sleep

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[English Word] cause to sleep soundly

[Swahili Word] -nogeshea

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] applicative

[Derived Word] noga

[English Example] to cause Fadhili Magoma to sleep soundly

[Swahili Example] kumnogeshea usingizi Fadhil Magoma [Muk]

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[English Word] fail to get enough sleep

[Swahili Word] -parama usingizi

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] get to sleep after a long time

[Swahili Word] -dungua (usingizi)

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] kumfanya asiudungue usingizi usiku kucha [Moh]

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[English Word] go to sleep

[Swahili Word] -chapa usingizi

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] wenyewe wameniruhusu kuzichapa [barua hizi] [Ma]

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[English Word] going to sleep (of the feet)

[Swahili Word] kibibi

[Swahili Plural] vibibi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Farsi

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[English Word] not sleep

[Swahili Word] -kesha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] kesho, mkesha

[Swahili Example] nimekesha usiku kucha nikisoma

[Note] l spent the whole night reading.

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[English Word] place of sleeping

[Swahili Word] uraro

[Part of Speech] noun

[Note] rare

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[English Word] put to sleep

[Swahili Word] -sinzisha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

[Derived Word] usingizi N

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[English Word] sleep

[English Plural] sleep

[Swahili Word] ndoto

[Swahili Plural] ndoto

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Word] ota

[Note] rare

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[English Word] sleep

[Swahili Word] ubwabwa wa mwana

[Part of Speech] noun

[Swahili Example] binti yake katulia vizuri kitandani, akiufaidi ubwabwa wa mwana mtamu [Muk]

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[English Word] sleep

[Swahili Word] usingizi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11

[Swahili Example] usingizi unamtoka mtoto [Muk]

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[English Word] sleep

[Swahili Word] -gona

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] sleep

[Swahili Word] -lala

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] wasichana hawa walijifanya kulala [Kez]

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[English Word] sleep

[Swahili Word] -sinzia

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] grandfather <b>slept</b> in his chair

[Swahili Example] babu ali<b>sinzia</b> kitini

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[English Word] sleep like a log

[Swahili Word] -lala fofofo

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] amelala fofofo [Muk]

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[English Word] sleep very soundly

[Swahili Word] kigogo

[Part of Speech] adverb

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[English Word] sleep very soundly

[Swahili Word] -lala fofofo

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] Amelala fofofo.

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[English Word] talk in one's sleep

[Swahili Word] -ewedeka

[Part of Speech] verb

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