misfortune

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[English Word] bring misfortune

[Swahili Word] -haribisha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] bring misfortune upon someone

[Swahili Word] -pagaza

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cause misfortune (to one's parents)

[Swahili Word] -chimba

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] cause misfortune (to one's parents)

[Swahili Word] -chimbuza

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] misfortune

[English Plural] misfortunes

[Swahili Word] afa

[Swahili Plural] maafa

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Note] more commonly pl.: maafa

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[English Word] misfortune

[Swahili Word] dhara

[Swahili Plural] madhara

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] misfortune

[English Plural] misfortunes

[Swahili Word] dhiki

[Swahili Plural] dhiki

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Related Words] udhiki

[English Example] after misfortune comes relief (proverb)

[Swahili Example] baada ya dhiki faraja (methali)

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[English Word] misfortune

[Swahili Word] hizaya

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] hizi

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[English Word] misfortune

[English Plural] misfortunes

[Swahili Word] kisirani

[Swahili Plural] visirani

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Arabic

[English Example] he will bring me misfortune

[Swahili Example] atanitia kisirani

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[English Word] misfortune

[Swahili Word] maafa

[Swahili Plural] maafa

[Part of Speech] noun

[English Example] Colors are God's design, not a sign of misfortune

[Swahili Example] Rangi pambo lake Mungu, si alama ya maafa [Shaaban Robert, Masomo 425]

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[English Word] misfortune

[Swahili Word] madhilifu

[Swahili Plural] madhilifu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] dhili

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[English Word] misfortune

[Swahili Word] mauja

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] misfortune

[Swahili Word] mdhana

[Swahili Plural] mdhana

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] misfortune

[Swahili Word] miuha

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] mauja N

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[English Word] misfortune

[Swahili Word] mkasa

[Swahili Plural] mikasa

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

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[English Word] misfortune

[Swahili Word] msiba

[Swahili Plural] misiba

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] Arabic

[Swahili Example] kumuunga mwenzi wao katika msiba [Sul]

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[English Word] misfortune

[Swahili Word] muuya

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] misfortune

[Swahili Word] mwuja

[Swahili Plural] miuja

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] misfortune

[English Plural] misfortunes

[Swahili Word] nuhusi

[Swahili Plural] nuhusi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] Arabic

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[English Word] misfortune

[Swahili Word] pigo

[Swahili Plural] mapigo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Word] piga V

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[English Word] misfortune

[English Plural] misfortunes

[Swahili Word] teso

[Swahili Plural] mateso

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] tesa

[Note] usually plural in Swahili

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[English Word] misfortune

[Swahili Word] utesaji

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] misfortune

[Swahili Word] utesi

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] misfortune

[English Plural] misfortunes

[Swahili Word] kasheshe

[Swahili Plural] kasheshe

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Dialect] recent

[English Example] there was a misfortune yesterday

[Swahili Example] kulikuwa na kasheshe jana

[Note] Used in taraab since mid 1990's

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[English Word] misfortune

[Swahili Word] bahati mbaya

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Related Words] mbaya

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[English Word] one who brings misfortune

[Swahili Word] chimvi

[Swahili Plural] machimvi

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] one who causes misfortune

[Swahili Word] msibu

[Swahili Plural] wasibu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] sibu

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[English Word] person supposed to bring misfortune

[Swahili Word] mdhana

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] rel. misfortune

[Swahili Word] masaibu

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] thing supposed to bring misfortune

[Swahili Word] mdhana

[Part of Speech] noun

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