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1 prefix
[Swahili Word] kiambishi awali[Swahili Plural] viambishi awali[English Word] prefix[English Plural] prefixes[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] amba, awali[Related Words] kiambishi awali cha jina[Swahili Example] Matumizi mamoja ya kiambishi awali "ki" ni kuashiria kuwa shina linalofuata nilugha."[ http://research.yale.edu/swahili/serve_pages/questions/swahili_vs_kiswahili_sw.php MASWALI YANAYOULIZWA MARA NYINGI][English Example] one use of the prefix 'ki' is to make clear that the root that follows is a language[Terminology] grammar------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 bidi
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -bidi[English Word] compel[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Inabidi nisome[English Example] I am compelled to study[Note] (used with i- subject prefix, followed by verb in subjunctive)------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -bidi[English Word] force (always used impersonally)[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] kulazimika[Swahili Example] Huenda vita vitaimarika kati yao na kubidi OAU kutafuta njia mathubuti za kumaliza mzozo huo [Masomo 326][English Example] Perhaps the war will intensify between them and force the OAU to look for firm ways to end this quarrel.------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -bidi[English Word] necessitate[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -bidi[English Word] obligate[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] imembidi kwenda[English Example] he had to go------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -bidi[English Word] oblige[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Inabidi nisome[English Example] I am obliged to study------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -bidi[English Word] exert pressure[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -bidi[English Word] strain[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -bidi[English Word] be obligatory[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -bidi[English Word] pressure[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Inabidi nisome[English Example] I'm under pressure to study[Note] (used with i- subject prefix, followed by verb in subjunctive)------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 binti
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] binti[Swahili Plural] mabinti[English Word] daughter[English Plural] daughters[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Language] Arabic[Swahili Definition] mtoto wa kike [Masomo 347][Swahili Example] Mwalimu Matata alimhadaa baba yake kwa maneno mengi ya kumhakikishia kwamba binti yake alikuwa katika 'mikono myema' [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] binti[Swahili Plural] binti[English Word] young lady[English Plural] young ladies[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Language] Arabic[Swahili Example] binti wa kichotara alilalamika [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] binti[English Word] prefix in the names of certain birds and plants.[Part of Speech] prefix[Swahili Example] binti Athmani/Ali------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 ha
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ha[English Word] he (does) not[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ha[English Word] she (does) not[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ha[English Word] it (does) not (animal)[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ha-[English Word] he (does) not[Part of Speech] verb subject[Swahili Example] hapendi kusafiri kwa meli[English Example] he does not like to travel by ship[Note] third person singular negative subject prefix------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ha-[English Word] she (does) not[Part of Speech] verb subject[Swahili Example] hasemi kireno[English Example] she does not speak Portuguese[Note] third person singular negative subject prefix------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 ku-
[Swahili Word] ku-[English Word] (infinitive prefix)[Part of Speech] prefix------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 si
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] si[English Word] is not[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] wa[Swahili Example] wivu si vema[English Example] jealousy is not good------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] si[English Word] am not[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] wa[Swahili Example] mimi si mhuni[English Example] I am not a hooligan------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] si[English Word] are not[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] wa[Swahili Example] wao si wagonjwa[English Example] they are not ill------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] si[English Word] I (do) not[Part of Speech] verb subject[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] wa[Swahili Example] sitaki[English Example] I do not want[Note] first person singular negative subject prefix------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] si[English Word] non-[Part of Speech] prefix[Swahili Example] si mwanachama[English Example] non-member------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword si[Swahili Word] -si[English Word] be not[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] li[Swahili Example] asiye[English Example] he who is not[Terminology] historical[Note] used in general relative verb construction------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] si[English Word] ought not[Part of Speech] verb tense------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] si[English Word] must not[Part of Speech] verb tense------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] si[English Word] should not[Part of Speech] verb tense------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] si[English Word] that which does not[Part of Speech] verb tense------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 a
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -a[English Word] of[Part of Speech] preposition[Swahili Example] jambo la ajabu[English Example] a surprising thing[Note] -a + noun is used to form possessives; prefix of -a changes for each noun class. See http://www.yale.edu/swahili/grammar/relationship.htm------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] a[English Word] he[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] a[English Word] she[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] a[English Word] it (animal)[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] a[English Word] he does[Part of Speech] verb tense------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] a[English Word] she does[Part of Speech] verb tense------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] a[English Word] it (animal) does[Part of Speech] verb tense------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] a[English Word] (expresses surprise)[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] a[English Word] (expresses pain)[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] a[English Word] (expresses joy)[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 amba
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] amba-[English Word] wh-[Part of Speech] prefix[Swahili Example] Unakumbuka mahali ambapo uliwaona?[English Example] Do you remember the place where you saw them?[Note] amba + determinative suffix------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] amba-[English Word] which[Part of Speech] pronoun[Note] amba + determinative suffix------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] amba[English Word] who[Part of Speech] pronoun[Swahili Example] wale ambao wamekwenda[English Example] those who have gone[Note] amba + determinative suffix------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] amba-[English Word] that[Part of Speech] pronoun[Swahili Example] Hiki ni kitabu ambacho umekisoma?[English Example] Is this the book that you've read?[Note] amba + determinative suffix------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -amba[English Word] speak[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Dialect] archaic[Related Words] ambia, kigambo, jigamba, mgambo------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -amba[English Word] say[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Dialect] archaic[Related Words] ambia, kigambo, jigamba, mgambo------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -amba[English Word] talk[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Related Words] jigamba, mgambo------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -amba[English Word] explain[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Related Words] ambia, kigambo, mgambo------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -amba[English Word] speak ill of someone[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] kigambo, mwambaji------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -amba[English Word] slander[Part of Speech] verb[Class] transitive[Related Words] kigambo, jigamba, mwambaji------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -amba[English Word] abuse[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mwambaji------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -amba mtu[English Word] talk behind someone's back[Part of Speech] verb[Class] transitive[Related Words] kigambo, mtu, mwambaji[Swahili Example] walimwamba ndugu yao wakati aliondoka na mamake[English Example] they talked about their comrade behind her back when she left with her mother------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -amba[English Word] be in contact[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] ambata, ambo, ambua, ambukizo, chamba, chambo, cahambua, gamba, ngambi, uambukizo, wamba, wambiso[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -amba[English Word] stick together[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] ambata, ambo, ambua, ambukizo, chamba, chambo, cahambua, gamba, ngambi, uambukizo, wamba, wambiso[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -amba[English Word] adhere[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Related Words] ambata, ambo, ambua, ambukizo, chamba, chambo, cahambua, gamba, ngambi, uambukizo, wamba, wambiso[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 ham
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ham[English Word] you (do) not (plural)[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ham[English Word] the place inside (does) not (class 18)[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ham-[English Word] you all (do) not[Part of Speech] verb subject[Swahili Example] hamsomi wakati wa wikendi?[English Example] you all do not study on the weekends?[Note] second person plural negative subject prefix -
10 hatu
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] hatu[English Word] we (do) not[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] hatu-[English Word] we (do) not[Part of Speech] verb subject[Swahili Example] hatujui njia[English Example] we do not know the way[Note] first person plural negative subject prefix------------------------------------------------------------ -
11 hawa
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] hawa-[English Word] they (do) not[Part of Speech] verb subject[Swahili Example] hawajaribu[English Example] they do not try[Note] third person plural negative subject prefix------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] hawa[English Word] these[Part of Speech] pronoun[Swahili Example] watu hawa[English Example] these people[Note] plural demonstrative pronoun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] hawa[Swahili Plural] hawa[English Word] longing[English Plural] longings[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] hawa[Swahili Plural] hawa[English Word] yearning[English Plural] yearnings[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] hawa[Swahili Plural] hawa[English Word] desire[English Plural] desires[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] hawa[Swahili Plural] hawa[English Word] love (passionate)[English Plural] love[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] hawa ya moyo[English Word] deep love[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] hawa ya moyo[English Word] fervent love[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] hawa[Swahili Plural] hawa[English Word] lust[English Plural] lust[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] hawa[Swahili Plural] hawa[English Word] attraction[English Plural] attractions[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Swahili Example] hawa ya moyo------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] hawa[Swahili Plural] mahawa[English Word] concubine[English Plural] concubines[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] Hawa[English Word] Eve[Part of Speech] name[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword hawa[Swahili Word] hawa[English Word] they (do) not (people or animals)[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------ -
12 hu
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] hu[English Word] you (do) not (singular)[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] hu[English Word] usually[Part of Speech] verb tense------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] hu[English Word] generally[Part of Speech] verb tense------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] hu-[English Word] you (do) not[Part of Speech] verb subject[Swahili Example] huli nyama?[English Example] you do not eat meat?[Note] second person singular negative subject prefix------------------------------------------------------------ -
13 kiambishi
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] kiambishi[Swahili Plural] viambishi[English Word] affix[English Plural] affixes[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] amba[Related Words] kiambishi awali[Terminology] grammar------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] kiambishi awali cha jina[Swahili Plural] viambishi awali vya jina[English Word] nominal prefix[English Plural] nominal prefixes[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] amba, awali, jina[Terminology] grammar------------------------------------------------------------ -
14 toa
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -toa[English Word] put forth[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Bahati alikwisha toa kauli yake [Sul][English Example] Bahati had already put forth her opinion------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -toa[English Word] put out[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] bibi wa Subira hapo hapo alimtoa mtoto kwenda kuwaita nduguze [Sul][English Example] Subira's grandmother right then put out her child to call her siblings------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -toa[English Word] give (out)[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] toa hotuba[English Example] give a speech------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -toa[English Word] issue[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] toa amri[English Example] issue an order------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -toa[English Word] give off[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -toa[English Word] emit[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] kidogo macho kayatoa (machozi) [Abd][English Example] his eyes emitted a little bit (of tears)------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -toa[English Word] generate[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] toa[Swahili Plural] toa[English Word] fault[English Plural] faults[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] toa[Swahili Plural] toa[English Word] defect[English Plural] defects[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -toa[English Word] remove[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] toa kazini[English Example] fire from a job------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -toa[English Word] take away[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -toa[English Word] subtract[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] kumi kutoa sita ni nne[English Example] ten subtract six is four[Terminology] mathematics------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -toa[English Word] reduce[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -toa[English Word] offer[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] aweze kutoa mchango kama wenzake [Sul][English Example] she should be able to offer a donation like her fellows------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -toa[English Word] present[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -toa[English Word] produce[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -toa[English Word] publish[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] toa habari[English Example] publish a report------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -toa[English Word] show[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] toa meno[English Example] the teeth------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -toa[English Word] display[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] toa ukali[English Example] display courage------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -toa[English Word] take out[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -toa[English Word] save (from something)[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] toa hatarini[English Example] save from danger------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -toa[English Word] spend[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] alikuwa hajatoa hata chapa kuwalipia watoto ada ya shule [Kez][English Example] he hadn't spent even a banknote to pay for his children's school fees------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] toa[Swahili Plural] toa[English Word] lack[English Plural] lacks[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] toa[Swahili Plural] toa[English Word] want[English Plural] wants[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -toa[English Word] be lacking[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] kutofanya[Note] this is a rare form, which usually appears instead as the infinitive verb prefix "kuto-", meaning "to not"------------------------------------------------------------
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préfix — préfix, ixe [ prefiks ] adj. • XIVe; lat. præfixus ♦ Dr. Vx Déterminé, fixé d avance. Au jour et au lieu préfix, au terme préfix (⇒ préfixion) . ⊗ HOM. Préfixe. ● préfix, préfixe adjectif (latin praefixus, placé avant) Délai préfix, délai… … Encyclopédie Universelle
préfix — préfix, ixe (pré fiks, fi ks ; l x se prononçait d après Chifflet, Gramm. p. 218, comme ch) adj. Fixé d avance, déterminé. • Au jour et au lieu préfix, Monsieur enverrait sans délai un pareil nombre de personnes, RETZ III, 100. • Daniel n… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
prefix — PREFÍX, prefixe, s.n. 1. Afix care se ataşează înaintea rădăcinii sau a temei unui cuvânt, pentru a forma un derivat. 2. (În telefonia interurbană automată) Număr care indentifică o anumită localitate sau ţară şi se formează înaintea numărului de … Dicționar Român
prefix — Prefix, [pref]ixe. adj. Arresté, determiné. Jour prefix. temps prefix. heure prefixe. somme prefixe. On appelle, Doüaire prefix, Le douaire qui consiste en certaine somme marquée & determinée par les conventions matrimoniales … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Prefix — Pre*fix , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prefixed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prefixing}.] [L. praefixus, p. p. of praefigere to fix or fasten before; prae before + figere to fix: cf. F. pr[ e]fix fixed beforehand, determined, pr[ e]fixer to prefix. See Fix.] [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prefix — ► NOUN 1) a word, letter, or number placed before another. 2) an element placed at the beginning of a word to alter its meaning (e.g. non , re ) or (in some languages) as an inflection. 3) a title placed before a name (e.g. Mr). ► VERB 1) add as… … English terms dictionary
prefix — [prē′fiks΄; ] for v., also [ prē fiks′] vt. [ME prefyxen < MFr prefixer < L praefixus, pp. of praefigere < prae , before (see PRE ) + figere, to FIX] 1. to fix to the beginning of a word, etc.; esp., to add as a prefix 2. Rare to fix… … English World dictionary
Prefix — Pre fix, n. [Cf. F. pr[ e]fixe.] That which is prefixed; esp., one or more letters or syllables combined or united with the beginning of a word to modify its signification; as, pre in prefix, con in conjure. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prefix — In grammar, a prefix is a word or element added at the beginning of another word to adjust or qualify its meaning, such as ex (ex husband), non (non smoking), and super (supermodel) … Modern English usage
prefix — early 15c. (v.), 1640s (n.), from L. praefixus, pp. of praefigere fix in front, from prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + root of figere to fasten, fix (see FIX (Cf. fix)) … Etymology dictionary
prefix — I UK [ˈpriːfɪks] / US [ˈprɪˌfɪks] noun [countable] Word forms prefix : singular prefix plural prefixes 1) linguistics a group of letters that is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. For example, the prefix un is added to the… … English dictionary