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1 noun
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] common noun[English Plural] common nouns[Swahili Word] nomino ya jumla[Swahili Plural] nomino za jumla[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Latin[Derived Word] nomino[Related Words] jumla[English Definition] a noun that refers to any person, animal, place, thing, event or idea that is not specific[Swahili Definition] jina la jumla[Terminology] grammar------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] common noun[English Plural] common nouns[Swahili Word] nomino ya jamii[Swahili Plural] nomino za jamii[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Latin[Derived Word] nomino[Related Words] jamii[English Definition] a noun that refers to any person, animal, place, thing, event or idea that is not specific[Swahili Definition] jina la jamii[Terminology] grammar------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] compound noun[English Plural] compound nouns[Swahili Word] nomino ambatani[Swahili Plural] nomino ambatani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Latin[Derived Word] nomino[Related Words] ambata[English Definition] a noun that is made up of two words[Swahili Definition] jina ambatani[English Example] just as it is for other compound nouns, these nouns have related adjectives: Simba Mla watu [Lion Eater (of) People] (that is a lion whose reputation is eating people)[Swahili Example] kama ilivyo kwa nomino ambatani nyingine, nomino hizi zina kivumishi husisho: Simba Mla watu (yaani simba ambaye sifa yake ni kula watu). http://www.njas.helsinki.fi/pdf-files/vol6num1/kabuta.pdf Ngo Semzara Kabuta, "Isimu-Ushairi: Muundo wa Majigambo", Nordic Journal of African Studies 6:1 (36-60), 1997.[Terminology] grammar------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] noun[English Plural] nouns[Swahili Word] jina[Swahili Plural] majina[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] kijina[Terminology] grammar------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] noun[English Plural] nouns[Swahili Word] nomino[Swahili Plural] nomino[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Latin[English Definition] person, animal, place, thing, event or idea[Swahili Definition] jina[English Example] morphologically the structure of Swahili nouns makes this pattern clear.[Swahili Example] kimofolojia muundo wa nomino za Kiswahili hudhihirisha ruwaza hii. [ http://research.yale.edu/swahili/software/Training/mochiwa.sdw Ukuzaji wa Istilahi][Terminology] grammar------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] noun class[English Plural] noun classes[Swahili Word] ngeli[Swahili Plural] ngeli[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] noun class[English Plural] noun class[Swahili Word] namna[Swahili Plural] namna[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Terminology] grammar[Note] See G.W. Broomfield, Sarufi ya Kiswahili (London: Sheldon Press, 1931): 40-47.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plural noun[English Plural] plural nouns[Swahili Word] jina la wingi[Swahili Plural] majina ya wingi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] jina, ingi[Terminology] grammar------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper noun[English Plural] proper nouns[Swahili Word] nomino kamili[Swahili Plural] nomino kamili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Latin[Derived Word] nomino[Related Words] kamili[English Definition] a noun that names a particular person, animal, place, thing, event or idea[Swahili Definition] jina kamili[Terminology] grammar------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper noun[English Plural] proper nouns[Swahili Word] nomino ya pekee[Swahili Plural] nomino za pekee[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Latin[Derived Word] nomino[Related Words] pekee[English Definition] a noun that names a particular person, animal, place, thing, event or idea[Swahili Definition] jina la pekee[Terminology] grammar------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] singular noun[English Plural] singular nouns[Swahili Word] jina la umoja[Swahili Plural] majina ya umoja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] jina, umoja[Terminology] grammar------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 proper
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be proper[Swahili Word] -juzu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be proper[Swahili Word] -laiki[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be proper[Swahili Word] -sadifu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be proper[Swahili Word] -sanifu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be proper[Swahili Word] -stahiki[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be proper[Swahili Word] -stahili[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be proper[Swahili Word] -wajibu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper[Swahili Word] barabara[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Language] Farsi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper[Swahili Word] kimaada[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper[Swahili Word] kimada[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper[Swahili Word] maalum[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper[Swahili Word] sadifu[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper[Swahili Word] salihi[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper[Swahili Word] -enye kufaa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] nyimbo za kubembelezea kwa sauti zenye kufaa [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper behavior (us. in a moral sense)[Swahili Word] wajibu[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] ni wajibu wako kuwahesimu wazee wako------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper time (to leave)[Swahili Word] wadi[Part of Speech] adjective[Swahili Example] saa yake ya kusafiri imewadia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] what is proper and fitting (morally and socially) according to tradition and custom.[Swahili Word] muujibu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] what is proper and fitting (morally and socially) according to tradition and custom[Swahili Word] mujibu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 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------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 position
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] key position (in government)[Swahili Word] hatamu[Swahili Plural] hatamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] position[English Plural] positions[Swahili Word] cheo[Swahili Plural] vyeo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[English Example] he was hired by the government as Executive Officer since 26 March, 1973, and from there he was promoted until he arrived at the position he held prior to this appointment[Swahili Example] aliajiriwa serikalini kama Afisa Tawala tangu Machi 26 mwaka 1973 na tokea hapo alipanda vyeo hadi kufikia cheo alichokuwa nacho kabla ya uteuzi huu (http://209.183.227.156/ipp/alasiri/2005/01/19/30370.html Alasiri 28 Jan 2005)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] position[Swahili Word] gredi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] Eng.[Swahili Example] ana gredi gani? [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] position[English Plural] positions[Swahili Word] kikao[Swahili Plural] vikao[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kaa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] position[English Plural] positions[Swahili Word] msimamo[Swahili Plural] misimamo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[English Example] As I see it you understand my position, or don't you, my husband?[Swahili Example] Nami nijuavyo ni kwamba msimamo wangu unaufahamu; au sivyo, bwana?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] position[Swahili Word] wadhifa[Swahili Plural] nyadhifa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] position (official)[Swahili Word] mamlaka[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] position (on a matter)[Swahili Word] usemi[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] usemi wa serikali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] position (proper or expected)[Swahili Word] pahala[Swahili Plural] pahala[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] position (proper or expected)[Swahili Word] pahali[Swahili Plural] pahali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] position in front of[Swahili Word] kabla[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -kabili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] position in life[English Plural] positions[Swahili Word] kiwango[Swahili Plural] viwango[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -anga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in position[Swahili Word] -tega[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put onself in position[Swahili Word] -jipanga[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] jiweka kwa cheo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] respected social position[Swahili Word] usheha[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] social position[English Plural] social positions[Swahili Word] kiwango[Swahili Plural] viwango[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -anga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] social position[Swahili Word] makamo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] social position[Swahili Word] makamu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 place
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be placed[Swahili Word] -shika nafasi[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] to be placed at the first position in the competitions[Swahili Example] kushika nafasi ya kwanza katika mashindano [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hiding place[English Plural] hiding places[Swahili Word] kificho[Swahili Plural] vificho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -ficha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in that place[Swahili Word] kuko[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] kuko huko [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in that place[Swahili Word] kule[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in that place[Swahili Word] kule[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in that very place[Swahili Word] kuku huku[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in that very place[Swahili Word] palepale[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in the place of[Swahili Word] kwa niaba ya[Part of Speech] preposition------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in the place of[Swahili Word] kwa niabu ya[Part of Speech] preposition------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in the same place[Swahili Word] pamoja[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in this place[Swahili Word] humo[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] mumo humo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in this very place[Swahili Word] mumu humu[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in this very place[Swahili Word] papa hapa[Part of Speech] adverb[Related Words] hapa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] inside the place of[Swahili Word] mwa[Part of Speech] conjunction[Swahili Example] nyumbani mwa mchuuzi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] open place[Swahili Word] peupe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] our place[Swahili Word] petu[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] place[Swahili Word] mahali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] place[English Plural] places[Swahili Word] nafasi[Swahili Plural] nafasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] to grab the first place in the competition that was waited for[Swahili Example] kushika nafasi ya kwanza katika mashindano yaliyokuwa yakingojewa [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] place[Swahili Word] -gusisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] place[Swahili Word] -ika[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] (=weka, ikiza)[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] place[Swahili Word] -tia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] place[Swahili Word] -weka[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] weka pamoja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] place (in gen.)[Swahili Word] mahala[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] everywhere[Swahili Example] kila mahala------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] place (in gen.)[Swahili Word] mahali[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] everywhere[Swahili Example] kila mahali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] place (proper or expected)[Swahili Word] pahala[Swahili Plural] pahala[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] resting-place.[Swahili Example] pahali pa kupumzika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] place (proper or expected)[Swahili Word] pahali[Swahili Plural] pahali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] resting-place.[Swahili Example] pahali pa kupumzika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] place for putting something[Swahili Word] weko[Swahili Plural] maweko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] weka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] place for someone[Swahili Word] -wekea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] place to stand[English Plural] places to stand[Swahili Word] kikomo[Swahili Plural] vikomo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -koma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] place to stop[English Plural] places to stop[Swahili Word] kikomo[Swahili Plural] vikomo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -koma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] raw place[Swahili Word] chubuko[Swahili Plural] machubuko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] chubuka v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] the place (does) not (class 16)[Swahili Word] hapa[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] the place (does) not (class 17)[Swahili Word] haku[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] the place inside (does) not (class 18)[Swahili Word] ham[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] the place inside (does) not (class 18)[Swahili Word] hamw[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] their places[Swahili Word] makwao[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] kwao------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to that place[Swahili Word] hapo[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] ningojee hapo; papo hapo; hapo kale------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to that place[Swahili Word] huko[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] huko huko------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to that place[Swahili Word] kuko[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] kuko huko [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to that place[Swahili Word] kule[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to this place[Swahili Word] hapa[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] aje hapa; toka hapa mpaka pale; papa hapa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to this place[Swahili Word] huko[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] huko huko------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to this place[Swahili Word] huku[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] toka huku mpaka huko------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to what place?[Swahili Word] upi?[Part of Speech] pronoun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] your place[Swahili Word] penu[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 situation
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] situation[English Plural] situations[Swahili Word] hali[Swahili Plural] hali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] the present situation[Swahili Example] hali ya kisasa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] situation[Swahili Word] mahala[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[English Example] everywhere[Swahili Example] kila mahala------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] situation[Swahili Word] mahali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[English Example] everywhere[Swahili Example] kila mahali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] situation[English Plural] situations[Swahili Word] makazi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] kaa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] situation (proper or expected)[English Plural] situations[Swahili Word] pahala[Swahili Plural] pahala[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] situation (proper or expected)[English Plural] situations[Swahili Word] pahali[Swahili Plural] pahali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 purpose
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] for what purpose?[Swahili Word] wapi[Part of Speech] interrogative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] on purpose[Swahili Word] kusudi[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] on purpose[Swahili Word] kwa kujua[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -jua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] azima[Swahili Plural] maazima[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] azimio[Swahili Plural] maazimio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] azma[Swahili Plural] azima[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] nini mawazo na azma ya Dr Jumanne kuhusu serikali ya nchi yake? [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] dhamira[Swahili Plural] dhamira[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Swahili Example] kupiga mbio ovyo pasi na kuwa na dhamiri [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] dhati[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] kasidi[Swahili Plural] kasidi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] kusudi[Swahili Plural] makusudi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] maana[Swahili Plural] maana[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] maazimio[Swahili Plural] maazimio[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] madhumuni[Swahili Plural] madhumuni[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] matilaba[Swahili Plural] matilaba[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] nia[Swahili Plural] nia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] ania, nuia, nuio, manuwio------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] nuio[Swahili Plural] nuio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] nia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose[Swahili Word] -ukilia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose (concealed)[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] maarubu[Swahili Plural] maarubu[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose (especially in respect of a visit to a witchdoctor or the use of charm)[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] manuwio[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] purpose (especially in respect of a visit to a witchdoctor or the use of charm)[English Plural] purposes[Swahili Word] manuwiyo[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] something which does not serve its proper purpose[Swahili Word] mgumba[Swahili Plural] migumba[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] gumba Adj------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 covering
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bed covering[Swahili Word] tandiko[Swahili Plural] matandiko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cloth covering a bier[Swahili Word] subahiya[Swahili Plural] subahiya[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cloth covering a bier[Swahili Word] subaya[Swahili Plural] subaya[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover(ing)[Swahili Word] tandiko[Swahili Plural] matandiko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] beddings[Swahili Example] matandiko ya kitanda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] covering[English Plural] coverings[Swahili Word] kiwambo[Swahili Plural] viwambo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] wamba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] covering[Swahili Word] stara[Swahili Plural] stara[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] stiri V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] covering[Swahili Word] utando[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] covering[Swahili Word] utandu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] covering[English Plural] coverings[Swahili Word] uwambo[Swahili Plural] mambo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6[Related Words] wamba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] covering (of private parts)[Swahili Word] sitara[Swahili Plural] sitara[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] head covering[Swahili Word] utaji[Swahili Plural] taji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] outer covering[Swahili Word] gamba[Swahili Plural] magamba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Swahili Example] mikono yake ikisokota gamba la mpira kwenye usukani [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper covering (of the genitals)[Swahili Word] stara[Swahili Plural] stara[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] protective covering[English Plural] protective coverings[Swahili Word] chandarua[Swahili Plural] vyandarua[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Hindi------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 husband
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] husband[English Plural] husbands[Swahili Word] mume[Swahili Plural] waume[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] ume[English Example] a husband of a mother is a father (proverb)[Swahili Example] mume wa mama ni baba (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] husband[English Plural] husbands[Swahili Word] baba watoto[Swahili Plural] baba watoto[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Swahili Definition] mume------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] your husband[English Plural] your husbands[Swahili Word] mmeo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] mume + wako[Swahili Definition] mume wako[English Example] you and your husband Joseph fled hastily, forgetting your bicycle[Swahili Example] wewe pamoja na mmeo Yosefu mlikimbia kwa haraka, mkasahau baiskeli [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fail to find a husband at the proper age[Swahili Word] -china[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not find a husband (fig.)[Swahili Word] -doda[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] sikwambii mengine ambayo yamekupa wewe udode na kukosa mangapi mazuri ya ulimwengu huu [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------ -
10 deviation
[English Word] deviation (from a proper course)[English Plural] deviations[Swahili Word] ukengefu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
11 Nairobi
[English Word] Nairobi[Swahili Word] Nairobi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[Derived Word] proper name------------------------------------------------------------ -
12 Seth
[English Word] Seth[English Plural] proper name[Swahili Word] Sefu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1[Terminology] names------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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proper noun — proper nouns also proper name N COUNT A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, organization, or thing. Proper nouns begin with a capital letter. Examples are Margaret , London , and the United Nations . Compare common noun … English dictionary
proper noun — noun count a noun that names a particular person, place, or thing and begins with a CAPITAL letter. Jane, Africa, and New Year are proper nouns. ─ compare COMMON NOUN … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
proper noun — also .proper name especially BrE n a noun such as James , New York , or China that is the name of one particular thing and is written with a ↑capital letter →↑noun … Dictionary of contemporary English
proper noun — (also proper name) ► NOUN ▪ a name for an individual person, place, or organization, having an initial capital letter … English terms dictionary
proper noun — see noun … Modern English usage
proper noun — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms proper noun : singular proper noun plural proper nouns linguistics a noun that names a particular person, place, or thing and begins with a capital letter. Jane , Africa , and New Year are proper nouns. • See:… … English dictionary
proper noun — noun A noun denoting a particular person, place, organization, ship, animal, event, or other individual entity. Examples: Mike, United Nations … Wiktionary
proper noun — noun Date: circa 1890 a noun that designates a particular being or thing, does not take a limiting modifier, and is usually capitalized in English called also proper name … New Collegiate Dictionary
