mwaga

-mwaga (canonical)
kumwaga (infinitive)
kumwaga (infinitive)
kutomwaga (infinitive negative)
mwaga (imperative singular)
mwageni (imperative plural)
humwaga (habitual)
positive subject concord + -limwaga (past)
negative subject concord + -kumwaga (negative past)
ninamwaga (first-person present singular)
namwaga (first-person present singular)
tunamwaga (first-person plural present)
unamwaga (present second-person singular)
mnamwaga (plural present second-person)
anamwaga (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanamwaga (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -namwaga (present third-person)
simwagi (first-person negative present singular)
hatumwagi (first-person negative plural present)
humwagi (negative present second-person singular)
hammwagi (negative plural present second-person)
hamwagi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawamwagi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -mwagi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tamwaga (future)
negative subject concord + -tamwaga (future negative)
nimwage (first-person singular subjunctive)
tumwage (first-person plural subjunctive)
umwage (second-person singular subjunctive)
mmwage (plural second-person subjunctive)
amwage (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wamwage (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -mwage (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -simwage (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngemwaga (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singemwaga (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalimwaga (irrealis past)
namwaga (first-person gnomic singular)
twamwaga (first-person gnomic plural)
wamwaga (gnomic second-person singular)
mwamwaga (gnomic plural second-person)
amwaga (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wamwaga (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wamwaga (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yamwaga (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lamwaga (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yamwaga (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chamwaga (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyamwaga (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yamwaga (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zamwaga (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wamwaga (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwamwaga (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pamwaga (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwamwaga (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -memwaga (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshamwaga (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jamwaga (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kimwaga (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipomwaga (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kamwage (consecutive subjunctive)
-nimwaga (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tumwaga (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kumwaga (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wamwaga (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kumwageni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wamwageni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mmwaga (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wamwaga (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-umwaga (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-imwaga (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-limwaga (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yamwaga (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kimwaga (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vimwaga (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-imwaga (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zimwaga (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-umwaga (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kumwaga (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pamwaga (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mumwaga (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jimwaga (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-mwagaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-mwagao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-mwagao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-mwagayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-mwagalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-mwagayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-mwagacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-mwagavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-mwagayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-mwagazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-mwagao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-mwagako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-mwagapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mwagamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yemwaga (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-omwaga (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-omwaga (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yomwaga (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lomwaga (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yomwaga (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chomwaga (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyomwaga (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yomwaga (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zomwaga (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-omwaga (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-komwaga (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pomwaga (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-momwaga (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


muamana

trust (confidence in or reliance on some person or quality)


harimuni

accordion (a small, portable, keyed wind instrument)


msururu

a row or line (a number of things that follow on one after the other)


mnyang'anyi

sw-noun

mnyang'anyi (m-wa class, plural wanyang'anyi)


halisi

-halisi (canonical)
kuhalisi (infinitive)
kuhalisi (infinitive)
kutohalisi (infinitive negative)
halisi (imperative singular)
halisini (imperative plural)
huhalisi (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lihalisi (past)
negative subject concord + -kuhalisi (negative past)
ninahalisi (first-person present singular)
nahalisi (first-person present singular)
tunahalisi (first-person plural present)
unahalisi (present second-person singular)
mnahalisi (plural present second-person)
anahalisi (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanahalisi (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nahalisi (present third-person)
sihalisi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuhalisi (first-person negative plural present)
huhalisi (negative present second-person singular)
hamhalisi (negative plural present second-person)
hahalisi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawahalisi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -halisi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tahalisi (future)
negative subject concord + -tahalisi (future negative)
nihalisi (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuhalisi (first-person plural subjunctive)
uhalisi (second-person singular subjunctive)
mhalisi (plural second-person subjunctive)
ahalisi (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wahalisi (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -halisi (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sihalisi (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngehalisi (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singehalisi (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalihalisi (irrealis past)
nahalisi (first-person gnomic singular)
twahalisi (first-person gnomic plural)
wahalisi (gnomic second-person singular)
mwahalisi (gnomic plural second-person)
ahalisi (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wahalisi (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wahalisi (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yahalisi (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lahalisi (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yahalisi (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chahalisi (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyahalisi (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yahalisi (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zahalisi (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wahalisi (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwahalisi (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pahalisi (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwahalisi (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mehalisi (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshahalisi (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jahalisi (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kihalisi (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipohalisi (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kahalisi (consecutive subjunctive)
-nihalisi (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuhalisi (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuhalisi (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wahalisi (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuhalisini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wahalisini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mhalisi (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wahalisi (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uhalisi (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ihalisi (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lihalisi (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yahalisi (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kihalisi (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vihalisi (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ihalisi (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zihalisi (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uhalisi (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuhalisi (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pahalisi (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muhalisi (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jihalisi (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-halisiye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-halisio (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-halisio (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-halisiyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-halisilo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-halisiyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-halisicho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-halisivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-halisiyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-halisizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-halisio (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-halisiko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-halisipo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-halisimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yehalisi (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ohalisi (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ohalisi (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yohalisi (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lohalisi (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yohalisi (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chohalisi (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyohalisi (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yohalisi (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zohalisi (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ohalisi (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kohalisi (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pohalisi (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mohalisi (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


furaha

From Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ) or another word from the same triliteral root.


mbao

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


kiungo

From ki- + -unga (“to join; to season”).

spice (plant matter used to season or flavour food)

a junction or joint, esp. a part of the body where bones join


bahasha

bahasha (canonical)
bahasha (plural)
mabahasha (plural)

Borrowed from Omani Arabic بخشة (baḵša, “envelope”).


nduma

a special kind of root, sometimes called arrowroot, indigenous to Kenya

yam (any Dioscorea vine), especially cocoyam


mwiba

thorn (sharp protective spine of a plant)


kichwamaji

sw-noun

kichwamaji (ki-vi class, plural vichwamaji)


thamani

value (quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable)


kamba

→ Malagasy: kamba

Borrowed from Arabic قِنَّبَة (qinnaba).


muchanga

a traditional blood sacrifice after building a vessel


mkokoteni

mkokoteni (m-mi class, plural mikokoteni)


tahadhari

Borrowed from Arabic تَحَذَّرَ (taḥaḏḏara).


tahadhari

-tahadhari (canonical)
mtahadhari (singular)
watahadhari (plural)
mitahadhari (plural)
tahadhari (singular)
matahadhari (plural)
kitahadhari (singular)
vitahadhari (plural)
tahadhari (plural)
patahadhari (singular)
kutahadhari (singular)
mutahadhari (singular)


tahadhari

-tahadhari (canonical)
kutahadhari (infinitive)
kutahadhari (infinitive)
kutotahadhari (infinitive negative)
tahadhari (imperative singular)
tahadharini (imperative plural)
hutahadhari (habitual)
positive subject concord + -litahadhari (past)
negative subject concord + -kutahadhari (negative past)
ninatahadhari (first-person present singular)
natahadhari (first-person present singular)
tunatahadhari (first-person plural present)
unatahadhari (present second-person singular)
mnatahadhari (plural present second-person)
anatahadhari (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanatahadhari (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -natahadhari (present third-person)
sitahadhari (first-person negative present singular)
hatutahadhari (first-person negative plural present)
hutahadhari (negative present second-person singular)
hamtahadhari (negative plural present second-person)
hatahadhari (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawatahadhari (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -tahadhari (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tatahadhari (future)
negative subject concord + -tatahadhari (future negative)
nitahadhari (first-person singular subjunctive)
tutahadhari (first-person plural subjunctive)
utahadhari (second-person singular subjunctive)
mtahadhari (plural second-person subjunctive)
atahadhari (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
watahadhari (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -tahadhari (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sitahadhari (negative subjunctive)
natahadhari (first-person gnomic singular)
twatahadhari (first-person gnomic plural)
watahadhari (gnomic second-person singular)
mwatahadhari (gnomic plural second-person)
atahadhari (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
watahadhari (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
watahadhari (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yatahadhari (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
latahadhari (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yatahadhari (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chatahadhari (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyatahadhari (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yatahadhari (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zatahadhari (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
watahadhari (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwatahadhari (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
patahadhari (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwatahadhari (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -metahadhari (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jatahadhari (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kitahadhari (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -katahadhari (consecutive subjunctive)
-nitahadhari (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tutahadhari (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kutahadhari (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-watahadhari (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kutahadharini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-watahadharini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mtahadhari (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-watahadhari (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utahadhari (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-itahadhari (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-litahadhari (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yatahadhari (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kitahadhari (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vitahadhari (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-itahadhari (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zitahadhari (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utahadhari (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kutahadhari (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-patahadhari (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mutahadhari (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jitahadhari (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-tahadhariye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-tahadhario (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-tahadhario (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-tahadhariyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-tahadharilo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-tahadhariyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-tahadharicho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-tahadharivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-tahadhariyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-tahadharizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-tahadhario (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-tahadhariko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-tahadharipo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-tahadharimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yetahadhari (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-otahadhari (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-otahadhari (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yotahadhari (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lotahadhari (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yotahadhari (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chotahadhari (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyotahadhari (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yotahadhari (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zotahadhari (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-otahadhari (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kotahadhari (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-potahadhari (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-motahadhari (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


saratani

Borrowed from Arabic سَرَطَان (saraṭān).

cancer (disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation)


mwaka jana

Mazungumzo na Korea Kaskazini kujaribu kuishawishi kuachana na mradi wa nyukilia ambao ulifikia kilele mwaka jana wakati Trump na Kim walipokutana nchini Singapore.

2019 June 30, “Trump na Kim wakubaliana kuanza tena mazungumzo”, in BBC Swahili:

Talks with North Korea to try to convince them to abandon the successful nuclear project last year when Trump and Kim met each other in Singapore.


ufunuo

revelation (something dramatically disclosed; manifestation of divine truth)


nakala

a copy (result of copying; often a newspaper article)

nakala ya picha


msongamano

sw-noun

msongamano (m-mi class, plural misongamano)

From m- + -songamana (“to be jammed together”).


maktaba

library (institution which holds books etc.)


glopu

a globe (spherical object depicting Earth)


mtego

From m- + -tega (“to set a trap, to entrap”) + -o.

af

trap (device designed to catch or kill animals)


mchukuzi

carrier, porter, transporter (person or object that carries someone or something else)


mwelekeo

direction (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

mwelekeo hasi


ajira

employment (the work or occupation for which one is paid)


jeuri

-jeuri (canonical)
mjeuri (singular)
wajeuri (plural)
mijeuri (plural)
jeuri (singular)
majeuri (plural)
kijeuri (singular)
vijeuri (plural)
njeuri (singular)
njeuri (plural)
pajeuri (singular)
kujeuri (singular)
mujeuri (singular)


darubini

Borrowed from dialectal Arabic دَرْبِين (darbīn, “telescope; binoculars”) (now more commonly دَرْبِيل (darbīl)), from Persian دوربین (durbin).

bor

telescope (optical instrument that magnifies)


mshauri

From m- + -shauri (“to consult, confer”).


surupwenye

sw-noun

surupwenye (ma class, plural masurupwenye)


wakala

an agency (business of one entrusted with the concerns of another)

an agent from an agency (one who acts in place of another)


kinyezi

disgust (an intense dislike or repugnance for something bad or nasty)


kifutio

an eraser (thing used to erase something written or drawn)


mwelekezi

mwelekezi (m-wa class, plural waelekezi)


safirisha

-safirisha (canonical)
kusafirisha (infinitive)
kusafirisha (infinitive)
kutosafirisha (infinitive negative)
safirisha (imperative singular)
safirisheni (imperative plural)
husafirisha (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lisafirisha (past)
negative subject concord + -kusafirisha (negative past)
ninasafirisha (first-person present singular)
nasafirisha (first-person present singular)
tunasafirisha (first-person plural present)
unasafirisha (present second-person singular)
mnasafirisha (plural present second-person)
anasafirisha (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanasafirisha (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nasafirisha (present third-person)
sisafirishi (first-person negative present singular)
hatusafirishi (first-person negative plural present)
husafirishi (negative present second-person singular)
hamsafirishi (negative plural present second-person)
hasafirishi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawasafirishi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -safirishi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tasafirisha (future)
negative subject concord + -tasafirisha (future negative)
nisafirishe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tusafirishe (first-person plural subjunctive)
usafirishe (second-person singular subjunctive)
msafirishe (plural second-person subjunctive)
asafirishe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wasafirishe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -safirishe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sisafirishe (negative subjunctive)
nasafirisha (first-person gnomic singular)
twasafirisha (first-person gnomic plural)
wasafirisha (gnomic second-person singular)
mwasafirisha (gnomic plural second-person)
asafirisha (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wasafirisha (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wasafirisha (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yasafirisha (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lasafirisha (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yasafirisha (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chasafirisha (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyasafirisha (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yasafirisha (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zasafirisha (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wasafirisha (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwasafirisha (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pasafirisha (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwasafirisha (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mesafirisha (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jasafirisha (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kisafirisha (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -kasafirishe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nisafirisha (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tusafirisha (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kusafirisha (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wasafirisha (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kusafirisheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wasafirisheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-msafirisha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wasafirisha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usafirisha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-isafirisha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lisafirisha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yasafirisha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kisafirisha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-visafirisha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-isafirisha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zisafirisha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usafirisha (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kusafirisha (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pasafirisha (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-musafirisha (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jisafirisha (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-safirishaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-safirishao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-safirishao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-safirishayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-safirishalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-safirishayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-safirishacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-safirishavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-safirishayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-safirishazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-safirishao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-safirishako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-safirishapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-safirishamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yesafirisha (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-osafirisha (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-osafirisha (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yosafirisha (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-losafirisha (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yosafirisha (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chosafirisha (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyosafirisha (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yosafirisha (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zosafirisha (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-osafirisha (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kosafirisha (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-posafirisha (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mosafirisha (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


embe

→ Bemba: iyembe

→ Kongo: riembe

→ Luganda: omuyembe

→ Nubi: yembe

Borrowed from Omani Arabic امبا (embē), from an Indo-Iranian language, probably Persian انبه (anbe).


hatua

The length of a pace, used as a measurement of distance.


majadiliano

From ma- + -jadiliana (“to discuss with one another”) + -o.


balozi

Borrowed from Omani Arabic بالوز (bālōz), from Arabic باليوز (balyōz), from Ottoman Turkish بالیوز (balyoz), بالیوس (balyos, “title of the Venetian ambassador to the Sublime Porte; title of any European envoy”), from Venetian bailo (“title of a Venetian ambassador”).


meneja

manager (person whose job is to manage something)


kodi

-kodi (canonical)
kukodi (infinitive)
kukodi (infinitive)
kutokodi (infinitive negative)
kodi (imperative singular)
kodini (imperative plural)
hukodi (habitual)
positive subject concord + -likodi (past)
negative subject concord + -kukodi (negative past)
ninakodi (first-person present singular)
nakodi (first-person present singular)
tunakodi (first-person plural present)
unakodi (present second-person singular)
mnakodi (plural present second-person)
anakodi (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanakodi (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nakodi (present third-person)
sikodi (first-person negative present singular)
hatukodi (first-person negative plural present)
hukodi (negative present second-person singular)
hamkodi (negative plural present second-person)
hakodi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawakodi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -kodi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -takodi (future)
negative subject concord + -takodi (future negative)
nikodi (first-person singular subjunctive)
tukodi (first-person plural subjunctive)
ukodi (second-person singular subjunctive)
mkodi (plural second-person subjunctive)
akodi (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wakodi (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -kodi (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sikodi (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngekodi (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singekodi (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalikodi (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalikodi (irrealis negative past)
nakodi (first-person gnomic singular)
twakodi (first-person gnomic plural)
wakodi (gnomic second-person singular)
mwakodi (gnomic plural second-person)
akodi (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wakodi (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wakodi (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yakodi (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lakodi (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yakodi (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chakodi (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyakodi (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yakodi (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zakodi (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wakodi (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwakodi (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pakodi (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwakodi (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mekodi (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshakodi (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jakodi (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kikodi (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipokodi (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kakodi (consecutive subjunctive)
-nikodi (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tukodi (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kukodi (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wakodi (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kukodini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wakodini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mkodi (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wakodi (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ukodi (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ikodi (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-likodi (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yakodi (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kikodi (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vikodi (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ikodi (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zikodi (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ukodi (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kukodi (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pakodi (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mukodi (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jikodi (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-kodiye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-kodio (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-kodio (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-kodiyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-kodilo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-kodiyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-kodicho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-kodivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-kodiyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-kodizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-kodio (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kodiko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-kodipo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-kodimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yekodi (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-okodi (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-okodi (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yokodi (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lokodi (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yokodi (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chokodi (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyokodi (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yokodi (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zokodi (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-okodi (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kokodi (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pokodi (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mokodi (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


ubani

incense (a perfume often used in the rites of various religions)

a fee or payment, especially one made to a family that has experienced a death


ubadilishaji

a conversion (the act of having converted something)


kamanda

commander (one who exercises control and direction of an organization)


firauni

From Arabic فِرْعَوْن (firʕawn). The sense "bad person" may originate from the Qur'an.

pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)


mtaalam

From Arabic مُتَعَلِّم (mutaʕallim, “educated”).

mtaalam wa uchumi

economist (literally, “expert of economics”)

expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability)


mkundu

anus (lower opening of the digestive tract)


kanoni

(religion) a canon (member of a cathedral chapter)


hoteli

hoteli (canonical)
hoteli (plural)
mahoteli (plural)

hotel (establishment providing accommodation)


shangilia

-shangilia (canonical)
kushangilia (infinitive)
kushangilia (infinitive)
kutoshangilia (infinitive negative)
shangilia (imperative singular)
shangilieni (imperative plural)
hushangilia (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lishangilia (past)
negative subject concord + -kushangilia (negative past)
ninashangilia (first-person present singular)
nashangilia (first-person present singular)
tunashangilia (first-person plural present)
unashangilia (present second-person singular)
mnashangilia (plural present second-person)
anashangilia (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanashangilia (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nashangilia (present third-person)
sishangilii (first-person negative present singular)
hatushangilii (first-person negative plural present)
hushangilii (negative present second-person singular)
hamshangilii (negative plural present second-person)
hashangilii (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawashangilii (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -shangilii (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tashangilia (future)
negative subject concord + -tashangilia (future negative)
nishangilie (first-person singular subjunctive)
tushangilie (first-person plural subjunctive)
ushangilie (second-person singular subjunctive)
mshangilie (plural second-person subjunctive)
ashangilie (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
washangilie (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -shangilie (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sishangilie (negative subjunctive)
nashangilia (first-person gnomic singular)
twashangilia (first-person gnomic plural)
washangilia (gnomic second-person singular)
mwashangilia (gnomic plural second-person)
ashangilia (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
washangilia (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
washangilia (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yashangilia (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lashangilia (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yashangilia (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chashangilia (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyashangilia (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yashangilia (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zashangilia (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
washangilia (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwashangilia (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pashangilia (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwashangilia (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meshangilia (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jashangilia (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kishangilia (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -kashangilie (consecutive subjunctive)
-nishangilia (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tushangilia (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kushangilia (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-washangilia (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kushangilieni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-washangilieni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mshangilia (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-washangilia (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ushangilia (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ishangilia (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lishangilia (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yashangilia (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kishangilia (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vishangilia (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ishangilia (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zishangilia (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ushangilia (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kushangilia (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pashangilia (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mushangilia (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jishangilia (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-shangiliaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-shangiliao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-shangiliao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-shangiliayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-shangilialo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-shangiliayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-shangiliacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-shangiliavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-shangiliayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-shangiliazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-shangiliao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-shangiliako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-shangiliapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-shangiliamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeshangilia (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oshangilia (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oshangilia (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoshangilia (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loshangilia (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoshangilia (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choshangilia (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoshangilia (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoshangilia (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoshangilia (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oshangilia (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koshangilia (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poshangilia (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moshangilia (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


vimbiwa

-vimbiwa (canonical)
kuvimbiwa (infinitive)
kuvimbiwa (infinitive)
kutovimbiwa (infinitive negative)
vimbiwa (imperative singular)
vimbiweni (imperative plural)
huvimbiwa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -livimbiwa (past)
negative subject concord + -kuvimbiwa (negative past)
ninavimbiwa (first-person present singular)
navimbiwa (first-person present singular)
tunavimbiwa (first-person plural present)
unavimbiwa (present second-person singular)
mnavimbiwa (plural present second-person)
anavimbiwa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanavimbiwa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -navimbiwa (present third-person)
sivimbiwi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuvimbiwi (first-person negative plural present)
huvimbiwi (negative present second-person singular)
hamvimbiwi (negative plural present second-person)
havimbiwi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawavimbiwi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -vimbiwi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tavimbiwa (future)
negative subject concord + -tavimbiwa (future negative)
nivimbiwe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuvimbiwe (first-person plural subjunctive)
uvimbiwe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mvimbiwe (plural second-person subjunctive)
avimbiwe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wavimbiwe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -vimbiwe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sivimbiwe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngevimbiwa (irrealis present)
navimbiwa (first-person gnomic singular)
twavimbiwa (first-person gnomic plural)
wavimbiwa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwavimbiwa (gnomic plural second-person)
avimbiwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wavimbiwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wavimbiwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yavimbiwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lavimbiwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yavimbiwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chavimbiwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyavimbiwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yavimbiwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zavimbiwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wavimbiwa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwavimbiwa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pavimbiwa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwavimbiwa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mevimbiwa (perfect)
negative subject concord + -javimbiwa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kivimbiwa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipovimbiwa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kavimbiwe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nivimbiwa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuvimbiwa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuvimbiwa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wavimbiwa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuvimbiweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wavimbiweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mvimbiwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wavimbiwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uvimbiwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ivimbiwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-livimbiwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yavimbiwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kivimbiwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vivimbiwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ivimbiwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zivimbiwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uvimbiwa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuvimbiwa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pavimbiwa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muvimbiwa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jivimbiwa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-vimbiwaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-vimbiwao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-vimbiwao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-vimbiwayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-vimbiwalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-vimbiwayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-vimbiwacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vimbiwavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-vimbiwayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-vimbiwazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-vimbiwao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-vimbiwako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-vimbiwapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-vimbiwamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yevimbiwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ovimbiwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ovimbiwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yovimbiwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lovimbiwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yovimbiwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chovimbiwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyovimbiwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yovimbiwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zovimbiwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ovimbiwa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kovimbiwa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-povimbiwa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-movimbiwa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


nahodha

Etymology tree
Middle Persian nʾw
Classical Persian نَاو (nāw)
Middle Persian hwtʾy
Classical Persian خُدَای (xudāy)
Classical Persian خُدَا (xudā)
Classical Persian نَاوْخُدَا (nāwxudā)
Classical Persian نَاخُدَا (nāxudā)bor.
Arabic نَاخُوذَاة (nāḵūḏāh)bor.
Swahili nahodhaBorrowed from Arabic نَاخُوذَاة (nāḵūḏāh), borrowed from Classical Persian نَاخُدَا (nāxudā), from نَاوْخُدَا (nāwxudā), from نَاو (nāw) + خُدَا (xudā).


falsafa

From Arabic فَلْسَفَة (falsafa), from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía).


askari

askari (canonical)
askari (plural)
maaskari (plural)

→ Chichewa: msilikali, msirikali

→ English: askari

→ French: askari

→ German: Askari

→ Iraqw: askaari

→ Italian: ascaro

→ Polish: askarys

Borrowed from Arabic عَسْكَرِيّ (ʕaskariyy).


mkufunzi

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


umaarufu

From u- + maarufu (“popular, famous, distinguished”).


mkimbizi

From m- + -kimbia (“to run, to flee”) + -zi.

refugee (person seeking political asylum)


mlanguzi

middleman (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer)


nguzo

prop, pillar (an object placed against or under another, to support it)

pillar (an essential supporting part of something)


zulia

Borrowed from Arabic زُلِيَّة (zuliyya).

carpet (a fabric used as a floor covering)


ajinabi

Borrowed from Arabic أَجْنَبِيّ (ʔajnabiyy).


ufagio

ufagio (canonical)
fagio (plural)
mafagio (plural)


mwanakijiji

sw-noun

mwanakijiji (m-wa class, plural wanakijiji)

villager (person who lives in, or comes from, a village)


shiriki

-shiriki (canonical)
kushiriki (infinitive)
kushiriki (infinitive)
kutoshiriki (infinitive negative)
shiriki (imperative singular)
shirikini (imperative plural)
hushiriki (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lishiriki (past)
negative subject concord + -kushiriki (negative past)
ninashiriki (first-person present singular)
nashiriki (first-person present singular)
tunashiriki (first-person plural present)
unashiriki (present second-person singular)
mnashiriki (plural present second-person)
anashiriki (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanashiriki (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nashiriki (present third-person)
sishiriki (first-person negative present singular)
hatushiriki (first-person negative plural present)
hushiriki (negative present second-person singular)
hamshiriki (negative plural present second-person)
hashiriki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawashiriki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -shiriki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tashiriki (future)
negative subject concord + -tashiriki (future negative)
nishiriki (first-person singular subjunctive)
tushiriki (first-person plural subjunctive)
ushiriki (second-person singular subjunctive)
mshiriki (plural second-person subjunctive)
ashiriki (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
washiriki (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -shiriki (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sishiriki (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeshiriki (irrealis present)
nashiriki (first-person gnomic singular)
twashiriki (first-person gnomic plural)
washiriki (gnomic second-person singular)
mwashiriki (gnomic plural second-person)
ashiriki (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
washiriki (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
washiriki (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yashiriki (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lashiriki (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yashiriki (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chashiriki (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyashiriki (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yashiriki (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zashiriki (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
washiriki (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwashiriki (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pashiriki (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwashiriki (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meshiriki (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jashiriki (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kishiriki (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siposhiriki (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kashiriki (consecutive subjunctive)
-nishiriki (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tushiriki (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kushiriki (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-washiriki (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kushirikini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-washirikini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mshiriki (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-washiriki (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ushiriki (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ishiriki (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lishiriki (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yashiriki (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kishiriki (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vishiriki (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ishiriki (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zishiriki (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ushiriki (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kushiriki (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pashiriki (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mushiriki (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jishiriki (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-shirikiye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-shirikio (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-shirikio (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-shirikiyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-shirikilo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-shirikiyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-shirikicho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-shirikivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-shirikiyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-shirikizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-shirikio (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-shirikiko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-shirikipo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-shirikimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeshiriki (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oshiriki (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oshiriki (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoshiriki (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loshiriki (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoshiriki (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choshiriki (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoshiriki (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoshiriki (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoshiriki (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oshiriki (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koshiriki (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poshiriki (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moshiriki (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

to participate (to join in, to take part, to involve oneself)


shiriki

-shiriki (canonical)
mshiriki (singular)
washiriki (plural)
mishiriki (plural)
shiriki (singular)
mashiriki (plural)
kishiriki (singular)
vishiriki (plural)
shiriki (plural)
pashiriki (singular)
kushiriki (singular)
mushiriki (singular)

[…] Chuo Kishiriki cha Chuo Kikuu cha London, Uingereza kilianzishwa Dar es Salaam na kuitwa Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam[…]

2022, Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar: Chimbuko, Misingi na Maendeleo, Serikali ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, →ISBN:

[…] an associate college of the University of London, England, was established in Dar es Salaam, called the University of Dar es Salaam […]


kionjo

a temptation (something attractive, tempting or seductive)


uungu

divinity (godhood, state of being God or a god)


dhihirisha

-dhihirisha (canonical)
kudhihirisha (infinitive)
kudhihirisha (infinitive)
kutodhihirisha (infinitive negative)
dhihirisha (imperative singular)
dhihirisheni (imperative plural)
hudhihirisha (habitual)
ninadhihirisha (first-person present singular)
nadhihirisha (first-person present singular)
tunadhihirisha (first-person plural present)
unadhihirisha (present second-person singular)
mnadhihirisha (plural present second-person)
anadhihirisha (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanadhihirisha (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
sidhihirishi (first-person negative present singular)
hatudhihirishi (first-person negative plural present)
hudhihirishi (negative present second-person singular)
hamdhihirishi (negative plural present second-person)
hadhihirishi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawadhihirishi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -dhihirishi (negative present third-person)
nidhihirishe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tudhihirishe (first-person plural subjunctive)
udhihirishe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mdhihirishe (plural second-person subjunctive)
adhihirishe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wadhihirishe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -dhihirishe (subjunctive third-person)
nadhihirisha (first-person gnomic singular)
twadhihirisha (first-person gnomic plural)
wadhihirisha (gnomic second-person singular)
mwadhihirisha (gnomic plural second-person)
adhihirisha (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wadhihirisha (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wadhihirisha (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yadhihirisha (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
ladhihirisha (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yadhihirisha (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chadhihirisha (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyadhihirisha (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yadhihirisha (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zadhihirisha (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wadhihirisha (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwadhihirisha (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
padhihirisha (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwadhihirisha (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
-nidhihirisha (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tudhihirisha (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kudhihirisha (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wadhihirisha (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kudhihirisheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wadhihirisheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mdhihirisha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wadhihirisha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-udhihirisha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-idhihirisha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lidhihirisha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yadhihirisha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kidhihirisha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vidhihirisha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-idhihirisha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zidhihirisha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-udhihirisha (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kudhihirisha (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-padhihirisha (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mudhihirisha (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jidhihirisha (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-dhihirishaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-dhihirishao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-dhihirishao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-dhihirishayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-dhihirishalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-dhihirishayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-dhihirishacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-dhihirishavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-dhihirishayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-dhihirishazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-dhihirishao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-dhihirishako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-dhihirishapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-dhihirishamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yedhihirisha (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-odhihirisha (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-odhihirisha (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yodhihirisha (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lodhihirisha (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yodhihirisha (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chodhihirisha (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyodhihirisha (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yodhihirisha (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zodhihirisha (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-odhihirisha (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kodhihirisha (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-podhihirisha (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-modhihirisha (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

نِيَضِهِرِشِ يَغُ مَقَالِ ، اَبَيُ مُيُوْنِ نِقُصُدِيِ

R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249

Let me set forth the plan which I have in my heart.

Niyaḍihirishe yangu maqali, ambayo moyoni niquṣudiye.

Causative form of -dhihiri:
to reveal, to exhibit

Causative form of -dhihiri:
to verify, to substantiate


linganisha

-linganisha (canonical)
kulinganisha (infinitive)
kulinganisha (infinitive)
kutolinganisha (infinitive negative)
linganisha (imperative singular)
linganisheni (imperative plural)
hulinganisha (habitual)
ninalinganisha (first-person present singular)
nalinganisha (first-person present singular)
tunalinganisha (first-person plural present)
unalinganisha (present second-person singular)
mnalinganisha (plural present second-person)
analinganisha (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanalinganisha (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
silinganishi (first-person negative present singular)
hatulinganishi (first-person negative plural present)
hulinganishi (negative present second-person singular)
hamlinganishi (negative plural present second-person)
halinganishi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawalinganishi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -linganishi (negative present third-person)
nilinganishe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tulinganishe (first-person plural subjunctive)
ulinganishe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mlinganishe (plural second-person subjunctive)
alinganishe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
walinganishe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -linganishe (subjunctive third-person)
nalinganisha (first-person gnomic singular)
twalinganisha (first-person gnomic plural)
walinganisha (gnomic second-person singular)
mwalinganisha (gnomic plural second-person)
alinganisha (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
walinganisha (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
walinganisha (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yalinganisha (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lalinganisha (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yalinganisha (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chalinganisha (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyalinganisha (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yalinganisha (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zalinganisha (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
walinganisha (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwalinganisha (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
palinganisha (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwalinganisha (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
-nilinganisha (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tulinganisha (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kulinganisha (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-walinganisha (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kulinganisheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-walinganisheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mlinganisha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-walinganisha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ulinganisha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ilinganisha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lilinganisha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yalinganisha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kilinganisha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vilinganisha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ilinganisha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zilinganisha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ulinganisha (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kulinganisha (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-palinganisha (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mulinganisha (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jilinganisha (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-linganishaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-linganishao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-linganishao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-linganishayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-linganishalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-linganishayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-linganishacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-linganishavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-linganishayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-linganishazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-linganishao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-linganishako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-linganishapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-linganishamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yelinganisha (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-olinganisha (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-olinganisha (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yolinganisha (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lolinganisha (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yolinganisha (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-cholinganisha (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyolinganisha (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yolinganisha (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zolinganisha (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-olinganisha (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kolinganisha (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-polinganisha (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-molinganisha (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

to compare (to assess the similarities or differences between two things)


daka

-daka (canonical)
kudaka (infinitive)
kudaka (infinitive)
kutodaka (infinitive negative)
daka (imperative singular)
dakeni (imperative plural)
hudaka (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lidaka (past)
negative subject concord + -kudaka (negative past)
ninadaka (first-person present singular)
nadaka (first-person present singular)
tunadaka (first-person plural present)
unadaka (present second-person singular)
mnadaka (plural present second-person)
anadaka (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanadaka (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nadaka (present third-person)
sidaki (first-person negative present singular)
hatudaki (first-person negative plural present)
hudaki (negative present second-person singular)
hamdaki (negative plural present second-person)
hadaki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawadaki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -daki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tadaka (future)
negative subject concord + -tadaka (future negative)
nidake (first-person singular subjunctive)
tudake (first-person plural subjunctive)
udake (second-person singular subjunctive)
mdake (plural second-person subjunctive)
adake (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wadake (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -dake (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sidake (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngedaka (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singedaka (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalidaka (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalidaka (irrealis negative past)
nadaka (first-person gnomic singular)
twadaka (first-person gnomic plural)
wadaka (gnomic second-person singular)
mwadaka (gnomic plural second-person)
adaka (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wadaka (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wadaka (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yadaka (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
ladaka (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yadaka (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chadaka (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyadaka (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yadaka (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zadaka (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wadaka (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwadaka (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
padaka (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwadaka (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -medaka (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshadaka (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jadaka (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kidaka (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipodaka (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kadake (consecutive subjunctive)
-nidaka (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tudaka (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kudaka (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wadaka (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kudakeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wadakeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mdaka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wadaka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-udaka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-idaka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lidaka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yadaka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kidaka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vidaka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-idaka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zidaka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-udaka (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kudaka (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-padaka (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mudaka (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jidaka (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-dakaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-dakao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-dakao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-dakayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-dakalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-dakayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-dakacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-dakavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-dakayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-dakazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-dakao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-dakako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-dakapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-dakamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yedaka (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-odaka (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-odaka (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yodaka (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lodaka (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yodaka (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chodaka (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyodaka (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yodaka (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zodaka (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-odaka (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kodaka (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-podaka (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-modaka (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


fuzu

-fuzu (canonical)
kufuzu (infinitive)
kufuzu (infinitive)
kutofuzu (infinitive negative)
fuzu (imperative singular)
fuzuni (imperative plural)
hufuzu (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lifuzu (past)
negative subject concord + -kufuzu (negative past)
ninafuzu (first-person present singular)
nafuzu (first-person present singular)
tunafuzu (first-person plural present)
unafuzu (present second-person singular)
mnafuzu (plural present second-person)
anafuzu (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanafuzu (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nafuzu (present third-person)
sifuzu (first-person negative present singular)
hatufuzu (first-person negative plural present)
hufuzu (negative present second-person singular)
hamfuzu (negative plural present second-person)
hafuzu (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawafuzu (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -fuzu (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tafuzu (future)
negative subject concord + -tafuzu (future negative)
nifuzu (first-person singular subjunctive)
tufuzu (first-person plural subjunctive)
ufuzu (second-person singular subjunctive)
mfuzu (plural second-person subjunctive)
afuzu (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wafuzu (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -fuzu (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sifuzu (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngefuzu (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singefuzu (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalifuzu (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalifuzu (irrealis negative past)
nafuzu (first-person gnomic singular)
twafuzu (first-person gnomic plural)
wafuzu (gnomic second-person singular)
mwafuzu (gnomic plural second-person)
afuzu (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wafuzu (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wafuzu (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yafuzu (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lafuzu (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yafuzu (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chafuzu (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyafuzu (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yafuzu (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zafuzu (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wafuzu (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwafuzu (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pafuzu (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwafuzu (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mefuzu (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshafuzu (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jafuzu (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kifuzu (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipofuzu (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kafuzu (consecutive subjunctive)
-nifuzu (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tufuzu (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kufuzu (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wafuzu (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kufuzuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wafuzuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mfuzu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wafuzu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufuzu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ifuzu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lifuzu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yafuzu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kifuzu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vifuzu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ifuzu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zifuzu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufuzu (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kufuzu (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pafuzu (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mufuzu (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jifuzu (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-fuzuye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-fuzuo (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-fuzuo (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-fuzuyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-fuzulo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-fuzuyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-fuzucho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-fuzuvyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-fuzuyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-fuzuzo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-fuzuo (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-fuzuko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-fuzupo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-fuzumo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yefuzu (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ofuzu (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ofuzu (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yofuzu (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lofuzu (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yofuzu (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chofuzu (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyofuzu (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yofuzu (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zofuzu (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ofuzu (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kofuzu (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pofuzu (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mofuzu (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


neema

grace (free and undeserved favour, especially of God)


halali

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

non-lemma

third-person singular present negative of -lala


kichungi

From ki- + -chunga (“to sift, to sieve”).

a cigarette filter (device to stop tobacco from entering the mouth)


mwafaka

Borrowed from Arabic مُوَافَقَة (muwāfaqa).


mwafaka

-mwafaka (canonical)
mmwafaka (singular)
wamwafaka (plural)
mimwafaka (plural)
mwafaka (singular)
mamwafaka (plural)
kimwafaka (singular)
vimwafaka (plural)
mwafaka (plural)
pamwafaka (singular)
kumwafaka (singular)
mumwafaka (singular)


kujivinjari

head

kujivinjari (verbal noun of the ku class)


mchochezi

sw-noun

mchochezi (m-wa class, plural wachochezi)


mwanagenzi

mwanagenzi (m-wa class, plural wanagenzi)


jiriwa

a vise (two-jawed instrument for holding work)


zeruzeru

albino (a person congenitally lacking melanin)


idhinisha

-idhinisha (canonical)
kuidhinisha (infinitive)
kuidhinisha (infinitive)
kutoidhinisha (infinitive negative)
idhinisha (imperative singular)
idhinisheni (imperative plural)
huidhinisha (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liidhinisha (past)
negative subject concord + -kuidhinisha (negative past)
ninaidhinisha (first-person present singular)
naidhinisha (first-person present singular)
tunaidhinisha (first-person plural present)
unaidhinisha (present second-person singular)
mnaidhinisha (plural present second-person)
anaidhinisha (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanaidhinisha (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -naidhinisha (present third-person)
siidhinishi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuidhinishi (first-person negative plural present)
huidhinishi (negative present second-person singular)
hamwidhinishi (negative plural present second-person)
haidhinishi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawaidhinishi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -idhinishi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -taidhinisha (future)
negative subject concord + -taidhinisha (future negative)
niidhinishe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuidhinishe (first-person plural subjunctive)
uidhinishe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mwidhinishe (plural second-person subjunctive)
aidhinishe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
waidhinishe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -idhinishe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siidhinishe (negative subjunctive)
naidhinisha (first-person gnomic singular)
twaidhinisha (first-person gnomic plural)
waidhinisha (gnomic second-person singular)
mwaidhinisha (gnomic plural second-person)
aidhinisha (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
waidhinisha (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
waidhinisha (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yaidhinisha (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
laidhinisha (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yaidhinisha (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chaidhinisha (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyaidhinisha (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yaidhinisha (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zaidhinisha (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
waidhinisha (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwaidhinisha (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
paidhinisha (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwaidhinisha (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meidhinisha (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jaidhinisha (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiidhinisha (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -kaidhinishe (consecutive subjunctive)
-niidhinisha (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuidhinisha (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuidhinisha (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-waidhinisha (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuidhinisheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waidhinisheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mwidhinisha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-waidhinisha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uidhinisha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iidhinisha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liidhinisha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yaidhinisha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiidhinisha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viidhinisha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iidhinisha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziidhinisha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uidhinisha (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuidhinisha (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-paidhinisha (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muidhinisha (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiidhinisha (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-idhinishaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-idhinishao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-idhinishao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-idhinishayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-idhinishalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-idhinishayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-idhinishacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-idhinishavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-idhinishayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-idhinishazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-idhinishao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-idhinishako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-idhinishapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-idhinishamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeidhinisha (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oidhinisha (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oidhinisha (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoidhinisha (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loidhinisha (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoidhinisha (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choidhinisha (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoidhinisha (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoidhinisha (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoidhinisha (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oidhinisha (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koidhinisha (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poidhinisha (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moidhinisha (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

Causative form of idhini: to permit, to sustain, to authorize something


bakuli

→ Gujarati: બકુડી (bakuḍī)

→ Luganda: bbakuli

→ Malagasy: bakoly


jaketi

jacket (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse)


mchango

donation, contribution (a voluntary gift for a specific cause, especially for a wedding)


uteuzi

From u- + -teua (“to choose, elect, appoint”) + -zi.

af

that which is chosen; an appointment, nomination or an elect


mshikadau

sw-noun

mshikadau (m-wa class, plural washikadau)

Kampuni ya umeme ya Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding, ambayo ndio mshikadau mkuu wa mradi huo, ilisema katika taarifa kwamba bwawa hilo lilipasuka kutokana na mvua kubwa iliosababisha maji mengi kuelekea katika bwawa hilo.

2018 July 25, “Kupasuka kwa bwawa la Laos: Harakati ya uokozi katika vijiji vilivyojaa maji”, in BBC Swahili:

The electricity company, Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding, which is that project's main stakeholder, said in a report that the reservoir broke open due to heavy rain which caused a lot of water to be carried into the reservoir.

stakeholder (person or organisation with a legitimate interest)


chafu

-chafu (canonical)
mchafu (singular)
wachafu (plural)
michafu (plural)
chafu (singular)
machafu (plural)
kichafu (singular)
vichafu (plural)
chafu (plural)
pachafu (singular)
kuchafu (singular)
muchafu (singular)


peleka

-peleka (canonical)
kupeleka (infinitive)
kupeleka (infinitive)
kutopeleka (infinitive negative)
peleka (imperative singular)
pelekeni (imperative plural)
hupeleka (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lipeleka (past)
negative subject concord + -kupeleka (negative past)
ninapeleka (first-person present singular)
napeleka (first-person present singular)
tunapeleka (first-person plural present)
unapeleka (present second-person singular)
mnapeleka (plural present second-person)
anapeleka (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanapeleka (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -napeleka (present third-person)
sipeleki (first-person negative present singular)
hatupeleki (first-person negative plural present)
hupeleki (negative present second-person singular)
hampeleki (negative plural present second-person)
hapeleki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawapeleki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -peleki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tapeleka (future)
negative subject concord + -tapeleka (future negative)
nipeleke (first-person singular subjunctive)
tupeleke (first-person plural subjunctive)
upeleke (second-person singular subjunctive)
mpeleke (plural second-person subjunctive)
apeleke (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wapeleke (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -peleke (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sipeleke (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngepeleka (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singepeleka (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalipeleka (irrealis past)
napeleka (first-person gnomic singular)
twapeleka (first-person gnomic plural)
wapeleka (gnomic second-person singular)
mwapeleka (gnomic plural second-person)
apeleka (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wapeleka (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wapeleka (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yapeleka (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lapeleka (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yapeleka (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chapeleka (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyapeleka (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yapeleka (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zapeleka (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wapeleka (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwapeleka (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
papeleka (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwapeleka (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mepeleka (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshapeleka (already-form)
negative subject concord + -japeleka (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kipeleka (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipopeleka (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kapeleke (consecutive subjunctive)
-nipeleka (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tupeleka (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kupeleka (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wapeleka (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kupelekeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wapelekeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mpeleka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wapeleka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upeleka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ipeleka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lipeleka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yapeleka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kipeleka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vipeleka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ipeleka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zipeleka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upeleka (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kupeleka (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-papeleka (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mupeleka (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jipeleka (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-pelekaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-pelekao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-pelekao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-pelekayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-pelekalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-pelekayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-pelekacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-pelekavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-pelekayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-pelekazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-pelekao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-pelekako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pelekapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-pelekamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yepeleka (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-opeleka (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-opeleka (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yopeleka (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lopeleka (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yopeleka (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chopeleka (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyopeleka (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yopeleka (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zopeleka (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-opeleka (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kopeleka (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-popeleka (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mopeleka (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

kupeleka barua pepe


wimbi

Likely cognate with Kikuyu mũgĩmbĩ (“finger millet”), and possibly further afield with Dhivehi ބިންބި (bin̊bi, “finger millet”).

cog

Eleusine coracana
Eleusine coracana#Translingual


mlevi

drunkard (person who is habitually drunk)


kokoto

gravel, pebble, small stone (usually a stone the size of a fruit)


kabati

Borrowed from English cupboard, from Middle English cuppeborde.


kiraka

patch (piece of cloth used to repair something)


swali

question (sentence which asks for information)


mzaha

joke (something said or done for amusement)


jikoni

head

jikoni (adverbial locative noun in the pa, ku, or mu locative classes)

in the (adverbial class-16 locative noun)
ku (adverbial locative noun)

→ Gujarati: જીકોની (jīkonī)


sharti

(usually in plural) obligation, contract


mcheshi

From m- + -chesha (“make someone laugh”) + -i.


mwanasiasa

sw-noun

mwanasiasa (m-wa class, plural wanasiasa)


mbuga

park (ground for preservation of game, etc.)