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The Kamusi Project Swahili-English Dictionary
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Entry below is a - this headword has been grouped
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-a { English: of
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preposition ,
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Swahili Example: jambo la ajabu
English Example: a surprising thing
[note: -a + noun is used to form possessives; prefix of -a changes for each noun class. See http://www.yale.edu/swahili/grammar/relationship.htm.]
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Entry below is aa - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is aali - this headword has been grouped
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aali { English: good
} [derived: Arabic]
adjective ,
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English Definition: superior to the average
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aali { English: excellent
} [derived: Arabic]
adjective ,
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English Definition: of the highest quality
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aali { English: first class
} [derived: Arabic]
adjective ,
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English Definition: the highest rank in a classification
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Entry below is aasi - this headword has not been grouped
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-aasi { English: rebel
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: wameaasia serikali yao
English Example: They have rebelled against their government
[note: also: -asi.]
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aasi , pl maasi
{ English: revolt
, pl revolts
}
noun 5/6,
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[note: usually plural.]
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Entry below is abadan - this headword has not been grouped
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abadan { English: never
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adverb ,
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Swahili Example: hawatakuja kwetu abadan.
English Example: They will never come to us.
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Entry below is abadani - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is abadi - this headword has not been grouped
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abadi { English: always
}
adverb ,
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Swahili Example: kazi yake ni kuiba abadi.
English Example: He is always stealing.
[note: rare.]
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Entry below is abd - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is Abdallah
Entry below is abe - this headword has not been grouped
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abe { English: At your service!
}
interjection ,
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[note: Rechenbach notes this term "formerly used by slaves." In contemporary Swahili, the term is frequently used without any connotations of servility. -- MB.]
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Entry below is abedari - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is abee - this headword has not been grouped
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abee { English: at your service!
} [derived: Arabic: labeka]
interjection ,
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Swahili Example: "Tinda!" Tinda alikuwa bintiye [...]. "Abee!" [Kez]
English Example: "Tinda!" Tinda was his daughter [...]. "At your service!"
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Entry below is abidi - this headword has not been grouped
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abidi { English: always
}
adverb ,
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Swahili Example: kazi yake ni kuiba abidi.
English Example: He is always stealing.
[note: rare.]
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Entry below is abiri - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is abiria
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abiria , pl maabiria
{ English: passenger
, pl passengers
} [derived: abiri v-Arabic]
noun 5/6an,
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Swahili Definition: mtu anayesafiri kwa basi, matatu, motokaa n.k. [Masomo 215]
Swahili Example: Abiria alishuka daladala kituo cha posta
English Example: The passenger got off the bus at the post office stop
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Entry below is abirika
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-abirika { English: travel
} [derived: -abiri]
verb intransitive,
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[note: Eng. trans. is O.K. ?.]
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Entry below is abirisha - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is abiriwa - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is abjadi - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is abos
Entry below is abu
Entry below is abudia - this headword has not been grouped
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-abudia { English: pray to
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verb applicative,
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Swahili Example: abudia Mungu
English Example: pray to God
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Entry below is abudisha - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is abudiwa
Entry below is abudu - this headword has not been grouped
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-abudu { English: fear
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: abudu Mungu
English Example: Fear God.
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-abudu { English: pray
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verb ,
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Swahili Definition: kuomba mungu au miungu [Masomo 305]
Swahili Example: abudu Mungu
English Example: Pray to God.
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-abudu { English: serve
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: abudu Mungu
English Example: Serve God.
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-abudu { English: worship
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verb ,
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Swahili Definition: kuheshimu, kuogopa mungu au miungu [Masomo 305]
Swahili Example: abudu Mungu; walivyoabudu [Masomo 305]
English Example: Worship God; the way they worshipped.
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Entry below is abunuwasi - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is acha - this headword has been grouped
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-acha { English: leave (behind)
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: walijiuliza kwa nini hakutaka kumwacha bwana wake [Kez]
English Example: they asked themselves why she didn't want to leave her man behind
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-acha { English: abandon
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verb ,
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English Definition: leave behind
Swahili Example: waliacha nyumba zao baada ya dharuba
English Example: they abandoned their homes after the storm
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-acha { English: divorce (someone)
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: kosa moja haliachi mke (methali)
English Example: one fault does not warrant divorce of a wife (proverb)
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-acha { English: stop
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: wameacha kuvuta sigara
English Example: they have stopped smoking
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Entry below is achama - this headword has not been grouped
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-achama { English: gasp
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: anauweka [mkoba] juu ya meza ukiwa umeachama [Muk]
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Entry below is achana - this headword has been grouped
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-achana na { English: break up
} [derived: Swahili -acha]
verb reciprocal,
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Swahili Definition: kutoendelea kuwa mpenzi wa [Masomo 40]
Swahili Example: maoni yetu ni kwamba mchumba huyu hakufai. achana naye [Masomo 40].
English Example: our opinion is that your fiance is unsuitable for you. break up with him
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-achana na { English: part
} [derived: Swahili -acha]
verb reciprocal,
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Swahili Example: hakutaka kuachana na watoto hao [Kez]
English Example: she did not want to part with those children
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Entry below is achari - this headword has been grouped
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achari (or achali or ajari) { English: pickled condiment
} [derived: Hindi]
noun 9,
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English Definition: pickled and salted relishes that can be made sweet or hot depending on the seasoning added
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Entry below is achia - this headword has been grouped
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-achia { English: bequeath
} [derived: Swahili -acha]
verb applicative,
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Swahili Example: achia mtu mali
English Example: bequeath property to someone
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-achia { English: let out
} [derived: Swahili -acha]
verb applicative,
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Swahili Example: "Chloroform," mdomo wa mwanamke unaachia [Muk]
English Example: "Chloroform," the woman's mouth lets out
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Entry below is achilia - this headword has been grouped
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-achilia mbali { English: abandon
} [derived: Swahili -acha]
verb applicative,
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[see also: mbali]
Swahili Definition: kuacha kabisa
English Definition: desert
Swahili Example: achilia mbali mambo yako hayo [Chacha, Masomo 372]
English Example: abandon these issues of yours
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Entry below is achilika - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is achilio - this headword has not been grouped
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achilio , pl maachilio
{ English: pardon
, pl pardons
} [derived: acha V]
noun 5/6,
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Entry below is achiliwa
Entry below is achisha - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is achiwa
Entry below is achwa - this headword has not been grouped
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-achwa { English: be abandoned
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verb passive,
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English Definition: be left behind
Swahili Example: Mama aliachwa na baba wa watoto wake
English Example: The mother was abandoned by the father of her children
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Entry below is ada - this headword has not been grouped
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ada , pl ada
{ English: fee
, pl fees
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: ada ya kuingilia
English Example: admission fee
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ada ya mganga , pl ada za mganga
{ English: doctor's fee
, pl doctor's fees
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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ada ya shule , pl ada za shule
{ English: school fee
, pl school fees
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: alikuwa hajatoa hata chapa kuwalipia watoto ada ya shule [Kez]
English Example: He had not even enough to pay school fees for his children
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Entry below is adabu - this headword has not been grouped
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adabu , pl adabu
{ English: manners
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: Huna adabu.
English Example: You have no manners.
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Entry below is adamu
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Adamu { English: Adam
}
noun 1,
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Swahili Example: kutokana na biblia, Adamu alikuwa mtu wa kwanza.
English Example: "according to the Bible, Adam was the first person".
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Entry below is adawa - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is Aden
Entry below is adesi
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adesi , pl adesi
{ English: lentil
, pl lentils
} [Terminology: botany]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Definition: aina ya dengu
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Entry below is adha - this headword has not been grouped
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adha , pl adha
{ English: trouble
, pl troubles
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: leo kuna uzima na afya, kesho adha na tafrani [Muk]
English Example: today there is wholeness and health, tomorrow trouble and disorder
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Entry below is adhabu - this headword has not been grouped
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adhabu , pl adhabu
{ English: punishment
, pl punishments
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Definition: mateso anayofanyiwa mtu ambaye amevunja kanuni au sheria [Masomo 314]; malipo ya kukosa
Swahili Example: Adhabu ya uhalifu ilikuwa kutengwa [Masomo 314]
English Example: The punishment of the offense was to be isolated.
[note: Cf. adhibu.]
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adhabu , pl adhabu
{ English: torment
, pl torments
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: Ni kosa gani lilotendeka/liloniletea adhabu hii isomalizika? [Alamin Mazrui "Kizuizzini"27]
English Example: What mistake was made/that brought me this endless torment?
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Entry below is adhama - this headword has not been grouped
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adhama , pl adhama
{ English: glory
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Definition: utukufu; heshima
Swahili Example: Rangi adhama ya Mungu, na mwilini si uchafu [Shaaban Robert, "Rangi Zetu" 2 ii]
English Example: Color is the glory of God, and on the body is not unclean.
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adhama , pl adhama
{ English: greatness
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noun 9/10,
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[note: Cf. adhimisho, '-adhimu, '-taadhima, '-taadhimika, uadhimishaji / also: adhima.]
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Entry below is adhana - this headword has not been grouped
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