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The Kamusi Project Swahili-English Dictionary
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Entry below is ha - this headword has not been grouped
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ha- { English: he (does) not
}
verb subject ,
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Swahili Example: hapendi kusafiri kwa meli
English Example: he does not like to travel by ship
[note: third person singular negative subject prefix.]
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ha- { English: she (does) not
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verb subject ,
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Swahili Example: hasemi kireno
English Example: she does not speak Portuguese
[note: third person singular negative subject prefix.]
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Entry below is haba - this headword has been grouped
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haba { English: little (quantity)
} [derived: Arabic]
adjective ,
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[see also: uhaba]
Swahili Example: haba na haba hujaza kibaba (methali)
English Example: little by little fills the container (proverb)
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haba { English: few
} [derived: Arabic]
adjective ,
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[see also: uhaba]
Swahili Example: siku haba
English Example: a few days
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haba { English: slight
} [derived: Arabic]
adjective ,
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[see also: uhaba]
Swahili Example: si haba kazi hiyo wameshaifanya [Moh]
English Example: the work they have already done is not slight
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haba , pl haba (or mahaba or huba or mahuba or hubba or mahubba)
{ English: love
, pl loves
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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[see also: hebu; muhebi; stahabu]
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haba (or huba or hubba), pl haba (or mahaba or huba or mahuba or hubba or mahubba)
{ English: devotion
, pl devotions
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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[see also: hebu; muhebi; stahabu]
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haba (or huba or hubba), pl haba (or mahaba or huba or mahuba or hubba or mahubba)
{ English: friendship
, pl friendships
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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[see also: hebu; muhebi; stahabu]
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haba (or huba or hubba), pl haba (or mahaba or huba or mahuba or hubba or mahubba)
{ English: affection
, pl affections
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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[see also: hebu; muhebi; stahabu]
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Entry below is hababi
Entry below is hababuu
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hababuu , pl mahababuu
{ English: sweetheart
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: Francis ndiyo hababuu wake [Ya]
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Entry below is habali - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is habari - this headword has been grouped
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habari? { English: what's the news?
} [derived: Arabic]
interjection ,
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Swahili Example: habari gani?; habari za asubuhi?; habari za leo?
English Example: what's the news? what's the news of the morning?; what's the news of the day?
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habari , pl habari
{ English: material
, pl materials
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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habari , pl habari
{ English: history
, pl histories
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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habari , pl habari
{ English: event
, pl event
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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Entry below is habari yako
Entry below is habedari - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is habibu - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is habithi - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is habu - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is habusu
Entry below is hadaa - this headword has not been grouped
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-hadaa { English: deceive
} [derived: Arabic]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Mwalimu Matata alimhadaa baba yake [Muk]
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Entry below is hadaiwa
Entry below is hadaya
Entry below is haddi - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is hadhara - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is hadharani - this headword has been grouped
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hadharani { English: dark (complexion)
} [derived: Arabic]
adjective ,
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Swahili Example: mwenye kazi alikuwa bwana mmoja makamu, hadharani, mwenye nywele za singa [Sul]
English Example: the worker was a dignified man, dark, with long straight hair
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Entry below is hadhari - this headword has not been grouped
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hadhari , pl hadhari
{ English: caution
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: kuwa na hadhari, tia (fanya) hadhari
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Entry below is hadharisha
Entry below is hadhi - this headword has not been grouped
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hadhi { English: title
, pl titles
}
noun ,
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Swahili Example: hadhi ya heshima
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Entry below is hadhira - this headword has not been grouped
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hadhira , pl hadhira
{ English: audience
, pl audiences
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: hadhira iliyokuja kumpokea mgeni kwa uchangamfu ilibidi itawanyike [Moh]
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Entry below is hadhiri - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is hadhirisha - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is hadi - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is hadima
Entry below is hadimika - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is hadimu - this headword has not been grouped
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hadimu , pl mahadimu
{ English: servant
, pl servants
} [derived: hadima; huduma; hudumu; mhadimu]
noun 5/6an,
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hadimu , pl mahadimu
{ English: freed slave
, pl freed slaves
} [derived: hadima; huduma; hudumu; mhadimu]
noun 5/6,
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Entry below is hadithi - this headword has not been grouped
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-fanyia hadithi { English: tell a story
}
verb ,
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Swahili Definition: kusimulia hadithi
Swahili Example: Matumizi ya picha kwa kufanyia hadithi [Masomo 194]
English Example: Use of pictures to tell a story
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-pa hadithi { English: tell a story
}
verb ,
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Swahili Definition: eleza habari za mambo yaliyotukia; eleza kisa, ngano, masimulizi, riwaya
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-simulia hadithi { English: tell a story
}
verb ,
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Swahili Definition: eleza habari za mambo yaliyotukia; eleza kisa, ngano, masimulizi, riwaya
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hadithi , pl hadithi
{ English: story
, pl stories
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: Ukimwambia hadithi, mtoto atasinzia.
English Example: If you tell him a story, the child will fall sleep.
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Entry below is hadithia
Entry below is hadithiwa
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-hadithiwa { English: be told
} [derived: hadithi n]
verb passive,
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Swahili Example: nimehadithiwa
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Entry below is hafifisha - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is hafifu - this headword has been grouped
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hafifu (or tahafifu) { English: trivial
} [derived: Arabic]
adjective ,
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[see also: -hafifisha; uhafifu]
Swahili Example: na kama rai hii sio, ninaomba tahafifu (Shaaban Robert)
English Example: and if this idea is not it, I am asking something trivial
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hafifu (or tahafifu) { English: weak
} [derived: Arabic]
adjective ,
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[see also: -hafifisha; uhafifu]
Swahili Example: mwanga hafifu [Muk]
English Example: weak light
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Entry below is hafisi - this headword has not been grouped
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hafisi { English: bureau
, pl bureaus (or bureaux)
} [derived: Eng]
noun ,
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Entry below is hafla - this headword has been grouped
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hafla (or halfa), pl hafla (or halfa)
{ English: ceremony
, pl ceremonies
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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hafla (or halfa), pl hafla (or halfa)
{ English: party
, pl parties
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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hafla (or halfa), pl hafla (or halfa)
{ English: feast
, pl feasts
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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hafla (or halfa), pl hafla (or halfa)
{ English: workshop
, pl workshops
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: hafla hiyo ilihudhuriwa na ujumbe wa wafanyabiashara 400 kutoka China na wawakilishi wa makampuni 250 ya hapa nchini (food for thought)
English Example: this workshop was attended by a delegation of 400 businesspeople from China and representatives of 250 companies from here in this country
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Entry below is hafni
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hafni { English: hafnium
} [Dialect: recent] [Terminology: chemistry]
noun 9,
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English Definition: a metallic element that resembles zirconium in its chemical properties and occurs in zirconium minerals and that readily absorbs neutrons (identified 1923)
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Entry below is hafu
Entry below is hafukasti
Entry below is hafutaimu
Entry below is haha
Entry below is hai - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is haiba - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is haidhuru - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is haifisha
Entry below is haijambo
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haijambo { English: luckily
}
adverb ,
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Swahili Example: haijambo mwenzangu unaweza kuzitambua huruma za mtu kwa kumtazama usoni [Sul]
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Entry below is haikosi - this headword has been grouped
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haikosi { English: undoubtedly
} [derived: Swahili -kosa]
interjection ,
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Swahili Example: picha ile haikosi ilimrejesha Asumini utotoni [Moh]
English Example: the picture undoubtedly brought Asumini back to his childhood
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Entry below is haini - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is Haiti
Entry below is haja - this headword has not been grouped
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haja { English: desire
} [derived: hitaji; hoja; hoji; uhaji]
noun ,
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Swahili Example: sina haja nayo
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haja { English: necessity
, pl necessities
} [derived: hitaji; hoja; hoji; uhaji]
noun ,
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Swahili Example: sina haja nayo
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haja , pl haja
{ English: need
, pl needs
} [derived: hitaji; hoja; hoji; uhaji]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: sina haja nayo
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