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The Kamusi Project Swahili-English Dictionary
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Entry below is i - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is iba - this headword has been grouped
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-iba { English: steal
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verb ,
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[see also: jizi; kijivi; mwivi; wivi]
Swahili Example: maskini haokoti, akiokota, huambiwa kaiba (methali)
English Example: a poor man does not pick up things, if he does, they say he stole them (proverb)
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Entry below is ibada - this headword has not been grouped
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ibada { English: cult
} [derived: adubu]
noun ,
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Swahili Example: ibada ya ubinafsi
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ibada , pl ibada
{ English: habit
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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ibada { English: liturgy
, pl liturgies
} [derived: adubu]
noun ,
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ibada , pl ibada
{ English: service
} [derived: -abudu V]
noun 9/10,
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ibada , pl ibada
{ English: worship
} [derived: -abudu V]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: [kazi] hiyo ndiyo ibada yetu binadamu [Abd]
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Entry below is Ibadhi
Entry below is ibara - this headword has not been grouped
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ibara { English: clause
, pl clauses
}
noun ,
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Entry below is ibia - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is Ibilisi - this headword has not been grouped
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Ibilisi { English: The Devil
} [Terminology: names]
noun 9/10an,
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Swahili Example: Kisha Ibilisi akamwacha, na tazama, wakaja malaika wakamtumikia (Mathayo Mtakatifu 4:11)
English Example: Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and waited on him (Matthew 4:11)
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Ibilisi { English: Satan
} [Terminology: names]
noun 9/10an,
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Swahili Example: akalikamata lile joka—nyoka wa kale, yaani Ibilisi au Shetani—akalifunga kwa muda wa miaka elfu moja [Ufunua Aliopewa 20:2]
English Example: he seized the dragon—that serpent of old, the Devil or Satan—and chained him up for a thousand years [Revelation 20:2]
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Entry below is ibisha
Entry below is ibiwa
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-ibiwa { English: be robbed
} [derived: Swahili -iba]
verb appl-pass,
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Swahili Example: tumeibiwa
English Example: we have been robbed
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Entry below is ibua
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-ibua { English: bring to light
}
verb transitive,
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Swahili Definition: -chomoa, -zua
Swahili Example: "Madhumuni hasa ya warsha … ni kubadilishana mawazo na uzoefu kuhusu tatizo hili la kijamii ili hatimaye waandishi wa habari, kwa kupitia maandishi yao, waweze kuibua upya mjadala juu ya suala hili …" http://www.mwanzacommunity.org/mpc%20
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Entry below is ibuka - this headword has not been grouped
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-ibuka { English: emerge
}
verb intransitive,
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Entry below is ibura - this headword has not been grouped
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ibura { English: blot
, pl blots
}
noun ,
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ibura { English: mark
, pl marks
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noun ,
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ibura { English: marvel
, pl marvels
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noun ,
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ibura { English: miracle
, pl miracles
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noun ,
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ibura { English: sign
, pl signs
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noun ,
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ibura { English: speck
, pl specks
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noun ,
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ibura , pl ibura
{ English: spot
, pl spots
}
noun 9/10,
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Entry below is idadi - this headword has not been grouped
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idadi , pl idadi
{ English: amount
, pl amounts
}
noun 9/10,
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idadi , pl idadi
{ English: large number
, pl large numbers
}
noun 9/10,
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idadi , pl idadi
{ English: number
}
noun 9/10,
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idadi { English: quantity
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noun ,
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Swahili Example: bila idadi
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idadi , pl idadi
{ English: total
}
noun 9/10,
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idadi , pl idadi
{ English: rate
, pl rates
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: idadi kubwa ya vifo vya kina mama inayokadiriwa kufikia 506/100,000 [Benki ya Dunia]
English Example: a high maternal mortality rate estimated at 506/100,000
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Entry below is idara - this headword has not been grouped
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idara , pl idara
{ English: department
, pl departments
}
noun 9/10,
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idara , pl idara
{ English: ministry
, pl ministries
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: Idara ya Elimu (Ukulima)
English Example: Ministry of Education
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idara , pl idara
{ English: office (government)
, pl government offices
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: idara ya posta; idara ya utibabu wa wanyama
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Entry below is idhaa - this headword has not been grouped
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idhaa { English: program
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noun ,
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Swahili Example: idhaa ya redio
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Entry below is idhara - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is idhini - this headword has been grouped
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idhini { English: approval
}
noun ,
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Swahili Example: taka idhini; toa idhini
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idhini , pl idhini
{ English: authorization
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: tutangojea idhini ya mtu asiyekuwepo [Moh]
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idhini { English: concurrence
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noun ,
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Swahili Example: taka idhini; toa idhini
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idhini , pl idhini
{ English: permit
}
noun 9/10,
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idhini , pl idhini
{ English: sanction
, pl sanctions
} [derived: idhini v]
noun 9/10,
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idhini { English: confirmation
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noun ,
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Swahili Example: taka idhini; toa idhini
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Entry below is idhinia
Entry below is idhinika
Entry below is idhinisha - this headword has been grouped
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-idhinisha { English: approve
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verb causative,
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Swahili Example: bunge Iraq laidhinisha serikali mpya [BBC 28 Aprili 2005]
English Example: Iraqi parliament approves new government
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-idhinisha { English: authorize
} [derived: -idhini V]
verb causative,
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-idhinisha { English: sanction
} [derived: -idhini V]
verb causative,
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Entry below is idhiniwa
Entry below is idi
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idi { English: festival
} [derived: (Islamic)]
noun ,
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Swahili Example: siku kuu ya idi; idi ndogo; pa mkono wa idi
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Entry below is idili - this headword has not been grouped
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idili , pl idili
{ English: effort
, pl efforts
}
noun 9/10,
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Entry below is iftari
Entry below is ifu - this headword has not been grouped
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ifu , pl (--, maifu)
{ English: ashes
} [derived: jivu]
noun ,
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[note: rare, dial.]
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ifu , pl (--, maifu)
{ English: remainder
} [derived: jivu]
noun ,
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ifu , pl ifu
{ English: residue
, pl residues
} [derived: jivu]
noun 9/10,
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ifu , pl maifu
{ English: residue
, pl residues
} [derived: jivu]
noun 5/6,
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Entry below is ifuifu - this headword has not been grouped
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ifuifu { English: ash-colored
} [derived: ifu]
adjective ,
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[note: rare.]
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ifuifu { English: gray
} [derived: ifu]
adjective ,
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[note: rare.]
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Entry below is ifya - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is iga - this headword has been grouped
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-iga { English: imitate
} [derived: igizo; mwigaji; mwigo; uigaji]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: iga maneno ya kigeni; hodari wa kuiga
[note: imitate a foreign language; imitator..]
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-iga { English: ape
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verb ,
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Entry below is igia
Entry below is igiza - this headword has been grouped
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-igiza { English: caus.
} [derived: igizo; mwigaji; mwigo; uigaji]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: jina la kuigiza
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-igiza { English: imitate
} [derived: -iga V]
verb ,
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-igiza { English: copy
} [derived: -iga V]
verb ,
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Entry below is igizo - this headword has not been grouped
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igizo , pl maigizo
{ English: imitation
, pl imitations
} [derived: iga]
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: matendo ya maigizo
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Entry below is ihramu - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is ihtinsa - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is ijapo - this headword has not been grouped
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ijapo { English: if
}
conjunction ,
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Entry below is ijapokuwa - this headword has not been grouped
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ijapokuwa { English: although
} [derived: ijapo Conj; kuwa V]
conjunction ,
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Swahili Example: aliwahi kumpenda mtu ijapokuwa siku moja katika miaka tisini aliyoishi? [Sul]
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ijapokuwa { English: even though
}
conjunction ,
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Swahili Example: Bahati hakujali, ijapokuwa akitazama mbele kuyaepa macho yake [Sul]
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Entry below is ijara - this headword has not been grouped
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ijara { English: pay
} [derived: ajiri]
noun ,
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ijara { English: payment
} [derived: ajiri]
noun ,
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ijara { English: rent
} [derived: ajiri]
noun ,
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ijara { English: wages
} [derived: ajiri]
noun ,
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ijara , pl ijara
{ English: earning
, pl earnings
} [derived: -ajiri V]
noun 9/10,
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ijara , pl ijara
{ English: salary
} [derived: -ajiri V]
noun 9/10,
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ijara , pl ijara
{ English: wages
} [derived: -ajiri V]
noun 9/10,
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Entry below is ijayo
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ijayo { English: next
}
adjective ,
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Entry below is ijaza - this headword has not been grouped
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ijaza { English: reward
} [derived: jaza]
noun ,
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Entry below is Ijumaa - this headword has been grouped
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Ijumaa { English: Friday
}
noun ,
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Swahili Example: Ijumaa kuu
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Entry below is ijumaa - this headword has been grouped
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ijumaa , pl ijumaa
{ English: Friday
}
noun 9/10,
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Entry below is ika - this headword has not been grouped
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-ika { English: place
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: (=weka, ikiza)
[note: rare.]
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-ika { English: put
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: (=weka, ikiza)
[note: rare.]
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Entry below is ikhiari
Entry below is ikirari
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ikirari { English: plea
} [derived: kiri] [Terminology: legal]
noun ,
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Entry below is ikiwa
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ikiwa { English: if
} [derived: i- + -ki- + -wa]
conjunction ,
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Swahili Example: ikiwa una mmoja ambaye mnapendana naye usimsumbue rohoni [Nyota 1968]
English Example: if there is someone you are in love with, don't give her cause for unease
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Entry below is ikiza - this headword has not been grouped
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-ikiza { English: lay across
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: ikiza nyumba boriti
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Entry below is iko
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iko { English: be
}
verb conjugated,
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Swahili Example: minazi iko shambani; nyumba yake iko wapi?; sukari iko
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Entry below is ikoni
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ikoni , pl ikoni
{ English: icon
, pl icons
} [Dialect: recent] [Terminology: IT-klnX]
noun 9/10,
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Entry below is iktikazi
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iktikazi { English: increase
, pl increases
}
noun ,
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Entry below is iktisadi - this headword has not been grouped
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iktisadi , pl iktisadi
{ English: economy
}
noun 9/10,
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iktisadi { English: economy
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noun ,
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Swahili Example: a iktisadi
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iktisadi { English: thrift
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noun ,
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Swahili Example: a iktisadi
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Entry below is Ikulu
Entry below is ikweta
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ikweta , pl ikweta
{ English: equator
, pl equators
} [derived: English equator]
noun 9/10,
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