ruler

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[English Word] ruler

[English Plural] rulers

[Swahili Word] maliki

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] ruler

[English Plural] rulers

[Swahili Word] malki

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] ruler

[English Plural] rulers

[Swahili Word] mfalme

[Swahili Plural] wafalme

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[English Example] The ruler of Mombasa killed the Portuguese general by stabbing him and seized the Fort.

[Swahili Example] Mfalme wa Mombasa alimuwa kwa kumchoma kisu jemadari wa Kireno na kuiteka Ngome [Masomo 143]

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[English Word] ruler

[English Plural] rulers

[Swahili Word] mstari

[Swahili Plural] mistari

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Language] Arabic

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[English Word] ruler

[English Plural] rulers

[Swahili Word] mtawala

[Swahili Plural] watawala

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] tawala V

[English Example] The Europeans who were here, whether they were rulers, missionaries or settlers, never made an effort to understand Africans.

[Swahili Example] Wazungu waliokuwa hapa, wakiwa watawala, wahubiri wa dini na masetla, hawakujitahidi kamwe kuwafahamu Waafrika [Kenyatta Masomo 114]

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[English Word] ruler

[English Plural] rulers

[Swahili Word] mtawalaji

[Swahili Plural] watawalaji

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] tawala V

[English Example] "autocrat, absolute monarch".

[Swahili Example] mtawala mmoja

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[English Word] ruler

[English Plural] rulers

[Swahili Word] mtawali

[Swahili Plural] watawali

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] tawala V

[English Example] "autocrat, absolute monarch".

[Swahili Example] mtawala mmoja

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[English Word] ruler

[English Plural] rulers

[Swahili Word] saidi

[Swahili Plural] masaidi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

[Terminology] historical

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[English Word] ruler

[English Plural] rulers

[Swahili Word] sayidi

[Swahili Plural] masayidi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

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[English Word] ruler

[English Plural] rulers

[Swahili Word] shehe

[Swahili Plural] mashehe

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

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[English Word] ruler

[English Plural] rulers

[Swahili Word] sheikh

[Swahili Plural] masheikh

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

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[English Word] ruler

[English Plural] rulers

[Swahili Word] shekhe

[Swahili Plural] mashekhe

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

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[English Word] ruler

[English Plural] rulers

[Swahili Word] sheki

[Swahili Plural] masheki

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

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[English Word] ruler

[English Plural] rulers

[Swahili Word] sultani

[Swahili Plural] masultani

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

[Derived Word] usultani N

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[English Word] ruler (measuring instrument)

[English Plural] rulers

[Swahili Word] rula

[Swahili Plural] marula

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Word] eng

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