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The Kamusi Project Swahili-English Dictionary
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Entry below is bado - this headword has not been grouped
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bado { English: not yet
}
adverb ,
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Swahili Example: hawajafika ~
English Example: They have not yet arrived
[note: usually used with the negative particle, '-ja'-.]
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bado { English: still
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adverb ,
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Swahili Example: huyu ni mtoto bado
English Example: He is still a child.
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Entry below is bafe
Entry below is bafta - this headword has not been grouped
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bafta , pl bafta
{ English: thin calico used for lining garments
} [derived: Arabic; Persian]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: iliona ngozi nyeusi na ngozi nyeupe tu, maziwa na masizi, giza na mwangaza, chokaa na lami, bafta na kaniki [Ya]
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Entry below is bafu - this headword has not been grouped
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bafu , pl bafu
{ English: bath
, pl baths
} [derived: Eng.]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: anachukua ndoo ya maji na karai na kuingia bafuni [Muk]
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bafu , pl mabafu
{ English: bathtub
, pl bathtubs
}
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Definition: chumba cha kuogea, chombo mfano wa birika dogo ambamo mtu huingia na kuoga
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bafu , pl mabafu
{ English: lung
, pl lungs
} [Terminology: anatomy]
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: ugonjwa wa mapafu
English Example: disease of the lungs
[note: rare (anatomical) syn: buhumu, pumu / also: pafu (preferred).]
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Entry below is bafuta
Entry below is bagala
Entry below is bagawa - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is baghairi - this headword has not been grouped
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baghairi { English: without
}
preposition ,
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[note: Cf. '-ghairi / also: minghairi.]
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Entry below is baghala - this headword has not been grouped
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baghala { English: indiscriminately
}
adverb ,
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Swahili Definition: bila kuchagua, kwa -ote sawa sawa, pasipo tofauti, iwezavyo, vyo vyote
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baghala { English: at random
}
adverb ,
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Swahili Definition: bila taratibu, bila shauri (fikira, kusudi), ovyo, -a bahati, -a nasibu, vyo vyote, bila kutengeneza tayari
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baghala , pl baghala
{ English: mule
, pl mules
} [derived: baghal N (Arabic)] [Terminology: zoology]
noun 9/10an,
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[note: syn: nyumbu.]
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Entry below is baghami - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is bagua - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is bagukana - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is bagulika - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is baguliwa
Entry below is bahama
Entry below is bahameli - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is Bahareni
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Bahareni (or Baharani or Baherani or Bahereni or Bahreni) { English: Bahrain
} [Terminology: geography]
noun 9,
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[note: Bahareni or Baharani are recommended standardizations by TUKI; Baherani or Bahereni are recommended standardizations by BAKITA; Bahreni is recommended standardization by Radio Tanzania.]
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Entry below is bahari - this headword has been grouped
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bahari , pl bahari
{ English: ocean
, pl oceans
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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[see also: baharia; ubaharia]
Swahili Example: waliweza kuiona bahari ikimeta kwenye jua lile [Sul]
English Example: they could see the ocean if it sparkled in the sun
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bahari , pl bahari
{ English: immensity
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: wakitabasamu ndani ya bahari yao ya uelewano [Ma]
English Example: they smiled inside the immensity of their understanding
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bahari , pl bahari
{ English: something vast
, pl vast things
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: fasihi ni bahari yenye tanzu nyingi [Alamin Mazrui, Chembe cha Moyo vii]
English Example: literature is vast and has many branches
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Entry below is baharia - this headword has been grouped
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baharia , pl mabaharia
{ English: sailor
, pl sailors
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 5/6an,
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[see also: bahari; ubaharia]
Swahili Example: usisahau ubaharia kwa sababu ya unahodha (methali)
English Example: do not forget what it is to be a sailor because of being a captain yourself (proverb)
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Entry below is baharini - this headword has been grouped
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Entry below is bahasa - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is bahasha - this headword has not been grouped
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bahasha , pl mabahasha
{ English: bag
, pl bags
}
noun 5/6,
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Entry below is bahashika - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is bahashishi - this headword has not been grouped
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bahashishi , pl bahashishi
{ English: bonus
, pl bonuses
}
noun 9/10,
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Entry below is bahati - this headword has been grouped
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-wa na bahati { English: be lucky
} [derived: Arabic]
verb ,
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[see also: -wa na]
Swahili Example: ana bahati kweli
English Example: he really is lucky
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bahati nasibu , pl bahati nasibu
{ English: lottery
, pl lotteries
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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[see also: nasibu]
Swahili Example: bahati nasibu ya taifa
English Example: national lottery
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bahati (or bakhti), pl bahati (or bakhti)
{ English: lot
, pl lot
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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[see also: -bahatika; -bahatisha; bahatisho]
English Definition: one's overall circumstances or condition in life
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Entry below is bahati nasibu - this headword has not been grouped
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bahati nasibu , pl bahati nasibu
{ English: lottery
, pl lotteries
} [derived: Persian baht (luck); Arabic (luck)]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: kwenda kusomea uwakili Ulaya, hasa kwa mtoto mwanamke, ni sawa na kucheza bahati nasibu kwa wazee [Moh]
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bahati nasibu , pl bahati nasibu
{ English: raffle
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: alistahabu kucheza bahati nasibu ya roho yake [Moh]
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Entry below is bahatika - this headword has not been grouped
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-bahatika { English: be fortunate
} [derived: Arabic]
verb potential,
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Swahili Example: ni mmoja tu kati yao aliyebahatika kupata vyumba viwili [Muk]
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Entry below is bahatisha - this headword has not been grouped
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-bahatisha { English: cause to be lucky
} [derived: bahati]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Nilibahatisha kuwa na mazungumzo naye [Masomo 303]
English Example: I was fortunate enough to have conversations with him.
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-bahatisha { English: guess
} [derived: bahati]
verb causative,
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Swahili Example: nimebahatisha tu, sivijui vipimo vyako [Sul]
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Entry below is bahatisho - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is bahili - this headword has not been grouped
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bahili , pl bahili
{ English: miser
, pl misers
}
noun 9/10an,
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Swahili Example: mali ya ~ huliwa na wadudu
English Example: The property of a miser is apt to be eaten by insects (proverb).
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Entry below is bahkshishi - this headword has not been grouped
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bahkshishi , pl bahkshishi
{ English: bonus
, pl bonuses
}
noun 9/10,
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bahkshishi , pl bahkshishi
{ English: gift
, pl gifts
}
noun 9/10,
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Entry below is baidi - this headword has not been grouped
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baidi { English: far away
}
adverb ,
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Swahili Example: jambo la kufanya kazi liko baidi na wewe [Abd]
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Entry below is baidisha - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is baina - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is baina ya - this headword has not been grouped
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baina ya { English: among
, pl layout OK?
}
adverb ,
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Swahili Example: ~ ya watu
English Example: among the people
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baina ya { English: between
, pl layout OK?
}
adverb ,
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Swahili Example: ~ ya Tanga na Daressalam
English Example: between Tanga and Dar es Salaam
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Entry below is baini - this headword has not been grouped
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-baini { English: recognize
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: yule mwuaji sasa amebaini
English Example: that murderer is now recognized
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-baini { English: see clearly
}
verb ,
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[note: Cf. baina, '-bainifu, bayana, mbayana, ubainifu / also: '-bayini.]
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Entry below is bainifu - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is bainika - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is bainikana - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is bainikia - this headword has not been grouped
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-bainikia { English: be manifest
} [derived: v apl]
verb potential,
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Swahili Example: inapombainikia kuwa mama yake anataka kutoka [Muk]
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Entry below is bainisha - this headword has not been grouped
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-bainisha { English: point out
}
verb causative,
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Swahili Example: kubainisha viungo vyake vya siri waziwazi [Moh]
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Entry below is bainishwa
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-bainishwa { English: be made clear
, pl , preface to Swahili edition of Facing Mt. Kenya
} [derived: baibi]
verb ,
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Swahili Definition: kueleza vizuri ili watu wafahamu [Masomo 113]
Swahili Example: Nilionelea kwamba malalamiko na madai yetu yalihitaji kutiwa nguvu na kubainishwa zaidi [Masomo 113]
English Example: I realized that our complaints and demands needed to be strengthened and to be better explained. Jomo Kenyatta
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Entry below is bairi
Entry below is baisani - this headword has not been grouped
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baisani wa Amerikani , pl baisani wa Amerikani
{ English: American bison
, pl American bison
} [derived: English bison] [Terminology: zoology]
taxonomy: Bison bison
noun 9/10an,
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English Definition: a large shaggy-maned humped bovid having a large head and short horns
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baisani wa Ulaya , pl baisani wa Ulaya
{ English: European bison
, pl European bison
} [derived: English bison] [Terminology: zoology]
taxonomy: Bison bonasus
noun 9/10an,
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English Definition: a large shaggy-maned humped bovid having a large head and short horns
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Entry below is baisekili
Entry below is baisikeli - this headword has not been grouped
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baisikeli (or baiskeli), pl baisikeli (or baiskeli)
{ English: bicycle
, pl bicycles
} [derived: English bicycle]
noun 9/10,
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Entry below is bajeti
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bajeti , pl bajeti
{ English: budget
, pl budget
} [derived: Eng budget]
noun 9/10,
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Entry below is bajia
Entry below is Bajini
Entry below is Bajun
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