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saa - safii sharika - sheik sira - skati
safika - saikoloji sheikh - shika sheria skauti - solomoni
saikolojia - salata shika tama - shindua maneno soma - soza kidole
sali - sampletest_swa2 shinduka - shonolea sozana - stahivu
sampuli - sataranji shonosha - shukrani stahiwa - stronti
satini - selehia shuku - sia stuka - sujudu
selehiana - serehangi siafu - sikitisha suka - sumbusha
seremala - shajara sikivu - simo sumbwi - swila
shajiisha - sharifu simsim - sipo swisi - swisi


Entry below is stuka - this headword has not been grouped

-stuka { English: be alarmed }
verb intransitive
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-stuka { English: be shocked }
verb intransitive
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-stuka { English: be startled }
verb intransitive
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Swahili Example: anastuka ghafla na kusimama [Muk]
English Example: (s)he suddenly gets startled and stands up


Entry below is stusha - this headword has not been grouped

-stusha { English: alarm } [derived: stua V]
verb causative
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Swahili Example: hakuna linaloelekea kumstusha Diana [Muk]
English Example: there is nothing threatening to alarm Diana

-stusha { English: astound } [derived: stua V]
verb causative
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-stusha { English: startle } [derived: stua V]
verb causative
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-stusha { English: surprise } [derived: stua V]
verb causative
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Entry below is sua - this headword has not been grouped

-sua { English: brush }
verb
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Swahili Example: sua meno
English Example: brush teeth

-sua { English: clean }
verb
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-sua { English: feel dizzy }
verb
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-sua { English: eject } [derived: masuo N]
verb
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-sua { English: feel faint } [derived: masuo N]
verb
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-sua { English: feel ill } [derived: masuo N]
verb
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-sua { English: rub }
verb
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-sua { English: spit out } [derived: masuo N]
verb
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Swahili Example: sua maji
English Example: spit out water

-sua { English: be subject to vertigo } [derived: masuo N]
verb
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Entry below is subahiya - this headword has not been grouped

subahiya , pl subahiya { English: cloth covering a bier }
noun 9/10
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subahiya , pl subahiya { English: pall }
noun 9/10
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Entry below is subalkheri

subalkheri { English: good morning }
interjection
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Entry below is subana - this headword has not been grouped

subana , pl subana { English: meat (small piece) }
noun 9/10
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subana , pl subana { English: thimble , pl thimbles }
noun 9/10
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Entry below is subano

subano , pl subano { English: thimble , pl thimbles }
noun 9/10
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Entry below is subaya - this headword has not been grouped

subaya , pl subaya { English: cloth covering a bier }
noun 9/10
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subaya , pl subaya { English: pall }
noun 9/10
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Entry below is subia

-subia { English: bado }
verb applicative
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Entry below is subiani - this headword has not been grouped

subiani , pl subiani { English: large jinnee }
noun 9/10an
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subiani , pl masubiani { English: evil spirit } [derived: sibu V]
noun 5/6
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Entry below is subika

-subika { English: bado }
verb
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Entry below is subili

subili , pl subili { English: aloe (species of) } [derived: msubili N]
noun 9/10
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Entry below is subilia

-subilia { English: bado }
verb applicative
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Entry below is subira - this headword has not been grouped

-subira { English: be calm }
verb
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-subira { English: be patient }
verb
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-subira { English: be resigned }
verb
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-subira { English: wait }
verb
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subira , pl subira { English: endurance , pl enduranc }
noun 9/10
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subira , pl subira { English: forebearance }
noun 9/10
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subira , pl subira { English: patience } [derived: subira V Arabic]
noun 9/10
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Swahili Example: subira inamwisha mame mtu [Muk], iliyobaki ni subira ndogo [Moh]
English Example: patience rans out of someone's mother


Entry below is subiri - this headword has not been grouped

-subiri { English: be calm }
verb
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-subiri { English: be patient } [derived: Arabic]
verb
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Swahili Example: akakumbuka jinsi alivyosubiri usiku uliopita [Ya], kumsubiri atamke [Sul]
English Example: (s)he remembered the way (s)he had waited the previous night

-subiri { English: be resigned }
verb
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-subiri { English: wait }
verb
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subiri , pl subiri { English: endurance , pl endurance }
noun 9/10
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Swahili Example: saburi yavuta heri.
English Example: endurance pulls good luck

subiri , pl subiri { English: forebearance }
noun 9/10
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subiri , pl subiri { English: patience , pl patience }
noun 9/10
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Entry below is subiria

-subiria { English: wait for }
verb
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Entry below is subirisha - this headword has not been grouped

-subirisha { English: calm }
verb
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-subirisha { English: pacify }
verb
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Entry below is subisha

-subisha { English: bado } [derived: Arabic]
verb
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Entry below is subu - this headword has not been grouped

-subu { English: abuse } [derived: Arabic]
verb
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-subu { English: cast metal }
verb
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-subu { English: foretell the future } [derived: Arabic]
verb
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-subu { English: mold metal }
verb
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-subu { English: prophesize }
verb
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-subu { English: revile } [derived: Arabic]
verb
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Swahili Example: kumwita na kumsubu binti waliyemzaa wenyewe [Moh]
English Example: to call and revile the daughter they had given birth themselves


Entry below is subukua

-subukua { English: jab someone with the finger (as a sign of contempt) } [derived: msubukuo N]
verb
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Entry below is sudani

Sudani { English: Sudan }  [Terminology: geography]
noun 9
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Entry below is sudi - this headword has not been grouped

sudi , pl sudi { English: good luck }
noun 9/10
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[note: rare.]

sudi , pl sudi { English: success }
noun 9/10
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[note: rare.]


Entry below is sudukia - this headword has not been grouped

-sudukia { English: accept } [derived: sadiki N]
verb
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-sudukia { English: admit } [derived: sadiki N]
verb
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-sudukia { English: agree } [derived: sadiki N]
verb
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-sudukia { English: concur } [derived: sadiki N]
verb
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-sudukia { English: confirm } [derived: sadiki N]
verb
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-sudukia { English: prove } [derived: sadiki N]
verb
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-sudukia { English: make sure } [derived: sadiki N]
verb
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-sudukia { English: verify } [derived: sadiki N]
verb
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Entry below is suduku - this headword has not been grouped

-suduku { English: accept } [derived: sadiki N]
verb
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-suduku { English: admit } [derived: sadiki N]
verb
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-suduku { English: agree } [derived: sadiki N]
verb
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-suduku { English: concur } [derived: sadiki N]
verb
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-suduku { English: confirm } [derived: sadiki N]
verb
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-suduku { English: prove } [derived: sadiki N]
verb
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-suduku { English: make sure } [derived: sadiki N]
verb
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-suduku { English: verify } [derived: sadiki N]
verb
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Entry below is sudusi

sudusi , pl sudusi { English: one sixth (fraction) }
noun 9/10
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Entry below is sudusu

sudusu , pl sudusu { English: one sixth (fraction) , pl sixths }
noun 9/10
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Entry below is suez

mlango wa Suez { English: Suez Canal } [derived: Swahili mlango]
noun 3
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Entry below is sufi - this headword has not been grouped

sufi , pl sufi { English: wool (commercial) }
noun 9/10
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sufi , pl sufi { English: woolen cloth }
noun 9/10
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sufi , pl sufi { English: kapok }
noun 9/10
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Entry below is sufii - this headword has not been grouped

sufii , pl sufii { English: hermit } [derived: usufii N]
noun 9/10an
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sufii , pl sufii { English: pious person , pl pious people } [derived: usufii N]
noun 9/10an
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sufii , pl sufii { English: saintly person , pl saintly people } [derived: usufii N]
noun 9/10an
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Entry below is sufu - this headword has not been grouped

sufu , pl sufu { English: kapok }
noun 9/10
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sufu , pl sufu { English: wool (commercial) }
noun 9/10
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sufu , pl sufu { English: woolen cloth }
noun 9/10
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Entry below is sufuri - this headword has not been grouped

sufuri , pl sufuri { English: zero , pl zeros (or zeroes) }
noun 9/10
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sufuri , pl sufuri { English: wire leader on a fishing line , pl wire leaders }  [Dialect: Kimvita]  [Terminology: marine]
noun 9/10
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Entry below is sufuria - this headword has not been grouped

sufuria , pl sufuria { English: pan , pl pans }
noun 9/10
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sufuria , pl sufuria { English: metal cooking pot } [derived: sifuri N]
noun 9/10
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Entry below is sugu - this headword has not been grouped

sugu , pl sugu { English: apathy } [derived: sugua V]
noun 9/10
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[note: fig.]

sugu , pl sugu { English: callosity } [derived: sugua V]
noun 9/10
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sugu , pl sugu { English: callous } [derived: sugua V]
noun 9/10
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sugu , pl sugu { English: callousness } [derived: sugua V]
noun 9/10
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sugu , pl sugu { English: corn (on the foot) } [derived: sugua V]
noun 9/10
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sugu , pl sugu { English: heartlessness } [derived: sugua V]
noun 9/10
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sugu , pl sugu { English: insensitivity } [derived: sugua V]
noun 9/10
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sugu , pl sugu { English: want of feeling } [derived: sugua V]
noun 9/10
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Swahili Example: mtu sugu
English Example: a coarse, unfeeling person

sugu , pl sugu { English: wart } [derived: sugua V]
noun 9/10
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Entry below is sugua - this headword has been grouped

-sugua { English: scrub }
verb
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-sugua { English: rub }
verb
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-sugua { English: scour }
verb
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-sugua { English: clean by rubbing }
verb
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Swahili Example: napiga mswaki na nasugua meno pia [Abd]
English Example: I brush and clean my teeth also

-sugua { English: polish }
verb
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-sugua kisu { English: whet a knife }
verb
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Entry below is suguika - this headword has not been grouped

-suguika { English: be hard } [derived: sugua V]
verb intransitive
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-suguika { English: become hard } [derived: sugua V]
verb intransitive
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-suguika { English: become insensitive } [derived: sugua V]
verb intransitive
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-suguika { English: be insensitive } [derived: sugua V]
verb intransitive
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Entry below is sugulia

-sugulia { English: bado } [derived: sugua V]
verb applicative
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Entry below is sugulisha

-sugulisha { English: bado } [derived: sugua V]
verb causative
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Entry below is suguliwa - this headword has not been grouped

-suguliwa { English: be cleaned by rubbing }
verb
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-suguliwa { English: be scrubbed }
verb
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Entry below is suguo - this headword has not been grouped

suguo , pl masuguo { English: scraper , pl scrapers } [derived: sugua V]
noun 5/6
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suguo , pl masuguo { English: strop } [derived: sugua V]
noun 5/6
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suguo , pl masuguo { English: whetstone } [derived: sugua V]
noun 5/6
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Entry below is suguru - this headword has not been grouped

suguru , pl masuguo { English: callousness }
noun 5/6
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Swahili Example: hata nimefanya masuguru ya chini kwa kupanda baiskeli [Ya]
English Example: I have even acted callously by riding on a bicycle

suguru , pl masuguo { English: corn }
noun 5/6
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Entry below is suheli

suheli { English: (in the) south }
noun
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Entry below is suhuba - this headword has not been grouped

suhuba , pl suhuba { English: friend , pl friends }
noun 9/10an
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suhuba , pl suhuba { English: master }
noun 9/10an
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suhuba , pl suhuba { English: sir }
noun 9/10an
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Entry below is suhubiana - this headword has not been grouped

-suhubiana { English: be good friends } [derived: sahibu N]
verb
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-suhubiana { English: be on intimate terms } [derived: sahibu N]
verb
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Entry below is suhubu - this headword has not been grouped

-suhubu { English: be good friends } [derived: sahibu N]
verb
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-suhubu { English: be on intimate terms } [derived: sahibu N]
verb
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Entry below is suhula

suhula , pl suhula { English: facility , pl facilities }
noun 9/10
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Swahili Example: suhula za huduma za afya zenye uwezo wa kutoa huduma (Mwongozo wa Mafunzo kwa Vitendo)
English Example: health service facilities with the capacity to offer services


Entry below is sui

sui , pl sui { English: one who can endure great hardship }
noun 9/10an
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Entry below is sujudia - this headword has not been grouped

-sujudia { English: submit } [derived: Arabic]
verb
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-sujudia { English: bow down (to) } [derived: Arabic]
verb applicative
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Swahili Example: kama yanayokebehi umri kwa kutokuwepo kwa dalili yo yote ya kuusujudia [Mt]
English Example: if what is insulting your age is the lack of any sign of bowing down

-sujudia { English: prostrate oneself (before) } [derived: Arabic]
verb applicative
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Entry below is sujudisha - this headword has not been grouped

-sujudisha { English: cause someone to bow down } [derived: sujudu V]
verb causative
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-sujudisha { English: convert (to Islam) } [derived: sujudu V]
verb causative
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Entry below is sujudiwa - this headword has not been grouped

-sujudiwa { English: be adored }
verb
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-sujudiwa { English: be worshipped }
verb
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Entry below is sujudu - this headword has not been grouped

-sujudu { English: bow down in worship }
verb
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-sujudu { English: implore } [derived: sijida N]
verb
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-sujudu { English: prostrate oneself } [derived: sijida N]
verb
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-sujudu { English: worship } [derived: sijida N]
verb
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