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The Kamusi Project Swahili-English Dictionary
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Entry below is saa - this headword has been grouped
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saa , pl masaa
{ English: hour
, pl hours
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: tulisafiri kwa masaa matatu
English Example: we traveled for three hours
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nusu saa , pl nusu saa
{ English: half hour
, pl half hours
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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saa , pl saa
{ English: clock
, pl clocks
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: saa ya ukuta
English Example: wall clock
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saa , pl saa
{ English: watch
, pl watches
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: saa ya mkono
English Example: wristwatch
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saa ya mkono , pl saa za mkono
{ English: wristwatch
, pl wristwatches
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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[see also: mkono]
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saa ya mfuko , pl saa za mfuko
{ English: pocket watch
, pl pocket watches
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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[see also: mfuko]
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saa ya ukuta , pl saa za ukuta
{ English: wall clock
, pl wall clocks
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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[see also: ukuta]
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saa { English: time
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9,
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Swahili Example: ni saa ngapi?
English Example: what time is it?
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-saa { English: remain
} [derived: Arabic]
verb ,
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-saa { English: stay
} [derived: Arabic]
verb ,
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-saa { English: linger
} [derived: Arabic]
verb ,
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saa { English: expression of impatience
} [derived: Arabic]
interjection ,
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Swahili Example: sema saa!
English Example: say something already!
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Entry below is saada - this headword has not been grouped
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saada { English: grand
}
adjective ,
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saada , pl saada
{ English: aid
}
noun 9/10,
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saada , pl saada
{ English: help
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noun 9/10,
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saada , pl saada
{ English: lady
, pl ladies
}
noun 9/10an,
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saada , pl saada
{ English: mistress
, pl mistresses
}
noun 9/10an,
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saada , pl saada
{ English: support
}
noun 9/10,
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Entry below is saari - this headword has not been grouped
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saari , pl saari
{ English: price
, pl prices
}
noun 9/10,
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[note: rare.]
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saari , pl saari
{ English: value
, pl values
}
noun 9/10,
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[note: rare.]
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Entry below is saba - this headword has not been grouped
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saba { English: seven
}
adjective ,
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Swahili Example: saba a saba
English Example: seventh
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saba , pl saba
{ English: week
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: saba mbili.
English Example: two weeks
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Entry below is Saba-Saba
Entry below is sababisha - this headword has not been grouped
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-sababisha { English: cause
} [derived: sababu]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: John alisababisha nyumba kuwasha moto
English Example: John caused the house to catch fire
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-sababisha { English: give as the reason for
} [derived: sababu]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Mtoto alisababisha nyumba kushika moto
English Example: the child caused the house to catch fire.
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Entry below is sababishwa
Entry below is sababu - this headword has not been grouped
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kwa sababu { English: because
}
conjunction ,
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Swahili Example: Hajakwenda darasani kwa sababu aliugua.
English Example: He has not gone to class because he fell sick.
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kwa sababu gani { English: why
}
adverb ,
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kwa sababu gani { English: why
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adverb ,
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sababu , pl sababu
{ English: cause
, pl causes
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: Sababu gani ulimpiga?
English Example: what caused you to beat him/her
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sababu , pl sababu
{ English: reason
, pl reasons
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: Sababu ya kuchelewa ni mvua
English Example: for what reason did you beat him
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Entry below is sabaha
Entry below is sabahi - this headword has not been grouped
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-sabahi { English: greet in the morning
} [derived: Arabic]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Kidawa alimsabahi [Sul]
English Example: Kidawa greeted him in the morning
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-sabahi { English: receive someone
} [derived: Arabic]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Rais Clinton alimsabahi Rais Yeltsin kutoka Russia
English Example: President Clinton received President Yeltsin from Russia
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Entry below is sabaini
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sabaini { English: seventy
}
adjective ,
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Swahili Example: John ana miaka sabini
English Example: John has seventy years
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Entry below is sabalheri
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sabalheri { English: good morning
}
interjection ,
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Swahili Example: Sabalheri mama
English Example: good morning, mother
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Entry below is sabalkheri
Entry below is sabasi - this headword has not been grouped
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sabasi , pl sabasi
{ English: enmity
}
noun 9/10,
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sabasi , pl sabasi
{ English: hostility
, pl hostilities
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: Msichana yule ni sabasi
English Example: That girl is hostile
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sabasi , pl sabasi
{ English: ill-will
}
noun 9/10,
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Entry below is sabatashara
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sabatashara { English: seventeen
} [Dialect: archaic]
adjective ,
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Swahili Example: Mwalimu atafika terehe sabatashara
English Example: The teacher will arrive on the 17th
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Entry below is sabibisha - this headword has not been grouped
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-sabibisha { English: cause
} [derived: sababu]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: John alisabibisha nyumba kuwasha moto
English Example: John caused the house to catch fire
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-sabibisha { English: give as the reason for
} [derived: sababu]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Mtoto alisabibisha nyumba kushika moto
English Example: The child gave the reason for the house to catch fire
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Entry below is sabidi - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is sabihi - this headword has not been grouped
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-sabihi { English: pay a morning call on someone.
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Kila asubuhi, mwalimu humsabihi mama yake kabla ya kwenda shule
English Example: "Every morning, the teacher pays a call to his wife before leaving".
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Entry below is sabiki - this headword has not been grouped
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-sabiki { English: lead
}
verb ,
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sabiki , pl sabiki
{ English: cause
, pl causes
} [derived: sabiki V]
noun 9/10,
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sabiki , pl sabiki
{ English: reason
, pl reasons
}
noun 9/10,
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Entry below is sabili - this headword has not been grouped
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sabili { English: free
}
adjective ,
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sabili , pl sabili
{ English: permission
, pl permissions
} [derived: sabili V]
noun 9/10,
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sabili , pl sabili
{ English: relief
}
noun 9/10,
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sabili , pl sabili
{ English: removal
, pl removals
}
noun 9/10,
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Entry below is sabilia
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-sabilia { English: let free
} [derived: Arabic]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: kumtoa mtoto wao mmoja wa kike na kumsabilia ulimwengu wa kigeni [Moh]
English Example: to take one of their female children and to let her free into a foreign land
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Entry below is sabilika
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-sabilika { English: bado
}
verb ,
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Entry below is sabini
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sabini { English: seventy
}
adjective ,
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Swahili Example: Nipe dola sabini
English Example: give me seventy dollars
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Entry below is sabiti - this headword has not been grouped
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sabiti { English: firm
} [derived: thabiti]
adjective ,
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Entry below is sabmarini
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sabmarini , pl sabmarini
{ English: submarine
, pl submarines
} [derived: eng submarine]
noun 9/10,
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[note: Sabmarini may have been replaced entirely by nyambizi.]
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Entry below is sabule - this headword has not been grouped
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sabule , pl sabule
{ English: hall
}
noun 9/10,
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sabule , pl sabule
{ English: reception room
, pl reception rooms
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: Wageni walipumzika katika sabule
English Example: The visitors retired to the reception room
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Entry below is sabuni - this headword has not been grouped
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povu la sabuni , pl mapovu ya sabuni
{ English: lather
}
noun 5/6,
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povu la sabuni , pl mapovu ya sabuni
{ English: suds
}
noun 5/6,
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sabuni , pl sabuni
{ English: soap
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: povu la sabuni.
English Example: soap bubbles
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Entry below is saburi - this headword has not been grouped
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-saburi { English: be resigned
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: saburi yavuta heri.
English Example: to be resigned brings good luck/tiddings
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-saburi { English: wait
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: nisaburi.
English Example: wait for me
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saburi , pl saburi
{ English: forebearance
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: saburi yavuta heri.
English Example: forebearance brings good tidings
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saburi , pl saburi
{ English: patience
, pl patience
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: Saburi ni njema
English Example: patience is good
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Entry below is saburia
Entry below is saburisha - this headword has not been grouped
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-saburisha { English: calm
}
verb ,
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Entry below is sadaka - this headword has not been grouped
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sadaka , pl sadaka
{ English: alms
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: Mama alitoa sadaka kwa maskini
English Example: the woman gave alms to the poor
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sadaka , pl sadaka
{ English: charity
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: Rais alitowa sadaka kwa maskini
English Example: The President offers charity to poor people
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sadaka , pl sadaka
{ English: religious offering
, pl offerings
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: sadaka ilipelekwa msikitini
English Example: religious offering was taken to the Mosque
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sadaka , pl sadaka
{ English: sacrifice
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: Twende tukatoe sadaka mzimuni
English Example: let us go and offer sacrifice at the place where offerings are made to the ancestors
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Entry below is sadaki - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is sadifu - this headword has not been grouped
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-sadifu { English: happen
} [derived: Arabic]
verb ,
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sadifu { English: exact
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adjective ,
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sadifu { English: right
}
adjective ,
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Swahili Example: Mwalimu alimsadifu mwanafunzi darasani
English Example: The teacher corrected the student in the classroom
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sadifu { English: true
}
adjective ,
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Entry below is sadiki - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is sadikia
Entry below is sadikifu - this headword has not been grouped
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sadikifu { English: credible
} [derived: sadiki]
adjective ,
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sadikifu { English: trusting
} [derived: sadiki]
adjective ,
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sadikifu { English: dependable
} [derived: sadiki]
adjective ,
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Swahili Example: mfanyakazi msadikifu
English Example: a dependable worker
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sadikifu { English: honest
} [derived: sadiki]
adjective ,
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sadikifu { English: reliable
} [derived: sadiki]
adjective ,
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sadikifu { English: trustworthy
} [derived: sadiki]
adjective ,
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Swahili Example: Mzee Ali ni mtu msadikifu
English Example: the old man (elder) Ali is a trustworthy person
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sadikifu { English: credulous
} [derived: sadiki]
adjective ,
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Entry below is sadikika - this headword has been grouped
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-sadikika { English: be believable
} [derived: Arabic]
verb intransitive,
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[see also: -sadiki]
Swahili Example: maneno yake yanaweza kusadikika
English Example: his information is believable
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Entry below is sadikisha - this headword has been grouped
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-sadikisha { English: justify
} [derived: Arabic]
verb causative,
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[see also: -sadiki]
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-sadikisha { English: confirm
} [derived: Arabic]
verb causative,
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[see also: -sadiki]
Swahili Example: tulisadikisha kwamba mama atafika kesho
English Example: we confirmed that the woman will arrive tommorrow.
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-sadikisha { English: convince
} [derived: Arabic]
verb causative,
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[see also: -sadiki]
Swahili Example: mzee Ali alisadikisha kuwa hawa watoto ndio waliiba pesa zake
English Example: the old man Ali was convinced that these children are the ones who stole his money
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Entry below is sadikiwa
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-sadikiwa { English: be believable
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Mhubiri alisadikiwa sana na wafuasi wake
English Example: the preached was believed a lot by the faithfuls
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Entry below is sadoka - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is safa
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safa , pl masafa
{ English: wavelength
, pl wavelengths
}
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: Mzee alichoka baada ya safa moja ya safari
English Example: the old man was tired after one wavelength of the journey
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Entry below is safari - this headword has been grouped
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safari , pl safari
{ English: trip
, pl trips
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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[see also: msafara; -safiri]
Swahili Example: safari hii tutazuru Afrika ya Mashariki
English Example: on this trip we shall visit East Africa
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safari , pl safari
{ English: journey
, pl journeys
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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[see also: msafara; -safiri]
Swahili Example: Mansuri alirejea katika safari zake za kibiashara [Sul]
English Example: Mansuri returned to his business journeys
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safari , pl safari
{ English: departure
, pl departures
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: safari ya ndege yake ni leo asubuhi saa mbili na robo
English Example: her airplane departure is this morning at 8:15
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safari , pl safari
{ English: time
, pl times
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: safari iliyopita
English Example: last time
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safari , pl safari
{ English: moment
, pl moments
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: safari hii sitasema naye.
English Example: I will not speak with him this moment
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safari , pl safari
{ English: turn
, pl turns
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10,
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Entry below is safi - this headword has been grouped
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Safi! { English: Great!
} [derived: Arabic]
interjection ,
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[see also: msafishaji; usafi; usafishaji]
Swahili Example: habari zako? safi!
English Example: how are you? great!
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safi { English: clean
} [derived: Arabic]
adjective ,
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[see also: msafishaji; usafi; usafishaji]
Swahili Example: nyumba yake ilikuwa safi
English Example: his house was clean
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safi { English: pure
} [derived: Arabic]
adjective ,
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[see also: msafishaji; usafi; usafishaji]
Swahili Example: sema Kiswahili safi
English Example: speak good/ pure Swahili
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Entry below is safia
Entry below is safidi - this headword has been grouped
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-safidi (or -tasifida) { English: clean
} [derived: Farsi]
verb ,
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[see also: safi; usafidi]
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Entry below is safidia - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is safidika - this headword has been grouped
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-safidika { English: be orderly
} [derived: Farsi]
verb stative,
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[see also: -safidi; safi]
Swahili Example: aliipamba nyumba yake kwa kusafidika
English Example: she decorated her house in an orderly manner
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Entry below is safidisha - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is safihi - this headword has not been grouped
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-safihi { English: abuse
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Yeye anasafihi watoto
English Example: (s)he abuses children
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-safihi { English: insult
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: Mtoto alimsafihi mama yake
English Example: the child abused his/her mother
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safihi { English: rude
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adjective ,
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safihi , pl safihi
{ English: boor
}
noun 9/10an,
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safihi , pl safihi
{ English: impudent person
, pl impudent people
}
noun 9/10an,
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Swahili Example: Mtu mjeuri ni safihi
English Example: an unjust person is an impudent person
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safihi , pl safihi
{ English: lout
}
noun 9/10an,
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Swahili Example: mtu safihi
English Example: a lout person
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Entry below is safii - this headword has not been grouped
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-safii { English: rectify with impertinence
} [derived: Arabic]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Biti Kocho alimsafii Maksuudi [Moh]
English Example: Biti Kocho recitified Maksuudi with impertinence
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safii { English: rude
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adjective ,
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safii , pl safii
{ English: boor
}
noun 9/10an,
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Swahili Example: Huyu ni mtoto safii mbele ya wazazi wake
English Example: this is a boor child in front of her parents
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safii , pl safii
{ English: impudent person
, pl impudent people
}
noun 9/10an,
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Swahili Example: mtu safii
English Example: an imprudent person
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safii , pl safii
{ English: lout
}
noun 9/10an,
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