- said
- ------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be said[Swahili Word] -tolewa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -toa, -tolea[English Example] those words were said in a riddle by his mother; as cold as he had heard said the inside of ice[Swahili Example] [maneno hayo] yalitolewa kwa fumbo na mamaake [Moh]; baridi kama aliyetolewa ndani ya barafu [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be said of[Swahili Word] -ambiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-pass[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -ambia, -amba[English Example] a poor man does not pick up things, if he does, they say he stole them (proverb)[Swahili Example] maskini haokoti, akiokota, huambiwa kaiba (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be said to[Swahili Word] -semeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be said to[Swahili Word] -semekana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive------------------------------------------------------------
English-Swahili dictionary. 2013.