The Internet Living Swahili Dictionary

Dictionary Variants: Sheng
Location of Greatest Variability: Tanzania
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amri
Kan dea ɛfa amri ho nyina
9/10
Arabic
noun
general
authority
authority
amri

tuliogopa kuvunja amri yako [Moh]

din   

amri
Kan dea ɛfa amri ho nyina
9/10
noun
general
commands
command
"S/he wasn't able to prevent his/her tears, s/he had no control over them".
command
amri

hakuweza kuyazuia machozi yake, kwani hakuwa na amri nayo [Sul]

din   

amri
Kan dea ɛfa amri ho nyina
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noun
general
directives
directive
directive
amri
din   

amri
Kan dea ɛfa amri ho nyina
noun
general
mastery
mastery
amri, maamri
din   

amri
Kan dea ɛfa amri ho nyina
noun
general
order
He found himself obeying the order of that voice; What kind of person are you not following the orders of your doctor?
order
amri

maagizo[Masomo 241]; tendo la kusema ni lazima kufanya kitu [Masomo 375]

Alijiona akitii amri ya sauti ile [Masomo 241]; U mtu wa namna gani wewe usiyetii amri ya daktari wako? [Chacha, Masomo 375]

din   

amri
Kan dea ɛfa amri ho nyina
noun
general
power
he has power over them
power
amri, maamri

ana amri juu yao

din   

amri
Kan dea ɛfa amri ho nyina
noun
general
responsibility
responsibility
amri, maamri
din   

amri
Kan dea ɛfa amri ho nyina
noun
general
rule
rule
amri, maamri
din   

amri
Kan dea ɛfa amri ho nyina
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noun
general
directives
directive
directive
maamri
din   

-amria
Kan dea ɛfa amria ho nyina
verb
general
Translation of applicative
decide
decide for
verb   

-amrisha
Kan dea ɛfa amrisha ho nyina
amri N
verb
general
command
command
verb   

-amrisha
Kan dea ɛfa amrisha ho nyina
-amuru
verb
general
drill
drill (soldiers)
verb   

-amrisha
Kan dea ɛfa amrisha ho nyina
amri N
verb
general
order
order
verb   

-amrisha
Kan dea ɛfa amrisha ho nyina
verb
general
train
1
train (soldiers)
verb   

amrisho
Kan dea ɛfa amrisho ho nyina
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amri N
noun
general
order
He will respect Kenya and support the directives of the national leader.
order
maamrisho

jambo linalolazimishwa

Atasifu Kenya na kuunga mkono maamrisho ya kiongozi.

din   

-amriwa
Kan dea ɛfa amriwa ho nyina
verb
general
administered
be administered
verb   

-amriwa
Kan dea ɛfa amriwa ho nyina
verb
general
commanded
Soldiers go whenever and where ever they are commanded to go.
be commanded

kupew lazima ya kufanya kitu [Masomo 277]

Askari wanakwenda wakati wo wote na mahali po pote wanapoamriwa kwenda [Nyerere, Masomo 277]

verb   

-amriwa
Kan dea ɛfa amriwa ho nyina
verb
general
decided
be decided
verb   

-amriwa
Kan dea ɛfa amriwa ho nyina
verb
general
decreed
be decreed
verb   

-amriwa
Kan dea ɛfa amriwa ho nyina
verb
general
governed
be governed
verb   

-amriwa
Kan dea ɛfa amriwa ho nyina
verb
general
led
be led
verb   

-amriwa
Kan dea ɛfa amriwa ho nyina
verb
general
managed
be managed
verb   

-amriwa
Kan dea ɛfa amriwa ho nyina
amri N
verb
general
order
Mark, as he had been ordered to, left the room
be ordered

kupewa amri [Masomo 244]

Marko, kama alivyoamriwa, alitoka kwenye chumba hicho [Masomo 244]

verb   

-amriwa
Kan dea ɛfa amriwa ho nyina
-amuru
verb
general
ordered
be ordered
verb