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The Kamusi Project English-Swahili Dictionary
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Entry below is zambia
Entry below is Zambian
Entry below is zanzibar
Entry below is Zanzibar
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one of the original inhabitants of Zanzibar { Swahili: Mhadimu
, pl wahadimu [derived: hadimu N]
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noun
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Entry below is zanzibar
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outdoor harborside market in Zanzibar town { Swahili: forodhani
, pl forodhani
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noun 9/10
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Entry below is Zanzibar
Entry below is Zanzibari
Entry below is zeal - this headword has not been grouped
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zeal { Swahili: harara
[derived: hari; uharara]
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adjective
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Swahili Example: ana harara
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zeal { Swahili: jitihadi
(or jitahidi or jitihada or ujitahidi), pl majitihadi (or majitahidi or majitihada) [derived: Arabic]
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noun 5/6
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[see also: juhudi]
English Example: all the zeal he had for this creature brought no good
Swahili Example: jitihada yote aliyofanya kwa kiumbe huyu, hakupata wema [Moh]
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zeal { Swahili: juhudi
, pl juhudi [derived: jitihadi]
}
noun 9/10
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Swahili Example: mwenye juhudi
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zeal { Swahili: pupa
, pl pupa
}
noun 9/10
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English Example: have a zeal for something.
Swahili Example: fanya pupa ya
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zeal { Swahili: ghera
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noun 9/10
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Swahili Definition: moyo wa kufanya jambo (hasa kwa kuogopa aibu kama halitafanywa)
English Example: Back home still other citizens came forth with zeal and a love for their country.
Swahili Example: Huko nyumbani walichomoza wananchi wengine nao waliokuwa na ghera na mapenzi ya
nchi yao.
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Entry below is zebra
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zebra, pl zebras
{ Swahili: punda milia
, pl punda milia
} [Terminology: zoology]
noun 9/10an
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English Example: two or three times an African passed, I don't know which tribe, wearing nothing apart from a zebra skin
Swahili Example: aliwahi kupita mara mbili tatu Mwafrika mmoja, sijui wa kabila gani, ambaye hakuvaa kitu ila ngozi ya punda milia [Saad S. Yahya Pepeta]
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Entry below is zero - this headword has been grouped
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zero (in score of a game), pl zeros (or zeroes)
{ Swahili: yai
(or yayi), pl mayai (or mayayi)
} [Terminology: sport]
noun 5/6
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Entry below is zigzag
Entry below is Zimbabwe
Entry below is Zimbabwean
Entry below is zinc - this headword has been grouped
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zinc { Swahili: zinki
[Dialect: recent]
} [Terminology: chemistry]
noun 9
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English Definition: a bluish white crystalline metallic element of low to intermediate hardness that is ductile when pure but in the commercial form is brittle at ordinary temperatures and becomes ductile on slight heating, occurs abundantly in minerals, is an essential micronutrient for both plants and animals, and is used especially as a protective coating for iron and steel (identified 1651)
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Entry below is zipper
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zipper, pl zippers
{ Swahili: zipu
, pl zipu [derived: Eng.]
}
noun 9/10
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Swahili Example: analivaa na kufunga zipu zote [Muk]
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Entry below is zirconium
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zirconium { Swahili: zirikoni
[Dialect: recent]
} [Terminology: chemistry]
noun 9
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English Definition: a steel-gray strong ductile metallic element with a high melting point that occurs widely in combined form (as in zircon), is highly resistant to corrosion, and is used especially in alloys and in refractories and ceramics (identified 1808)
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Entry below is zit - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is zither
Entry below is zone - this headword has not been grouped
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zone, pl zones
{ Swahili: eneo
(or cheneo or kieneo), pl maeneo (or vieneo) [derived: Swahili enea]
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noun 5/6
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English Example: military occupation zone
Swahili Example: eneo la kushilia kwa majeshi
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zone, pl zones
{ Swahili: kanda
, pl kanda
}
noun 9/10
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Swahili Example: Alipongeza Shirika la Afya Duniani, Kanda ya Afrika, kwa kusaidia Tanzania.
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Entry below is zoology
Entry below is zorilla
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zorilla, pl zorillas
{ Swahili: kicheche
(or cheche), pl vicheche (or cheche)
} [Terminology: zoology]
taxonomy: Ictonyx striatus
noun 7/8an
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English Definition: skunk-like African carnivore of the weasel family that emits foul-smelling liquid from anal glands
Swahili Definition: mnyama mdogo wa Afrika alaye nyama. Ana milia myeupe na myeusi na anatoa maji yanukayo sana kutoka matezi ya kinyo
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Entry below is Zoroastrian - this headword has not been grouped
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