"samahani" meaning in Swahili

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Interjection

Audio: Sw-ke-samahani.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: From Arabic سامِحْنِي (sāmiḥnī, “excuse me”), from سامَحَ (sāmaḥa). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|سامِحْنِي||excuse me}} Arabic سامِحْنِي (sāmiḥnī, “excuse me”), {{m|ar|سامَحَ}} سامَحَ (sāmaḥa), {{root|sw|ar|س م ح}} Head templates: {{head|sw|interjection}} samahani
  1. excuse me, sorry (said as a request for an apology) Related terms: msamaha (english: forgiveness), -samehe (english: to forgive)
    Sense id: en-samahani-sw-intj-gHhrdstj Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for samahani meaning in Swahili (1.4kB)

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