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1 take
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be taken[Swahili Word] -chukuliwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] chukua v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get down (something hanging)[Swahili Word] -tundua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who takes away[Swahili Word] mteka[Swahili Plural] wateka[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] teka V[English Example] "water carrier, one who draws water".[Swahili Example] mteka maji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take[Swahili Word] -chukua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mchukuzi, uchukuzi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take[Swahili Word] -chukwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take[Swahili Word] -kamata[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -kamatia, -kamatika, -kamatana, -kamatisha, -kamatwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take[Swahili Word] -punja[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take[Swahili Word] -twaa[Part of Speech] verb[Terminology] military------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take[Swahili Word] -twaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take (a small amount or a handful)[Swahili Word] -chopa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take (to a particular place or person)[Swahili Word] -peleka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take a little of something[Swahili Word] -chota[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] draw water [by the bucketful][Swahili Example] chota maji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take apart[Swahili Word] -ungua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take away[Swahili Word] -tolea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -toa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take away[Swahili Word] -umua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take away[Swahili Word] -zindua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zinda[Related Words] zinduo, mzinduko, uzindusho, -zindika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take away[Swahili Word] -toa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take away (by force)[Swahili Word] -poka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take away by force[Swahili Word] -bwakua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take away from[Swahili Word] -twaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take away from each other[Swahili Word] -toleana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-assoc[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -toa, -tolea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take back[Swahili Word] -rejesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take back[Swahili Word] -rejeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take back[Swahili Word] -rudi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take back[Swahili Word] -rudisha[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] take back the present[Swahili Example] rudisha zawadi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take by force[Swahili Word] -bakiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Note] Cf. ubakuaji / also: '-bakua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take by force[Swahili Word] -bakua[Part of Speech] verb[Note] Cf. ubakuaji / also: '-bakwia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take by force[Swahili Word] -bekua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take by force[Swahili Word] -kwapura[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take by force[Swahili Word] -lungula[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] mlungula N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take by force[Swahili Word] -rungula[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] mlungula N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take by force[Swahili Word] -nyang'anya[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the government has forcefull taken the few monies that they had[Swahili Example] Serikali imewanyang'anya pesa chache walizokuwa nazo [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take by force[Swahili Word] -nyara[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take by force[Swahili Word] -pokonya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take by force[Swahili Word] -pora[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] The husband takes her salary by force[Swahili Example] bwanake anampora huo mshahara wote [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take by force[Swahili Word] -rungula[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take everything one has[Swahili Word] -sapa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take everything one has[Swahili Word] -sapasapa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take for[Swahili Word] -chukulia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -chukua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take from[Swahili Word] -nyang'anya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take in[Swahili Word] -kunja[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kunjo N[Swahili Example] kunja uso; kunja miguu; kunja uzi [Rec][Note] kunda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take in (a sail)[Swahili Word] heria[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] (Port.) arrier[Terminology] nautical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take in (as a guest)[Swahili Word] -pokea[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] They have given us a good reception.[Swahili Example] wametupokea vizuri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take in small quantities[Swahili Word] -donoa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] dona------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take in the act[Swahili Word] -fumania[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take into the arms[Swahili Word] -kumbatia[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] mtoto alikumbatiana na mamaye [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take off[Swahili Word] -angua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -anga[Note] Cf. anguko, kiangushio, mwangushi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take off[Swahili Word] -kema[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take off fast[Swahili Word] -timua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] timka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take off the fire[Swahili Word] -epua[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] kudondoa chombo kutoka motoni------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take out[Swahili Word] -chomoa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] converse[Swahili Example] mlikuwa na picha ya Idi, akaichomoa na kisha akakaa nayo kitandani na kuitazama [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take out[Swahili Word] -fidua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take out[Swahili Word] -fudua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take out[Swahili Word] -futua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take out[Swahili Word] -opoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take out[Swahili Word] -pachua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take out[Swahili Word] -toa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take out the contents (e.g. the meat of a coconut)[Swahili Word] -chokoa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] chokochoko, kichokoo, mchokocho, mchokoo, mchokozi, uchokozi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take place[Swahili Word] -jiri[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] aliwaza mengi, ya zamani na yatayojiri mbele [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take place[Swahili Word] -tukia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take something up and carry it away[Swahili Word] -tekea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take up and carry away[Swahili Word] -teka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take up load on the head[Swahili Word] -twika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 spread
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be spread[Swahili Word] -sambaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be spread[Swahili Word] -tangaa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] these news have spread throughout the whole world[Swahili Example] habari hizi zimetangaa ulimwengu mzima------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be spread[Swahili Word] -tapakaa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] a disease has spread throughout the whole country[Swahili Example] ugonjwa umetapakaa nchi nzima------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be spread about[Swahili Word] -sambaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be spread around[Swahili Word] -sambazwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] caus-pass[English Example] big televisions have been spread around in different districts of the city of Rome to enable mourners to see the funeral proceedings for themselves[Swahili Example] Televisheni kubwa zimesambazwa katika maeneo mbali mbali ya jiji la Roma kuwawezesha waombolezaji kujionea shughuli za mazishi [ http://www.bbc.co.uk/swahili/news/story/2004/06/000000_dirayadunia.shtml BBC 8 Aprili 2005]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be spread out[Swahili Word] -tandaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be spread out over a large area (ie a plain)[Swahili Word] -tandaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who spreads[English Plural] people who spread[Swahili Word] mtanda[Swahili Plural] watanda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] tanda V[English Example] "spreader of lies, gossip, talebearer".[Swahili Example] mtanda miongo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] something spread[Swahili Word] utando[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] something spread[Swahili Word] utandu[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] utandu wa buibui------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] something spread out[English Plural] things spread out[Swahili Word] mtande[Swahili Plural] mitande[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] tanda V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] something spread out[English Plural] things spread out[Swahili Word] tando[Swahili Plural] matando[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] veil spread out[Swahili Example] tando la buibui------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] something spread out[English Plural] things spread out[Swahili Word] tandu[Swahili Plural] matandu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] veil spread out[Swahili Example] tandu la buibui------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread[English Plural] spreads[Swahili Word] enezi[Swahili Plural] maenezi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] -enea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread[Swahili Word] -enea[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] spread the news, advertise[Swahili Example] enea habari------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread[Swahili Word] -eneza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -enea[Swahili Definition] kuwezesha kuenea [Masomo 312][English Example] Different ways were used to spread education.[Swahili Example] Njia tofauti zilitumika kueneza elimu [Masomo 312]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread[Swahili Word] -paka[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] kipaku, mpaka, mpakato, mpako, upakizi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread[Swahili Word] -sambaza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[English Example] the padre spread the hands[Swahili Example] Padri alisambaza mikono [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread[Swahili Word] -tangaza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread[Swahili Word] -tokomeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread[Swahili Word] -vuma[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] vumi, vumilivu, kivumi, mvumi, mvumo, uvumi, uvumilivu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread[Swahili Word] -zagaa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] his orange tree has spread oranges (he has very many oranges)[Swahili Example] mchungwa wake umezagaa machungwa [Rech]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread[Swahili Word] -pamba[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread (anything)[Swahili Word] -shamiri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread (fire or water or disease)[Swahili Word] -moma[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread apart[Swahili Word] -panua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] "spread apart the legs, take long steps".[Swahili Example] panua miguu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread it over[Swahili Word] -ikiza[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] ikiza nyumba boriti------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread on[Swahili Word] nata[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread on oneself[Swahili Word] -jikunjulia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-refl[Swahili Example] akajikunjulia kanzu yake mpya na kujaribu kufumba macho [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread open[Swahili Word] -kunjua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] converse[Swahili Example] akiikunjua sehemu iliyojipeta [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread or make (a bed)[Swahili Word] -tandika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread out[Swahili Word] -tanda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread out[Swahili Word] -tandaza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread out[Swahili Word] -tandisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread out (goods or wares)[Swahili Word] -omeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread over[Swahili Word] wamba[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread the legs[Swahili Word] -banua miguu[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -bana------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spread widely[Swahili Word] -sambaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 cover
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be covered[Swahili Word] -finikwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] finika v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be covered[Swahili Word] -funikwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] funika v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be covered[Swahili Word] -gubikwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] gubi n------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be covered[Swahili Word] -vumbikwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Word] vumbika V[Swahili Example] kuvumbikwa ndani, useme embe mbichi [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be covered (of a roof)[Swahili Word] -ezekwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Swahili Example] nyumba zake zilikuwa zimeezekwa bati [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be covered by water[Swahili Word] -finikwa na maji[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be covered up[Swahili Word] -sitirika[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] we have not been covered slightly[Swahili Example] tumesitirika si haba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be covered with[Swahili Word] -miminiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-pass[Derived Word] mimina V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] book cover[Swahili Word] jalada[Swahili Plural] jalada[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] canvas cover[Swahili Word] durufu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] gamba[Swahili Plural] magamba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] jalada[Swahili Plural] majalada[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] jalada[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] jalidi[Swahili Example] jalada ya karatasi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[English Plural] covers[Swahili Word] kifuniko[Swahili Plural] vifuniko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -funika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[English Plural] covers[Swahili Word] kingio[Swahili Plural] kingio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kinga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[English Plural] covers[Swahili Word] kisetiri[Swahili Plural] visetiri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -stiri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[English Plural] covers[Swahili Word] kitandiko[Swahili Plural] vitandiko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -tandika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[English Plural] covers[Swahili Word] mfuniko[Swahili Plural] mifuniko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -funika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] stara[Swahili Plural] stara[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[English Plural] covers[Swahili Word] tabaka[Swahili Plural] tabaka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] tumba[Swahili Plural] tumba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -ezeka[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] cover a roof [with grass, straw][Swahili Example] ezeka nyumba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -finika[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] [upepo] uliingia ndani ya nyumba na Zakaria [...] alijifinika [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -funika[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] [upepo] uliingia ndani ya nyumba na Zakaria [...] alijifunika [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -kafini[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] kafini (kwa) sanda[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -kinga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -kwea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kweleo N, kwezi Adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -tabiki[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -tabikisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -tanda[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] to cover him/her[Swahili Example] kumetanda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -vaa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] baridi nyembamba ilimvaa [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -visha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] vaa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -wamba[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] wamba ngoma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover[Swahili Word] -pamba[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover (of a book etc.)[Swahili Word] uo[Swahili Plural] nyuo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover (up)[Swahili Word] -setiri[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] stara N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover (up)[Swahili Word] -stiri[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] stara N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover oneself[Swahili Word] -jifinika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover oneself[Swahili Word] -jifunika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover oneself from head to foot[Swahili Word] -gubigubi[Swahili Plural] gubigubi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover oneself with a garment[Swahili Word] -jitanda[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] kujifunika na kitambaa au nguo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover over[Swahili Word] -gubika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] gubi n[Swahili Example] uso kaugubika kwenye mto ambao ulikuwa umeroa machozi [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover up[Swahili Word] -sitiri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover up to ripen[Swahili Word] -vumbika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cover with soil[Swahili Word] -fukia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have something covered[Swahili Word] -finikisha[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the water has flooded the land[Swahili Example] maji yameifinikisha nchi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have something covered[Swahili Word] -finikiza[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] maji yameifinikiza nchi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have something covered[Swahili Word] -funikisha[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the water has flooded the land[Swahili Example] maji yameifunikisha nchi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have something covered[Swahili Word] -funikiza[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] maji yameifunikiza nchi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take cover[Swahili Word] -ficha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 give
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be given[Swahili Word] -gaiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] ile kanzu aliyogaiwa [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be given[Swahili Word] -patiwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be given[Swahili Word] -pewa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be given[Swahili Word] -tolewa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -toa, -tolea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be given (by)[Swahili Word] -patiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-pass[English Example] They wanted clothes and especially military attire.[Swahili Example] walihitaji nguo na walihitaji zana za vita------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give[Swahili Word] -gaia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give[Swahili Word] -jazi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -jaa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give[Swahili Word] -kabidhi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give[Swahili Word] -pa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] transitive[English Example] give the hand (to express congratulations/condolence); lending a helping hand.[Swahili Example] pa mkono------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give[Swahili Word] -pasisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give (out)[Swahili Word] -toa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] give a speech[Swahili Example] toa hotuba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give a gift[Swahili Word] -zawadisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give a present[Swahili Word] -kirimu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] vipi ungeweza kunikirimu kwa tajiri wako [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give a present[Swahili Word] -tuza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give a speech[Swahili Word] -hutubu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hatibu n------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give alms[Swahili Word] -sadaki[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] sadaka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give and receive[Swahili Word] -pokezana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give and receive[Swahili Word] -pokezanya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give and take[Swahili Word] majibizano[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] jibu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give back[Swahili Word] -rejesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give back[Swahili Word] -rejeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give back[Swahili Word] -rudi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give back[Swahili Word] -rudisha[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] return the favor, reciprocate[Swahili Example] rudisha hisani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give clothes[Swahili Word] -visha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] vaa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give each other something[Swahili Word] -pana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reciprocal------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give grudgingly[Swahili Word] -sunza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give her/ him[Swahili Word] mpe[Part of Speech] verb[Class] imperative[English Example] give her that which she needs[Swahili Example] mpe anavyohitaji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give in[Swahili Word] -jitoa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -toa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give life[Swahili Word] -hui[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give life to[Swahili Word] -huisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give me[Swahili Word] nipe[Part of Speech] verb[Class] imperative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give off[Swahili Word] -toa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give oneself[Swahili Word] -jipa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] jitoa, jifunga, jiweka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give oneself up[Swahili Word] -jifunga[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give presents to a person[Swahili Word] -kirimu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] karama, karamu N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give someone a share in something[Swahili Word] -shirikisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] shiriki V[English Example] (s)he gave the teacher a share in the teaching the children[Swahili Example] Alimshirikisha Mwalimu kuwafundisha wanafunzi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give someone a share in something[Swahili Word] -shirikiza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] shiriki V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give someone something[Swahili Word] -wia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give them[Swahili Word] wape[Part of Speech] verb[Class] imperative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give to[Swahili Word] -tolea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -toa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give to each other[Swahili Word] -toleana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-assoc[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -toa, -tolea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give to oneself[Swahili Word] -jipa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Swahili Example] alijipa tamaa kuwa maisha hayo yameandikwa katika umri wake [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give up[Swahili Word] -gea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give up[Swahili Word] -samehe[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] I have looked for it and I did not find it, so I have given up[Swahili Example] nimeitafuta sikuiona, kwa hiyo nimeisamehe.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give up (certain foods, as tabu)[Swahili Word] -gunga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give us[Swahili Word] tupe[Part of Speech] verb[Class] imperative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] that which gives[English Plural] those which give[Swahili Word] kipa[Swahili Plural] vipa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pa[English Example] confirmation (literally, that which gives faith)[Swahili Example] kipa imara[Note] kipa must be followed by another noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to give to[Swahili Word] -pea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 fire
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] apply fire to something[Swahili Word] -ungulia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch fire[Swahili Word] -waka[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] mti unawaka upesi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch fire (accidentally)[Swahili Word] -wakia[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] convey fire[Swahili Word] -paa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fan a fire[Swahili Word] -pepea moto[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fire[Swahili Word] moto[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] ota[English Example] light/kindle a fire[Swahili Example] washa moto------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fire[Swahili Word] -uzulu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fire (i.e. bullets)[Swahili Word] -fyetua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] fyeta v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fire (pottery)[Swahili Word] -oka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fire (pottery)[Swahili Word] -ungulia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fire a bullet (bullets)[Swahili Word] -fyatua risasi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] fyata v, risasi n------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fire bullets[Swahili Word] -piga risasi[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the police fired bullets at his body[Swahili Example] polisi alimpiga risasi mwilini------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] great fire[Swahili Word] mteketezo[Swahili Plural] miteketezo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] teketea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kindle a fire[Swahili Word] -koka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] making fire by twirling stick in holed stick[Swahili Word] upekecho[Swahili Plural] pekecho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Derived Word] pekecha v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put on the fire[Swahili Word] -teleka[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] aliteleka sufuria ya maji juu ya jiko [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set fire to[Swahili Word] -washa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sit the fire (and take out burning coals)[Swahili Word] -paa moto[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take away from the fire[Swahili Word] -okoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take live embers from the fire[Swahili Word] -palia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take off the fire[Swahili Word] -tekua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] two sticks used together to make fire[Swahili Word] mpekecho[Swahili Plural] mipekecho[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] pekecha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] two sticks used together to make fire[Swahili Word] mpeko[Swahili Plural] mipeko[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] pekecha------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 pleasure
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] add to the pleasure (of something)[Swahili Word] -furahikia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] furaha n------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] anticipated pleasure[Swahili Word] limbuko[Swahili Plural] malimbuko, milimbuko[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] limbua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] anticipated pleasure[Swahili Word] mlimbuko[Swahili Plural] malimbuko, milimbuko[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] limbua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be a pleasure seeker[Swahili Word] -taanasa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause pleasure[Swahili Word] -taanisi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] derive pleasure from[Swahili Word] -faidi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] mikono yako ilikuwa ikifaidi kukishika [kiuno changu] [Ma]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] malicious pleasure taken in another person's misfortune[Swahili Word] usimango[Swahili Plural] masimango[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] malicious pleasure taken in someone else's misfortune[Swahili Word] simango[Swahili Plural] masimango[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pleasure[Swahili Word] anasa[Swahili Plural] anasa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic[Note] Cf. '-anisi, '-taanasa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pleasure[Swahili Word] furaha[Swahili Plural] furaha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pleasure[English Plural] pleasures[Swahili Word] hiari[Swahili Plural] hiari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pleasure[Swahili Word] maneva[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] Engl.[English Example] We are going on an excursion[Swahili Example] tunakwenda maneva------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pleasure[Swahili Word] starehe[Swahili Plural] starehe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pleasure[Swahili Word] taanasa[Swahili Plural] taanasa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] all types of things of pleasure and happiness[Swahili Example] kila aina ya vitu vya taanasa na raha [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pleasure[Swahili Word] ufurahi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pleasure (over something)[Swahili Word] upendezi[Swahili Plural] mapendezi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] something that gives pleasure[Swahili Word] kiroja[Swahili Plural] viroja[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] roja V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take a malicious pleasure in (another's misfortune or discomfiture)[Swahili Word] -simanga[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] usimango N------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 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------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 hold
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be held[Swahili Word] -shikwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[English Example] Bahati was held by the urge to see Idi[Swahili Example] Bahati alishikwa na hamu ya kutaka kumwona Idi [Sul], Bi Tamima alishikwa na uchungu [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get hold (of)[Swahili Word] -nasa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mnaso, -nata, -nasia, -nasika, -nasana, -nasisha, -nasua, -naswa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get hold of (with a hook)[Swahili Word] -pemba[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] pull down coconuts.[Swahili Example] pemba minazi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get hold of something (fruit etc) with a hook[Swahili Word] -ngoeka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ugoe------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold[Swahili Word] mkamato[Swahili Plural] mikamato[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] kamata V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold[Swahili Word] -bamba[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold[Swahili Word] -kamata[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -kamatia, -kamatika, -kamatana, -kamatisha, -kamatwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold[Swahili Word] -shika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold (of a ship)[Swahili Word] falka[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold (of a vessel)[Swahili Word] ngama[Swahili Plural] ngama[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Terminology] nautical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold back[Swahili Word] -nyima[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] you must restrain yourselve somewhat.[Swahili Example] lazima ujinyime nafsi yako------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold back[Swahili Word] -ziwia[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold back[Swahili Word] -zuia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold back[Swahili Word] -zuwia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold by pressure[Swahili Word] -bana[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] bano, banzi, kibaniko, kibanzi, mbano, -bania, -banika, -banana, -banisha, -banua, -banwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold each other[Swahili Word] -shikana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reciprocal[English Example] holding each other's hand under the table[Swahili Example] hushikana mikono chini ya meza [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold fast[Swahili Word] -bana[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] bano, banzi, kibaniko, kibanzi, mbano, -bania, -banika, -banana, -banisha, -banua, -banwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold fast[Swahili Word] -guya[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold fast[Swahili Word] -nasa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mnaso, -nata, -nasia, -nasika, -nasana, -nasisha, -nasua, -naswa[English Example] his eyes held fast when he once again came away from that girl[Swahili Example] [macho yake] yalinasa alipotokea tena huyu msichana [Mt]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold fast[Swahili Word] -ng'ang'ama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold in gunwale of boat for oarlock rope loop[Swahili Word] shalaka[Swahili Plural] shalaka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Terminology] nautical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold in the mouth[Swahili Word] -vuata[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold on the knee or lap[Swahili Word] -pakata[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he held that gown on the knee[Swahili Example] kalipakata lile gauni [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold on to[Swahili Word] -nasa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mnaso, -nata, -nasia, -nasika, -nasana, -nasisha, -nasua, -naswa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold on to[Swahili Word] -zingatia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold on to (obstinately or persistently)[Swahili Word] -shikilia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[English Example] "I have said I did note take even a single oath", Nuka held on to that[Swahili Example] "Nimesema sijala kiapo hata kimoja", alishikilia Nunga [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold oneself back[Swahili Word] -jinyima[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] kujikataa kitu wewe mwenyewe------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold onto[Swahili Word] -shika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold out[Swahili Word] -himili[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] hamali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold the tongue[Swahili Word] -fyata (ulimi)[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] wote waliufyata [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold tight[Swahili Word] -ganda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold tight[Swahili Word] -kaza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kikaza, kikazo, mkazo[Swahili Example] kaza kamba; kaza sukurubu[Note] tighten the rope; exert pressure.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold tight[Swahili Word] -zingatia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold together[Swahili Word] -ambika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] amba[Related Words] ambata, ambo, ambua, ambukizo, chamba, chambo, chambua, gamba, ngambi, uambukizo, wamba, wambiso------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold up[Swahili Word] -kawilisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-caus[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kawa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ship's hold[Swahili Word] feuli[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] nautical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take hold of[Swahili Word] -kamata[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -kamatia, -kamatika, -kamatana, -kamatisha, -kamatwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take hold of[Swahili Word] -paramia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 leave
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be left[Swahili Word] -achwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Word] acha V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be left[Swahili Word] -bakiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Swahili Example] hata machozi yalipokwisha akabakiwa na kwikwi ya kilio [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to leave[Swahili Word] -achisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -acha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to leave[Swahili Word] -ondosha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] compassionate leave[Swahili Word] likizo ya uraufu[Swahili Plural] likizo za uraufu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give leave[Swahili Word] -likiza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] likizo N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] likizo[Swahili Plural] likizo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] ruhsa[Swahili Plural] ruhsa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] ruhusa[Swahili Plural] ruhusa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] rukhsa[Swahili Plural] rukhsa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] -aga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] -halifu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] halafu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] -ondoka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ondoa V[English Example] The bus will <b>leave</b> the city at 9:30.[Swahili Example] Basi lita<b>ondoka</b> mji saa tatu na nusu.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] -toka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave (behind)[Swahili Word] -acha[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] they asked themselves why she didn't want to leave her man behind[Swahili Example] walijiuliza kwa nini hakutaka kumwacha bwana wake [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave alone[Swahili Word] -achilia mbali[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -acha[Related Words] mbali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave behind[Swahili Word] -ata[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] dialect of '-acha[English Example] He left his wife and children going on foot.[Swahili Example] Amwata mkewe na watoto wakwenda kwa miguu [Nabhany, Masomo 294][Note] Kiamu, cf. Kuacha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave behind[Swahili Word] -bakisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] hapana alilobakisha isipokuwa hilo lililompa ujali [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave behind[Swahili Word] -gea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave behind[Swahili Word] -telekeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave behind[Swahili Word] -saza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] saa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave each other[Swahili Word] -achana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] associative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -acha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave it alone![Swahili Word] tutu[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave of absence[Swahili Word] livu[Swahili Plural] livu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Eng------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave one's house early in the morning[Swahili Word] -rauka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave out[Swahili Word] -bakisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave out[Swahili Word] -saza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] saa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave over[Swahili Word] -bakisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave over[Swahili Word] -saza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] saa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave something[Swahili Word] -rithisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave something to someone[Swahili Word] -achia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -acha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave-taking[English Plural] leave-takings[Swahili Word] buriani[Swahili Plural] buriani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave-taking (act of)[Swahili Word] mwago[Swahili Plural] miago[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] aga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part from each other[Swahili Word] -tokana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] short-term leave from one's regular fishing area to fish elsewhere[English Plural] leaves[Swahili Word] ago[Swahili Plural] ago[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Dialect] Kimvita[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take one's leave[Swahili Word] -aga[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] to die (euphemism)[Swahili Example] aga dunia[Note] Cf. agano, kiago, mwango------------------------------------------------------------ -
10 plunge
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be plunged[Swahili Word] -ingizwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[English Example] South Africa has been plunged into great turmoil[Swahili Example] Afrika Kusini imeingizwa katika msukosuko mkubwa [Kairos][Note] "Andiko la Kairos" (Nairobi, 1988)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause something to plunge into something else[Swahili Word] -topeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plunge[English Plural] plunges[Swahili Word] kachombe[Swahili Plural] kachombe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plunge[Swahili Word] -zama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plunge[Swahili Word] -zamisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] caus-trans[Swahili Example] tayari kuyazamisha meno katika shingo lake [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plunge into[Swahili Word] -chovya[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] chovyo, mchovya, mchovyo[English Example] he rolled his ball of ugali before plunging it into the coconut sauce[Swahili Example] akiviringa tonge kabla hajaichovya ndani ya mchuzi wa nazi [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plunge into water[Swahili Word] -tosa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] cf. -tota------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take a plunge[Swahili Word] -piga kachombe[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] kupiga kachombe ndani ya vichaka kuokota windo lao [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------ -
11 register
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] commercial register[English Plural] commercial registers[Swahili Word] orodha ya biashara[Swahili Plural] orodha za biashara[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] biashara------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] register[English Plural] registers[Swahili Word] orodha[Swahili Plural] orodha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] register[English Plural] registers[Swahili Word] rejesta[Swahili Plural] rejesta[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] registered mail[Swahili Example] barua za rejesta------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] register[Swahili Word] -andika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] andika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] register[Swahili Word] -jiandikisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] andika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] register[Swahili Word] -sajili[Part of Speech] verb[Class] transitive[Related Words] -jisajilisha, -sajiliwa[English Definition] sign someone up for something[Swahili Definition] kuandikisha[English Example] the new mayor of Nairobi Joe Aketch registered traders[Swahili Example] meya mpya wa jiji la Nairobi Joe Aketch aliwasajili wachuuzi [ http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:HaaDKdYJzdQJ:www.nationmedia.com/nationfm/mediaArchives.asp%3Fid%3D1978%26Type%3DHabari+aliwasajili&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1&client=safari 96.5 Nation FM]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] register (for voting)[Swahili Word] -andikisha[Part of Speech] verb[Note] also: jiandikisha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] register (oneself)[Swahili Word] -jisajilisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] caus-refl[Dialect] recent[Related Words] -sajili, -sajiliwa[English Definition] sign up for something[Swahili Definition] kujiandikisha[English Example] If she'll register to take this class...[Swahili Example] Kama atajisajilisha kusoma darasa hili...------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] registered mail[English Plural] registered mail[Swahili Word] barua ya rejesta[Swahili Plural] barua za rejesta[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------ -
12 turn
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] a wife's turn for sleeping with her husband (in polygyny)[English Plural] wives' turns for sleeping with their husbands[Swahili Word] ngono[Swahili Plural] ngono[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -gona------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be turned[Swahili Word] -pindwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by turns[Swahili Word] kipokee[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] pokea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by turns[Swahili Word] kipokeo[Swahili Plural] vipokeo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] pokea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take turns[Swahili Word] -pokezana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take turns[Swahili Word] -pokezanya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] duru[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] kizingo[Swahili Plural] vizingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zinga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mara[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mazingazinga[Swahili Plural] mazingazinga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Word] zinga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mazunguko[Swahili Plural] mazunguko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Word] zungua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mzunguko[Swahili Plural] mizunguko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zunguka[Related Words] -zungua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] pindi[Swahili Plural] pindi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] safari[Swahili Plural] safari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] zingo[Swahili Plural] mazingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] zinga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] zamu[Swahili Plural] zamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] laugh, for be not in doubt, your turn will come[Swahili Example] cheka usiwe na shaka, itakuja zamu yako [Shaaban Robert, <i>Cheka kwa Furaha</i>]; hii ilikuwa zamu yake kuutambua ukweli [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -betabeta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -fingirika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -furukuta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -gaga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -geuka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v[Swahili Example] yule kijana aligeuka tena kumtazama Subira [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -geuza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -gueza[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] mwalimu Matata akiingiza ufunguo mlangoni na kuugeuza [Muk], kwa muda mrefu alijigeuza huku na huku kujitazama [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -kata mkono[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] he flew on his bicycle and turned left[Swahili Example] akarukia baiskeli na kuikata mkono wa kushoto [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -vingirika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -zinga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (on a lathe)[Swahili Word] -gesa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (on a lathe)[Swahili Word] -kereza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kerezo, mkereza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (sudden)[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] pindu[Swahili Plural] mapindu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] pinda V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (the head scornfully)[Swahili Word] -deua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn a new leaf[Swahili Word] -ongoka nafsi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ongoa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn around (of a person)[Swahili Word] -jipindua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda, -pindua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn aside[Swahili Word] -kengeua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ukengefu[Swahili Example] kengeua njia[Note] depart from/turn off a path/road.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn bad (of perishable goods)[Swahili Word] -doda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn down[Swahili Word] -katalia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kataa[English Example] I have turned him down[Swahili Example] nimemkatalia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn from the right way[Swahili Word] -kengeua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn inside out[Swahili Word] -fidua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn inside out[Swahili Word] -fudua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn into[Swahili Word] -siri[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn off[Swahili Word] -funga[Part of Speech] verb[Terminology] electricity------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn off[Swahili Word] -kengeua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ukengefu[Swahili Example] kengeua njia[Note] depart from/turn off a path/road.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn off[Swahili Word] -zima[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -zimia, -zimika, -zimisha, -zimua, -zimwa[English Example] when you leave, turn off the light[Swahili Example] ukiondoka, zima taa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn on (an electric light)[Swahili Word] -washa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn one's back[Swahili Word] -pa kisogo[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -pa, kisogoni, kogo[Swahili Definition] tendo, namna au hali ya kusongwa au kusonga[English Example] she moved away two paces and turned her back on him[Swahili Example] aliondoka hatua mbili na kumpa kisogo [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn out[Swahili Word] -ja[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] jio, kijakazi, kijio, kinjia, mja, mjakazi, mjio, njia, ujaji, ujia, ujio[English Example] it will turn out that I have to go on a trip[Swahili Example] nitakuja kusafiri [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -petua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -sinua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -stakabadhi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -viringisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] viringa V[Swahili Example] kila mmoja anayaviringisha maneno ya Diana akilini mwake------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over (the pages)[Swahili Word] -pambua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pamba[English Example] the girl's lined fingers are turning over the pages of that newspaper[Swahili Example] vidole laini vya msichana vinazipambua kurasa za jarida lile [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn restlessly[Swahili Word] -gaagaa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mgaagaa[English Example] she was moaning and turning restlessly in her bed[Swahili Example] alikuwa akipiga kite na kugaragara juu ya kitanda chake [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn round[Swahili Word] -geuza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn round and round[Swahili Word] -zungusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn something[Swahili Word] -fingirisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn the back[Swahili Word] -pa mgongo[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn the face[Swahili Word] -pa uso[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn toward[Swahili Word] -pindulia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-inver[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda, -pindua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up[Swahili Word] -ogelea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Word] oga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up[Swahili Word] -peta[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] tuck up a garment.[Swahili Example] peta nguo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up (clothing to protect it from dirt or damp)[Swahili Word] -pania[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] turn up the pants (turn up the trouser legs)[Swahili Example] pania suruali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up (skirt or trousers to keep them clean)[Swahili Word] -sega[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] turn up clothes[Swahili Example] saga nguo.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up the ground preparatory to planting[Swahili Word] -buruga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn upside down[Swahili Word] -petua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn upside down[Swahili Word] -pindua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda[English Example] turn the page of a book[Swahili Example] pindua ukurasa wa kitabu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn upside-down[Swahili Word] -pituka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[English Example] Mrs Tamima and her family turned the houses upside-down[Swahili Example] Bi Tamima na umati wake walipita na kupituka vyumba [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------ -
13 demand
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] demand[English Plural] demands[Swahili Word] daha[Swahili Plural] madaha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] demand[English Plural] demands[Swahili Word] dai[Swahili Plural] madai[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Swahili Definition] maneno yanayoeleza shida/shaka ya mtu [Masomo 113][English Example] claim for money, amount due, debt[Swahili Example] madai ya fedha [Rec]; Nilionelea kwamba malalamiko na madai yetu yalihitaji kutiwa nguvu [Masomo 113]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] demand[English Plural] demands[Swahili Word] kamio[Swahili Plural] makamio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] kama[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] demand[English Plural] demands[Swahili Word] takia[Swahili Plural] matakia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] demand[Swahili Word] utashi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] taka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] demand[Swahili Word] -dai[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] demand[Swahili Word] -haja[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hitaji, hoja, hoji, uhaji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] demand[Swahili Word] -jadi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] demand[Swahili Word] -omba[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] demand[Swahili Word] -shurutisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] sharti, shuruti, -shurutishia, -shurutishika, -shurutishana, -shurutishwa[English Example] the doctor demanded that the patients take medicine[Swahili Example] mganga alishurutisha wagonjwa kunywa dawa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] demand in someone else's name[Swahili Word] -daha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] demand insistently[Swahili Word] -kamia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] demand rights or justice[Swahili Word] -dai haki[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] kusema unataka vitu vilivyo vyako au upewe haki yako [Masomo, 75]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] demand something of someone[Swahili Word] -ombea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
14 get
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be out to get someone[Swahili Word] -vizia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-caus[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -via, -viza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to get[Swahili Word] -pasha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to get[Swahili Word] -patiliza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Swahili Example] [proverb] udongo upatilize uli maji [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to get[Swahili Word] -patisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to get[Swahili Word] -patiza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get[Swahili Word] -ingia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kiingilio, maingiano, maingiliano, mwingilizi, mwingizaji, uingizaji[Swahili Example] ingia baridi (kutu); ingia hofu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get[Swahili Word] -pata[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] They believed they could not be gotten by what was getting their counterparts in other villages.[Swahili Example] waliamini kuwa hayangewapata yaliyokuwa yanawapata wenzao wa vijiji vingine [Mun]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get[Swahili Word] -twaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get (from)[Swahili Word] -patiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-pass------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get (up) on[Swahili Word] -panda[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] pandio, kipandio, kipandisho, mpanda, mpando, upandaji[English Example] get into a car[Swahili Example] panda gari------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get oneself out of a difficult situation[Swahili Word] -okoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get out[Swahili Word] -komboa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] komba V, mkombozi N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get out of the way[Swahili Word] -epa epa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] kujiondoa[English Example] This heroic leader left with the Meru people [Masomo, 87][Swahili Example] Kiongozi huyo shujaa naye aliendelea kuepa epa na Wameru [Masomo, 87]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Get out![Swahili Word] hobe![Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get to[Swahili Word] -fika[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] kifiko, kufika, mfiko------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get to a destination[Swahili Word] -wasili[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get up[Swahili Word] -amka[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -amkia, -changamka, kiamshakinywa, maamkio[English Example] Regina got up slowly and went to have breakfast[Swahili Example] Regina aliamka polepole na kwenda kufungua [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get up[Swahili Word] -inuka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -inua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get up (very early in the morning)[Swahili Word] -damka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get up (very early in the morning)[Swahili Word] -jifia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get up early[Swahili Word] -amkia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] amka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get what one wants[Swahili Word] -la mibwanda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take down (something hanging)[Swahili Word] -tundua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
15 haste
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] haste[Swahili Word] ghasia[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] haste[Swahili Word] haraka[Swahili Plural] haraka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -harakisha, taharaki[English Example] haste is not a blessing[Swahili Example] haraka haraka haina baraka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] haste[Swahili Word] hima[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] haste[Swahili Word] hima[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] haste[Swahili Word] kasi[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] tia (piga) kasi[Note] make an effort; exert oneself------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] haste[Swahili Word] kipupa[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] pupa N[English Example] a patched garment[Swahili Example] kwa kipupa, kipupa cha kula------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] haste[English Plural] haste[Swahili Word] papara[Swahili Plural] papara[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] haste[Swahili Word] papio[Swahili Plural] mapapio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] papa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] haste[Swahili Word] pupa[Swahili Plural] pupa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] I did not take him/her with haste[Swahili Example] sikumchukulia pupa [Abd], amefanikiwa kumpa mgongo na kumtuliza pupa zake [Mun]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] haste[Swahili Word] tutuo[Swahili Plural] matutuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] tutuka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] haste[Swahili Word] uchoyo[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] haste[Swahili Word] upesi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] haste[Swahili Word] utukutu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] haste[Swahili Word] wepesi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] haste (unseemly)[Swahili Word] kipupa[Swahili Plural] vipupa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] pupa N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make haste[Swahili Word] chapuchapu![Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Chinese------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make haste[Swahili Word] -jihimiza[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] jihimiza mtu kazi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] something that causes haste[Swahili Word] kimbizi[Swahili Plural] vimbizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] kimbia V------------------------------------------------------------ -
16 pain
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] (expresses pain)[Swahili Word] a[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] (expresses pain)[Swahili Word] aa[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] (expresses pain)[Swahili Word] ah[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] (state of) pain[Swahili Word] uguo[Swahili Plural] mauguo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be beset by pain[Swahili Word] -patwa na janga[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Related Words] -patwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in pain[Swahili Word] -kakata[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in pain[Swahili Word] -sononeka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[English Example] (s)he was astonished on looking at Mansuri who was in pain[Swahili Example] akashangaa kumtazama Mansuri aliyekuwa akisononeka [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in pain[Swahili Word] -teseka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] tesa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in pain[Swahili Word] -ugua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause pain[Swahili Word] -adhibisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause pain[Swahili Word] -adhibu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause pain[Swahili Word] -sibu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause pain[Swahili Word] -sonoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause pain[Swahili Word] -tesa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] mbona humjia moyoni mwake na kumtesa [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause pain[Swahili Word] -uma[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause pain[Swahili Word] -umiza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] umia V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause pain[Swahili Word] -vuaza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause pain[Swahili Word] -washa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause someone pain[Swahili Word] -sononesha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] feel a sharp pain[Swahili Word] -nyotoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] feel pain[Swahili Word] -kakata[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] feel pain[Swahili Word] -kakata[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] feel pain[Swahili Word] -kang'ata[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] feel pain[Swahili Word] -sonona[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] feel pain[Swahili Word] -sununa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] sonoa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] feel pain[Swahili Word] -umia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Swahili Example] jinga likierevuka, mwerevu kaumia [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give pain[Swahili Word] -wanga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have pain[Swahili Word] -umwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] uma v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pain[English Plural] pains[Swahili Word] adhabu[Swahili Plural] adhabu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pain[English Plural] pains[Swahili Word] chomeo[Swahili Plural] machomeo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pain[English Plural] pains[Swahili Word] janga[Swahili Plural] majanga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] mjango------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pain[English Plural] pains[Swahili Word] kihoro[Swahili Plural] vihoro[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Swahili Example] tia kihoro[Note] feel grief/pain------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pain[English Plural] pains[Swahili Word] kimoyo[Swahili Plural] vimoyo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] moyo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pain[English Plural] pains[Swahili Word] masubuko[Swahili Plural] masubuko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Word] sumbua N, sumbufu Adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pain[English Plural] pains[Swahili Word] masumbufo[Swahili Plural] masumbufo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Word] sumbua N, sumbufu Adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pain[English Plural] pains[Swahili Word] masumbulizi[Swahili Plural] masumbulizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Word] sumbua N, sumbufu Adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pain[English Plural] pains[Swahili Word] masumbuo[Swahili Plural] masumbuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Word] sumbua N, sumbufu Adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pain[English Plural] pains[Swahili Word] maumivu[Swahili Plural] maumivu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[English Example] The girl tried to get up but her pain prevented her from doing so.[Swahili Example] Msichana alikuwa akijaribu kunyanyuka lakini maumivu yake yalimzuia [Ganzel Masomo 164]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pain[English Plural] pains[Swahili Word] teso[Swahili Plural] mateso[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] tesa[Note] usually plural in Swahili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pain[English Plural] pains[Swahili Word] uchungu[Swahili Plural] machungu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6[Related Words] chungu[English Example] only one who has borne a child knows how painful it is (proverb)[Swahili Example] uchungu wa mwana aujuaye mzazi (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pain[English Plural] pains[Swahili Word] umivu[Swahili Plural] maumivu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6[Derived Word] uma V[Swahili Example] Mansuri aligutuka kwa maumivu [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pain[English Plural] pains[Swahili Word] umo[Swahili Plural] maumo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pain[Swahili Word] usononi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11[Derived Word] sonoa v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pain[Swahili Word] usununo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pain or complaint in the stomach or abdomen[English Plural] pains[Swahili Word] tumbo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] persistent pain[Swahili Word] upekecho[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sharp pain[English Plural] sharp pains[Swahili Word] mchomo[Swahili Plural] michomo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] choma V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] someone who causes pain[English Plural] people who cause pain[Swahili Word] mwumizi[Swahili Plural] waumizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] uma, umika V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] something that causes pain[English Plural] things that cause pain[Swahili Word] kiuma[Swahili Plural] viuma[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] uma V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sudden pain[English Plural] sudden pains[Swahili Word] mchomo[Swahili Plural] michomo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] choma V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] suppress expression of pain[Swahili Word] -nyamaa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -nyamaza, nyamavu, mnyamavu, unyamavu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take pains[Swahili Word] -jitahidi[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] juhudi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist in pain (esp of stomach)[Swahili Word] -sokota[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the woman's stomach is aching, it is twisting in pain, it is cutting[Swahili Example] tumbo linauma mama linasokota, linakata [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------ -
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be supported[Swahili Word] -chegama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be supported[Swahili Word] -egama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lend support[Swahili Word] -jalia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Word] majaliwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] receive support from someone[Swahili Word] -tegemea[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] They are dependent on their father.[Swahili Example] Wanamtegemea baba yao.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] egemeo[Swahili Plural] maegemeo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] -egama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] faraja[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] gadi[Swahili Plural] magadi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] jiguzo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] nguzo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] kiguzo[Swahili Plural] viguzo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] nguzo N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[English Plural] supports[Swahili Word] kiweko[Swahili Plural] viweko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -weka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] magadi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] makwa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] mhimili[Swahili Plural] mihimili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] himili V[Swahili Example] mhimili wa dunia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] msaada[Swahili Plural] misaada[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] saidia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] muawana[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] auni------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] mwegamo[Swahili Plural] miegamo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] egama V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] neema[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] nguzo[Swahili Plural] nguzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] nusra[Swahili Plural] nusra[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] nusura[Swahili Plural] nusura[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[English Plural] support[Swahili Word] posho[Swahili Plural] posho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] English[Derived Word] portion[Related Words] posha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] saada[Swahili Plural] saada[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] shikizo[Swahili Plural] mashikizo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] shika V[English Example] the support of the house has come out[Swahili Example] Shikizo la nyumba limetoka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[English Plural] supports[Swahili Word] taruma[Swahili Plural] mataruma[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] tegemeo[Swahili Plural] mategemeo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] tegemea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] tuka[Swahili Plural] tuka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[English Plural] supports[Swahili Word] wima[Swahili Plural] wima[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Related Words] kiwimawima, mwima, mwimo, uwima------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] zuio[Swahili Plural] mazuio[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] zuizi[Swahili Plural] mazuizi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[English Plural] supports[Swahili Word] farasi[Swahili Plural] farasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -auni[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -auni[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -awini[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -awuni[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -chechesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -checheza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -chukua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mchukuzi, uchukuzi[English Example] were she able to take the stove and they could support her[Swahili Example] angeweza kulichukua jiko na wao wakamchukua yeye [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -egamesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -egameza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -egamisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -egemiza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -gadimu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -himili[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] hamali[English Example] on her shoulders she supported her best friend[Swahili Example] begani pake kajihimili shogaye mkuu [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -jaza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] jazi, jazua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -nafisi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -nusuru[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -posha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] posho[English Example] We supported him/her during the time of troubles[Swahili Example] Sisi tulimposha wakati wa shida------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -ruzuku[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -saidia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] shupaza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] shupavu Adj.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -tarazaki[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -tetea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] teta V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -unga mkono[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] unga V, mkono N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -ziwia[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -zuia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -zuwia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support (on behalf of)[Swahili Word] -aunia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support each other[Swahili Word] -chukuana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] associative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -chukua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support oneself on something[Swahili Word] -tegemea[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] I supported myself with a stick[Swahili Example] Nilitegemea mkongojo.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support someone[Swahili Word] -tegemeza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] tegemea 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take something with a pinch of salt — phrase to doubt the truth or value of something If I were you, I’d take his advice with a pinch of salt. Thesaurus: to not trust or believe someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: salt * * * take (something) with a pinch of salt see … Useful english dictionary
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