madrasa

Borrowed from Arabic مَدْرَسَة (madrasa).


mwalimu

From Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim, “teacher”).

mwalimu mwandamizi


karo

tuition fee (monetary payment charged for education)


chuo kikuu

sw-noun

chuo kikuu (ki-vi class, plural vyuo vikuu)

university (institution of higher education)


elimu

education (process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment)


mkufunzi

tutor (one who teaches another in a small-group interaction)


funzo

a lesson, a teaching (a section of learning or teaching)


funza

-funza (canonical)
kufunza (infinitive)
kufunza (infinitive)
kutofunza (infinitive negative)
funza (imperative singular)
funzeni (imperative plural)
hufunza (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lifunza (past)
negative subject concord + -kufunza (negative past)
ninafunza (first-person present singular)
nafunza (first-person present singular)
tunafunza (first-person plural present)
unafunza (present second-person singular)
mnafunza (plural present second-person)
anafunza (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanafunza (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nafunza (present third-person)
sifunzi (first-person negative present singular)
hatufunzi (first-person negative plural present)
hufunzi (negative present second-person singular)
hamfunzi (negative plural present second-person)
hafunzi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawafunzi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -funzi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tafunza (future)
negative subject concord + -tafunza (future negative)
nifunze (first-person singular subjunctive)
tufunze (first-person plural subjunctive)
ufunze (second-person singular subjunctive)
mfunze (plural second-person subjunctive)
afunze (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wafunze (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -funze (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sifunze (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngefunza (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singefunza (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalifunza (irrealis past)
nafunza (first-person gnomic singular)
twafunza (first-person gnomic plural)
wafunza (gnomic second-person singular)
mwafunza (gnomic plural second-person)
afunza (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wafunza (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wafunza (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yafunza (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lafunza (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yafunza (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chafunza (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyafunza (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yafunza (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zafunza (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wafunza (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwafunza (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pafunza (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwafunza (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mefunza (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshafunza (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jafunza (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kifunza (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipofunza (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kafunze (consecutive subjunctive)
-nifunza (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tufunza (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kufunza (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wafunza (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kufunzeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wafunzeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mfunza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wafunza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufunza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ifunza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lifunza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yafunza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kifunza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vifunza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ifunza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zifunza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufunza (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kufunza (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pafunza (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mufunza (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jifunza (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-funzaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-funzao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-funzao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-funzayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-funzalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-funzayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-funzacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-funzavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-funzayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-funzazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-funzao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-funzako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-funzapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-funzamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yefunza (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ofunza (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ofunza (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yofunza (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lofunza (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yofunza (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chofunza (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyofunza (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yofunza (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zofunza (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ofunza (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kofunza (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pofunza (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mofunza (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


kidato

form, grade (level of precollegiate education)


mhitimu

a graduate (a person recognized for having finished studies)


kiranja

prefect (a school pupil in a position of power over other pupils)


taaluma

Borrowed from Arabic تَعَلُّم (taʕallum).

bor+

Taasisi ya Taaluma za Kiswahili

study (effort to acquire knowledge, or branch of learning)


ubao mweupe

sw-noun

ubao mweupe (u class, plural mbao nyeupe)


tasinifu

Borrowed from Arabic تَصْنِيف (taṣnīf, “composition”).


mhadhiri

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَاضِر (muḥāḍir).


mtaala

Borrowed from Arabic مُطَالَعَة (muṭālaʕa).


shahada ya uzamili

sw-noun

shahada ya uzamili (n class, plural shahada za uzamili)


astashahada

astashahada (n class, plural astashahada)

Borrowed from Arabic اِسْتِشْهَاد (istišhād).

bor+

اِسْتِشْهَاد


stashahada

اِسْتِشْهَاد


kitabu cha kiada

sw-noun

kitabu cha kiada (ki-vi class, plural vitabu vya kiada)


shule ya kitaifa

shule ya kitaifa (n class, plural shule za kitaifa)


shule ya sekondari

shule ya sekondari (n class, plural shule za sekondari)


shule ya upili

shule ya upili (n class, plural shule za upili)


shule ya msingi

shule ya msingi (n class, plural shule za msingi)


shule ya umma

shule ya umma (n class, plural shule za umma)

public school, state school (publicly administered school)


shule nyeti

shule nyeti (n class, plural shule nyeti)


shule ya kutwa

shule ya kutwa (n class, plural shule za kutwa)


shule ya bweni

shule ya bweni (n class, plural shule za bweni)


shule ya kibinafsi

shule ya kibinafsi (n class, plural shule za kibinafsi)


mtihani wa mwigo

mtihani wa mwigo (m-mi class, plural mitihani ya mwigo)


mkurufunzi

mkurufunzi (m-wa class, plural wakurufunzi)


kansela

Kansela wa Ujerumani

kansela wa chuo kikuu


makamu wa kansela

Makamu wa Kansela wa Ujerumani


mhadhiri mwandamizi

mhadhiri mwandamizi (m-wa class, plural wahadhiri waandamizi)


taasisi ya teknolojia

taasisi ya teknolojia (n class, plural taasisi za teknolojia)

institute of technology
institute of technology


kitabu cha ziada

kitabu cha ziada (ki-vi class, plural vitabu vya ziada)


somo la biashara

somo la biashara (ma class, plural masomo ya biashara)


ujuzi wa kidijitali

ujuzi wa kidijitali (u class, no plural)


shahada ya kwanza

shahada ya kwanza (n class, plural shahada za kwanza)


shahada ya uzamivu

shahada ya uzamivu (n class, plural shahada za uzamivu)

Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), doctorate degree


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shule ya Jumapili

shule ya Jumapili (n class, plural shule za Jumapili)