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The Kamusi Project English-Swahili Dictionary
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Entry below is encampment
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encampment, pl encampments
{ Swahili: kambi
, pl kambi [derived: English camp]
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noun 9/10
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English Example: you'll stay here in the camp, not as a prisoner but as a free man
Swahili Example: utakaa hapa katika kambi, sio kama mfungwa lakini kama mtu huru [Ng]
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Entry below is encircle - this headword has not been grouped
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enclosure, pl enclosures
{ Swahili: boma
, pl maboma [derived: Farsi]
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noun 5/6
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[note: derivation is either Persian (Farsi) or Bantu.]
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enclosure, pl enclosure
{ Swahili: kifungo
, pl vifungo [derived: Swahili -funga]
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noun 7/8
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English Example: his thick grass in the enclosure is now thin as thread
Swahili Example: nyusi zake nene za kifungo sasa nyembamba kama uzi [Moh]
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enclosure, pl enclosures
{ Swahili: ua
, pl nyua
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noun 11/10
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English Example: the goats were put into the enclosure
Swahili Example: mbuzi waliingizwa ndani ya ua
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enclosure { Swahili: uani
, pl nyua [derived: ua V]
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noun 11/10
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Swahili Example: Heiwezekani mbuzi kutoka uwani
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encounter, pl encounters
{ Swahili: mpambano
, pl mipambano [derived: pambana V]
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noun 3/4
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encourage { Swahili: -pa moyo
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verb
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[see also: pa]
English Example: time and again, she encouraged the mother
Swahili Example: muda hata muda alimpa moyo mzazi [Moh]
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encourage { Swahili: -shajiisha
[derived: Arabic]
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verb
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English Example: "try it for the second time, try you will succeed" (s)he encouraged him/herself
Swahili Example: "Ijaribu ya pili, jaribu utaweza", alishajiisha [Sul]
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encouragement to increased effort { Swahili: shime!
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interjection
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English Example: Come on now, let's all pull together
Swahili Example: haya shime! tusaidiane!
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encrustation { Swahili: mjumu
, pl mijumu [derived: mjume N]
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noun
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[note: rare.]
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encrustation { Swahili: njumu
, pl mijumu [derived: mjume N]
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noun
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[note: rare.]
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encyclopedia, pl encyclopedias
{ Swahili: kamusi elezo
, pl kamusi elezo
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noun 9/10
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English Example: Wikipedia is a multi-language free content project to make accurate encyclopedias
Swahili Example: Wikipedia ni mradi wa lugha nyingi wa kutengeneza kamusi elezo kamili na sahihi
ya maandishi huru. (Wikipedia)
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be brought to an end { Swahili: -komeshwa
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verb caus-pass
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Swahili Example: tabia mbaya sana lazima ikomeshwe [Muk]
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come to an end { Swahili: -katika
[derived: Swahili -kata]
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verb intransitive
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English Example: his desire refused to come to an end
Swahili Example: tamaa iliyokataa kukatika [Moh]
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end { Swahili: aheri
, pl aheri [derived: also: akheri]
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noun 9/10
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English Example: from beginning to end, what is your rock-bottom price?
Swahili Example: -toka awali hata ~, (~ yako nini? or ~ yako kiasi gani?)
[note: Cf. ahera.]
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end { Swahili: akheri
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noun 9/10
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English Example: from beginning to end, what is your rock-bottom price?
Swahili Example: -toka awali hata ~, (~ yako nini? or ~ yako kiasi gani?)
[note: Cf. ahera / also: aheri.]
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end { Swahili: kasiri
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noun
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Swahili Example: (=mwisho, hatima)
[note: rare.]
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end, pl ends
{ Swahili: kikomo
(or komo), pl vikomo (or makomo) [derived: Swahili -koma]
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noun 7/8
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end, pl ends
{ Swahili: mkomo
, pl mikomo [derived: kikomo]
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noun 3/4
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[note: rare.]
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end { Swahili: ncha
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noun 9/10
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English Example: geogr. north (south) pole.
Swahili Example: ncha ya kaskazini [kusini]
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end { Swahili: pambizo
, pl mapambizo
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noun 5/6
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English Example: the end of the table.
Swahili Example: pambizo la meza
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end { Swahili: pembizo
, pl mapembizo
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noun 5/6
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English Example: the end of the table.
Swahili Example: pambizo la meza
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end, pl ends
{ Swahili: tama
, pl tama [derived: tama V]
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noun 9/10
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end { Swahili: -isha
[derived: kisha; mwisho; maishilio]
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verb
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Swahili Example: ugomvi umekwisha; kazi imekwisha fanywa
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end { Swahili: -maliza
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verb
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English Example: pay/settle a debt
Swahili Example: maliza deni
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end { Swahili: -fa
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verb
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English Example: these practices have ended (they are no longer observed)
Swahili Example: desturi hizi zimekufa
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put an end to { Swahili: -ondoa
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verb
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English Example: put an end to the burial ceremony.
Swahili Example: ondoa matanga
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Entry below is endeavor
Entry below is ended - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is endlessness
Entry below is endow
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be endowed { Swahili: -jaliwa
[derived: Swahili -jali]
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verb passive
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English Example: Tanzania is endowed with various species of colored gemstones including the beautiful Tanzanite occurring in the rocks of the Usagaran and Ubendian Systems (Tanzania National Website)
Swahili Example: Tanzania imejaliwa aina nyingi za vito ikiwemo Tanzanaiti inayopatikana kwenye mfumo wa miamba ya Usagara na Ubendi (Serikali ya Tanzania)
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endowment (land or money) made to a mosque, pl endowments
{ Swahili: wakef
[derived: isl]
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noun 9/10
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Swahili Example: weka wakef
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endowment (land or money) made to a mosque, pl endowments
{ Swahili: wakf
[derived: isl]
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noun 9/10
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endowment (land or money) made to a mosque, pl endowments
{ Swahili: wakfu
[derived: isl]
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noun 9/10
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endowment (land or money) made to a mosque, pl endowments
{ Swahili: wakifu
[derived: isl]
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noun 9/10
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Entry below is endurable
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endurance, pl endurance
{ Swahili: imara
[derived: imarika; uimara; uimarisho]
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noun
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Swahili Example: kipa imara
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endurance, pl endurance
{ Swahili: subiri
, pl subiri
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noun 9/10
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English Example: endurance pulls good luck
Swahili Example: saburi yavuta heri.
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endure { Swahili: -dumu
[derived: Arabic]
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verb
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English Example: the one who keeps silent, endures (proverb)
Swahili Example: mnyamaa kadumu (methali)
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endure { Swahili: -shinda
[derived: shindano N]
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verb
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English Example: endure pain
Swahili Example: kushinda maumivu
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one who can endure great hardship { Swahili: sui
, pl sui
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noun 9/10an
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Entry below is enemies
Entry below is enemity - this headword has not been grouped
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enemy, pl enemies
{ Swahili: adui
, pl maadui [derived: Arabic]
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noun 5/6an
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Swahili Definition: kinyume cha "rafiki"[Masomo 274]
Swahili Example: mfano wa maadui, hakuna aliyemwambia mwenzake "kwi" [Sul]
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enemy, pl enemies
{ Swahili: hasidi
, pl mahasidi [derived: husuda; husudu; uhasidi]
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noun 5/6an
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energetic person, pl energetic people
{ Swahili: mshupavu
, pl washupavu [derived: shupaa; shupavu]
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noun 1/2
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energetic person, pl energetic people
{ Swahili: mtendaji
, pl watendaji [derived: tenda V]
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noun 1/2
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English Example: hard worker
Swahili Example: mtendaji kazi
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energetically { Swahili: kasi
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adverb
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Swahili Example: enda (kwa) kasi
[note: run very fast.]
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energetically { Swahili: kwa nguvu
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adverb
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English Example: energetically
Swahili Example: kwa nguvu
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energy, pl energies
{ Swahili: bidii
, pl bidii [derived: Arabic]
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noun 9/10
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[see also: -bidi]
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energy { Swahili: kani
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noun
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Swahili Example: penda kwa kani
[note: to love passionately.]
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energy { Swahili: nguvu
, pl nguvu
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noun 9/10
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English Example: electric energy
Swahili Example: nguvu ya umeme
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energy { Swahili: sulubu
, pl sulubu
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noun 9/10
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English Example: digging charcoal is a very energetic work
Swahili Example: kazi ya kuchimba makaa ni ya sulubu sana [Rec]
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engage (for marriage) { Swahili: -posa
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verb
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English Example: Ali got engaged yesterday
Swahili Example: Ali aliposa jana
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Entry below is engagement - this headword has not been grouped
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engagement, pl engagements
{ Swahili: mpambano
, pl mipambano [derived: pambana V]
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noun 3/4
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engagement, pl engagements
{ Swahili: mapigano
(or pigano or mapigiano or mpigano), pl mapigano (or mipigano) [derived: Swahili -piga]
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noun 6/6
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engine { Swahili: enchini
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noun
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English Example: steam engine
Swahili Example: enchini ya moshi
[note: Engl. rare.]
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engine, pl engines
{ Swahili: enjine
, pl enjine
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noun 9/10
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English Example: steam engine
Swahili Example: enjine ya moshi
[note: Engl. rare.]
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engine { Swahili: mashine
[derived: Engl.]
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noun
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English Example: mechanical
Swahili Example: kwa kutumia mashine
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engine { Swahili: mashini
[derived: Engl.]
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noun
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English Example: mechanical
Swahili Example: kwa kutumia mashine
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engineer, pl engineers
{ Swahili: mhandisi
, pl wahandisi [derived: uhandisi N]
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noun 1/2
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