article

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[English Word] article

[English Plural] articles

[Swahili Word] kijitabu

[Swahili Plural] vijitabu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Related Words] kitabu

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[English Word] article

[English Plural] articles

[Swahili Word] makala

[Swahili Plural] makala

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 6/6

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Derived Word] kala (word)

[English Example] look at this short article about love

[Swahili Example] uione makala hii fupi ya mapenzi [Kez]

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[English Word] article

[English Plural] articles

[Swahili Word] kibainishi

[Swahili Plural] vibainishi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] bainisha

[English Definition] a word placed before a noun to show whether the noun refers to a specific person, animal, place, thing, event or idea, or to a nonspecific person, animal, place, thing, event or idea.

[Swahili Definition] neno lile au herufi inayolitangulia jina kukitaja kitu fulani halisi

[English Example] an "article" in linguistics, is the word or letter which precedes a noun to indicate something specific.

[Swahili Example] ""kibainishi" katika sayansi ya lugha, ni neno lile au herufi inayolitangulia jina kukitaja kitu fulani halisi." [http://www.swahilitruth.com/pubs/Who_is_Allah/ALLAH.pdf ALLAH NI NANI?]

[Terminology] grammar

[Note] the Swahili language does not have any articles.

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[English Word] article (in a periodical)

[English Plural] articles

[Swahili Word] nakala

[Swahili Plural] nakala

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Related Words] nakili

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[English Word] article (in a periodical)

[English Plural] articles

[Swahili Word] nakili

[Swahili Plural] nakili

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] article (in a periodical)

[English Plural] articles

[Swahili Word] nuku

[Swahili Plural] nuku

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Related Words] nakili

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[English Word] article (of law or constitution)

[English Plural] articles

[Swahili Word] kifungu

[Swahili Plural] vifungu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] fungu

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[English Word] one of the five articles of Moslem faith

[English Plural] the five articles of Moslem faith

[Swahili Word] nguzo ya uislamu

[Swahili Plural] nguzo za uislamu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[English Example] five articles of Muslim faith

[Swahili Example] nguzo za Uislamu

[Terminology] Islamic

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