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stump (of a leg etc.)[English Plural] stumps[Swahili Word] gutu[Swahili Plural] magutu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Swahili Example] ana mguu (kidole) gutu; gutu la miti------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stump (of a tree)[English Plural] stumps[Swahili Word] kibubutu[Swahili Plural] vibubutu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] butu, -butua[English Definition] the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stump (of a tree)[English Plural] stumps[Swahili Word] kisiki[Swahili Plural] visiki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] kishiku------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stump (of large tree)[English Plural] stumps[Swahili Word] shiku[Swahili Plural] mashiku[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] kishiku N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stump (of tree)[English Plural] stumps[Swahili Word] kishiku[Swahili Plural] vishiku[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stump of an amputated limb[English Plural] stumps[Swahili Word] kibubutu[Swahili Plural] vibubutu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] butu, -butua[English Definition] the part of a limb that remains after the rest is removed------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stump of arm[English Plural] stumps[Swahili Word] kikono[Swahili Plural] vikono[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] mkono------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 set
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be set apart[Swahili Word] -tengwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] tenga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be set aside for[Swahili Word] -tengewa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] tenga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be set off (of a trap)[Swahili Word] -teguka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] tega V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be set out[Swahili Word] -pangwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be well set[Swahili Word] -shupaa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] then I saw someone well set[Swahili Example] mara pale nilimwona mtu kashupaashupaa [Abd], mikono imeshupaa kwa kupika chai ofisini [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set[Swahili Word] mkusanyiko[Swahili Plural] mikusanyiko[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] kusanya V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set[English Plural] sets[Swahili Word] seti[Swahili Plural] seti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set[Swahili Word] -weka[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] weka tayari------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set[Swahili Word] -zatiti[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set (a clock)[Swahili Word] -rakibisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set (a clock)[Swahili Word] -rekibisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set (esp. of the sun)[Swahili Word] -tua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the sun will set at seven o'clock tonight[Swahili Example] jua litatua saa moja usiku------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set (of mortar, etc.)[Swahili Word] -shikamana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set (of something)[Swahili Word] seti[Swahili Plural] seti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] engl[English Example] (s)he bought a set of household utensils[Swahili Example] Alinunua seti ya vyombo vya nyumba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set (of the sun)[Swahili Word] -twa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set (reduce) a broken or dislocated arm or leg[Swahili Word] -gutua[Part of Speech] verb[Terminology] medical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set (sun)[Swahili Word] -chwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set a record[Swahili Word] -weka rekodi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set a record[Swahili Word] -weka rikodi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set a table[Swahili Word] -pambia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pamba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set apart[Swahili Word] -tenga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set in[Swahili Word] -jiri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set in order[Swahili Word] -andika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] andaa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set into[Swahili Word] -tia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set off (a bomb)[Swahili Word] -alisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -alika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set one's heart on[Swahili Word] -tunuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set up[Swahili Word] -baathi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] (rare)[Note] also: buathi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set up[Swahili Word] -buathi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set up[Swahili Word] -ondoka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] things belonging together (in a set etc.)[Swahili Word] jozi[Swahili Plural] (-, majozi)[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] jozi ya katara------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 armpit
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] armpit[Swahili Word] kwapa[Swahili Plural] makwapa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Swahili Example] kajizingirisha kanga moja chini ya kwapa [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] armpit (of a small child)[English Plural] armpits[Swahili Word] kikwapa[Swahili Plural] vikwapa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] kwapa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in the armpit[Swahili Word] kwapani[Swahili Plural] makwapani[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] The dress that was her school uniform she wrapped in her head scarf and carried it under her arm.[Swahili Example] Gauni ambalo lilikuwa vazi rasmi la shule alilifunga katika kitambaa chake cha kichwa na kulifutika kwapani [Balisidya, Masomo 350]------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 carry
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be carried[Swahili Word] -chukuliwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] chukua v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be carried on someone's back[Swahili Word] -yongoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be carried on someone's back[Swahili Word] -yongoya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry[Swahili Word] -beba[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] she was not carrying heavy things[Swahili Example] alikuwa habebi vitu vizito [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry[Swahili Word] -chukua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mchukuzi, uchukuzi[English Example] carry your few shillings[Swahili Example] chukua vishilingi vyako [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry[Swahili Word] -chukwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry[Swahili Word] -pakata[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] carry a child[Swahili Example] pakata mtoto------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry[Swahili Word] -somba[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry[Swahili Word] -tuta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry (a burden on heard or shoulders)[Swahili Word] -pagaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry (a child on one's back)[Swahili Word] weleka[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry (a child on one's back)[Swahili Word] -eleka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry away[Swahili Word] -pingua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry by turns[Swahili Word] -chukuzana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] assoc-caus[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -chukua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry loads on head[Swahili Word] -tutika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] tuta V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry off[Swahili Word] -teka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry on[Swahili Word] -shika[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] carry on the conversation[Swahili Example] shika mazungumzo.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry out[Swahili Word] -jirisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry out[Swahili Word] -pa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] transitive------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry out[Swahili Word] -tekeleza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] teka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry out[Swahili Word] -tekeleza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry out[Swahili Word] -tenda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry out[Swahili Word] -timiza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -timu[Related Words] -timia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry out (a contract or judgement)[Swahili Word] -timiliza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry out (a plan)[Swahili Word] -endesha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry to someone[Swahili Word] -chukulia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -chukua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry under one's arm[Swahili Word] -futika kwapani[Part of Speech] verb[Dialect] archaic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] carry with great care (something fragile or damaged)[Swahili Word] -rongaronga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] employ someone to carry something[Swahili Word] -chukuza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -chukua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make carry[Swahili Word] -bebesha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -beba------------------------------------------------------------
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