Swahili

288 words that reached Swahili from Semitic languages. Extracted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unreviewed.

abeeArabic · “answer given in response to being called”
abtaliArabic · “hero (of war)”
abuArabic · “father”
ainaArabic · “kind, type”
AkarabuArabic · “Scorpius”
akisamiArabic · “part, portion, fraction”
akrabaArabic · “relative, kinsman”
alhajiArabic · “hajji (one who has been a pilgrim to Mecca, usua”
alleluiaModern Hebrew · “hallelujah”
ambariPortuguese · “ambergris”
amiArabic · “paternal uncle”
AsadiArabic · “Leo”
asanteArabic · “Thank you!”
ashakumArabic · “pardon my French, pardon the expression”
asiArabic · “to rebel, to defy, to disobey”
auladiArabic · “synonym of waladi (“son”)”
ayamiArabic · “many days”
azaliArabic · “eternal”
babaPersian · “father (male parent)”
bahariaArabic · “sailor”
bakaArabic · “to molest, to rape”
bakiArabic · “remainder, balance, residue”
baloziVenetian · “ambassador”
banatiArabic · “girl”
banianiGujarati · “banyan (Indian merchant)”
baraProto-Semitic · “mainland”
barabaraProto-Semitic · “road (strip of land made suitable for travel)”
BarakaArabic · “a male given name from Arabic”
barasiArabic · “vitiligo (skin disease)”
barutiArabic · “gunpowder”
bataArabic · “duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)”
bawasiriArabic · “hemorrhoid”
bazaziArabic · “conman, dishonest person”
bikariArabic · “pair of compasses”
biladiArabic · “town”
bilauriMiddle Persian · “drinking glass, tumbler”
bilinganiSanskrit · “eggplant; aubergine (vegetable)”
binuruArabic · “The reply to alamsiki (“good night, goodbye”)”
birikaMiddle Persian · “kettle”
bizariArabic · “curry powder, spice seeds”
buldaniArabic · “district”
bundukiArabic · “gun (a handheld firearm)”
busaraArabic · “prudence, foresight, tact”
bustaniPersian · “garden”
dalasiniPersian · “cinnamon (spice)”
DaluArabic · “Aquarius”
Dar es SalaamArabic · “Dar es Salaam (the largest city in Tanzania)”
darubiniPersian · “telescope (optical instrument that magnifies)”
DaudiArabic · “a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to Eng”
dhahaniaArabic · “abstract”
dhamanaArabic · “a bail or pledge, a collateral (security or guar”
dharaArabic · “harm, damage, loss, injury, detriment”
dhehebuArabic · “denomination, sect”
dhorubaArabic · “storm, tempest”
dhukuArabic · “to taste”
digaliArabic · “the stem of a tobacco pipe”
dilaArabic · “a dipper for pumping water into a boat”
diraArabic · “compass (instrument to determine cardinal direct”
diwaniPersian · “advisor, councillor”
dolaArabic · “state (sovereign polity)”
dukaArabic · “shop (establishment that sells goods)”
duniArabic · “inferior, mediocre, worthless”
dusumaliPersian · “headband”
EdeniModern Hebrew · “Eden”
falkaArabic · “hold (cargo area)”
falsafaAncient Greek · “philosophy”
faraghaArabic · “privacy”
farakaArabic · “to separate”
fasiliArabic · “to explain the meaning of something, to define”
fatihaArabic · “prelude (to the Qur'an or as an opening prayer)”
firauniAncient Egyptian · “pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)”
fisadiArabic · “seducer, corrupt person”
foraArabic · “a win, success”
forodhaArabic · “customs (department or agency that collects taxe”
FratiModern Hebrew · “Euphrates (river)”
fukaraArabic · “pauper, beggar”
fulusiArabic · “currency (money or other item used to facilitate”
fulusiArabic · “a mahi-mahi fish”
fuskaArabic · “TUKI says: adulterer; fornicator bab.la suggests”
fususiArabic · “gem, precious stone”
gaidiArabic · “terrorist, criminal, bandit, robber”
ghafiArabic · “valueless, inferior”
ghaflaArabic · “suddenly”
gharikaArabic · “a flood or downpour (overflow of water)”
ghasiaArabic · “disorder, confusion, bustle”
ghubaArabic · “gulf, bay”
GoliathiModern Hebrew · “Goliath”
hadiduArabic · “rule, condition, limit, restriction (of a task)”
hakiriArabic · “to despise, abase, treat with contempt”
halaikiArabic · “crowd”
HamaliArabic · “Aries”
hamiraArabic · “leaven, yeast”
hamriArabic · “a kind of andazi fritter made with coconut and c”
haraArabic · “to defecate”
haramiaArabic · “criminal, bandit, pirate”
haririArabic · “silk”
harubuArabic · “discomfort”
harusiPersian · “wedding (marriage ceremony)”
hasanatiArabic · “goodness”
hatiArabic · “document”
hatuaArabic · “A step, a pace”
hayatiArabic · “the late, the departed (placed before the name o”
hidayaArabic · “gift (precious gift or love token)”
himayaArabic · “kingdom”
hisabatiArabic · “mathematics”
hitimuArabic · “to graduate”
hojajiArabic · “questionnaire”
hujajiArabic · “pilgrim”
hukumuArabic · “judgment, verdict”
husuniArabic · “fortress, fort”
HutuArabic · “Pisces”
idadiArabic · “number”
imaniArabic · “faith, belief”
ingerezaItalian · “English (things, objects originating from Englan”
inshallahArabic · “inshallah”
istiwaiArabic · “equator”
JabariArabic · “Orion”
jadiArabic · “tradition”
jaladaArabic · “cover, binding (e.g. of a book)”
JamilaArabic · “a female given name from Arabic”
jasiriArabic · “brave, courageous, bold”
JauzaArabic · “Gemini”
jeshiArabic · “army (large, highly organised military force con”
jibiniArabic · “cheese”
jinsiaArabic · “gender (identification as a man, a woman, or som”
jiraniArabic · “neighbour”
jiziaMiddle Persian · “jizya (tax paid by non-Muslims)”
johariPersian · “jewel (a gemstone)”
joraArabic · “A measure of length of cloth, approximately equa”
joziArabic · “pair of things”
juhudiArabic · “effort, hard work, diligence, enthusiasm”
jumuiaArabic · “community, association, union”
kababuArabic · “kebab”
kabailaArabic · “nobleman”
kadhaaArabic · “requirement; necessity”
kadhaaArabic · “several (used following a noun)”
kadhaaArabic · “various, some”
kanadiArabic · “mackerel”
kandiliPortuguese · “lantern”
karakanaPersian · “workshop”
karibuEnglish · “welcome!”
kasaArabic · “only used in kasa robo”
kasa roboArabic · “three-fourths”
kashataArabic · “A kind of candy from East Africa, made with coco”
kashfaArabic · “uncovering, unveiling, exposing”
kashifuArabic · “to defame, slander”
kasiArabic · “speed (rapidity)”
Kasi ya MasakiniArabic · “Corona Borealis”
kaskaziArabic · “north monsoon wind”
KausiArabic · “Sagittarius”
khamsa wa ishiriniArabic · “twenty-five”
kibaliArabic · “acceptance, approval”
kilaArabic · “each, every”
kilemaArabic · “person with a disability, cripple”
kimyaArabic · “silent”
kitabuArabic · “book”
komboraPersian · “missile”
kuduraArabic · “fate, destiny, predestination, omnipotence”
kuhaniBiblical Hebrew · “priest”
kusudiArabic · “to intend”
labdaArabic · “perhaps”
lahaulaArabic · “Used to express shock, annoyance or disbelief: G”
lawitiArabic · “to sodomize, to have anal sex with”
lazimaArabic · “necessity, must, obligation”
lemaaArabic · “to be crippled or disabled”
lilaArabic · “goodness”
maarufuArabic · “popular, famous, distinguished (known by the com”
madahiroArabic · “something related to manners?”
madiniArabic · “mineral”
maharimuArabic · “someone who is unmarriageable due to being a rel”
mahiriArabic · “skilful, skilled”
malaikaArabic · “angel (messenger from a deity)”
mamlakaArabic · “authority (power to enforce rules or give orders”
maridadiArabic · “smartness (being fashionable or fine)”
marumaruAncient Greek · “marble”
masaibuArabic · “problem, difficulty”
maslahiArabic · “interest, need (of people or animals)”
mawaidhaArabic · “advice”
mbilikimoArabic · “pygmy, dwarf”
mfarishiArabic · “mattress, quilt”
mhadaratiArabic · “drug (psychoactive substance)”
mhafidhinaArabic · “reactionary, conservative”
milikiArabic · “to own, possess”
milikiArabic · “something owned, possession”
MizaniArabic · “Libra”
mlahakaArabic · “reception”
mnafikiArabic · “hypocrite, pretender, impostor, liar”
MolaArabic · “God, Allah”
msahafuGe'ez · “Quran”
msalaArabic · “prayer mat”
msamiatiArabic · “vocabulary”
msikitiArabic · “mosque (a place of worship for Muslims)”
MsilimuArabic · “Muslim”
muhuriArabic · “seal, stamp, rubber stamp”
mwereziArabic · “cedar (especially Cedrela odorata)”
NadhifaArabic · “Virgo”
nadraArabic · “scarce, rare”
NairuziPersian · “Swahili new year (celebration in Zanzibar in Jul”
nauliArabic · “fare, charge”
ngamiaArabic · “camel”
NiaArabic · “a female given name from Arabic”
nishaiGujarati · “drunkenness”
nuhusiArabic · “bad luck, bad omen, misfortune”
nusuArabic · “half”
nusuraArabic · “almost, nearly”
orodhaArabic · “list, inventory, catalogue”
OthnielModern Hebrew · “Othniel, the first of the biblical judges.”
pahaliArabic · “place (location, position)”
radhiArabic · “to forgive, pardon”
RahmaArabic · “a female given name from Arabic”
ramaniArabic · “map (visual representation of an area)”
ramliArabic · “divination, fortune-telling”
RashidiArabic · “a male given name”
ratibaArabic · “timetable, schedule”
RehemaArabic · “a female given name from Arabic”
rijaliArabic · “man with great virility”
rikabuArabic · “a mount (an animal that is ridden on, especially”
rufaaArabic · “appeal”
RumLatin · “synonym of Uturuki: Turkey (a country in Europe ”
s.a.w.w.Arabic · “peace be upon him”
sabaArabic · “seven”
sabuniLatin · “soap (substance)”
safuraArabic · “hookworm”
saidiArabic · “ruler, master”
salamaArabic · “safety, peace”
saliminiArabic · “safely”
samahaniArabic · “excuse me, sorry (said as a request for an apolo”
samawatiArabic · “sky”
santuriPersian · “gramophone”
SarateniArabic · “Cancer”
sehemuArabic · “part, portion, fraction, act”
shabaArabic · “copper (chemical element)”
shabahaArabic · “objective, aim, target”
shantaOttoman Turkish · “rucksack, knapsack”
shauriArabic · “plan”
shiftaAmharic · “outlaw, bandit”
shiraaArabic · “tent-like veil”
shufuArabic · “to detect, notice, perceive”
shurutiArabic · “compulsorily, obligatory”
shutumuArabic · “to accuse”
sifuriSanskrit · “zero, nought”
sitaArabic · “six”
sitiArabic · “lady, ma'am”
staafuArabic · “to retire (stop working on a permanent basis)”
staftahiArabic · “breakfast”
subuiArabic · “one-seventh”
SudusiArabic · “Sextans”
sukariSanskrit · “sugar (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and”
surualiArabic · “pants, trousers”
taathiraArabic · “influence”
TajiArabic · “a unisex given name from Arabic”
talasimuArabic · “talisman, charm”
tamatiArabic · “end, conclusion, finale”
tamuArabic · “sweet (having a pleasant taste)”
tanakaliArabic · “onomatopoeia”
tangawiziArabic · “ginger (rhizome used as a spice)”
tariArabic · “drum”
tarjumiArabic · “translation”
tasaArabic · “metal bowl”
TauriArabic · “Taurus”
tayariArabic · “ready, done, prepared”
thaminiArabic · “to value, to appraise”
thelujiArabic · “snow”
theluthiArabic · “one-third”
thubutuArabic · “to dare, to have the courage to do something”
tofaliArabic · “brick”
tusuiArabic · “one-ninth”
UlayaArabic · “Europe (a continent located west of Asia and nor”
uradiArabic · “religious recitation”
uraibuArabic · “a chewing-package from combining betel (tambuu, ”
ushuriArabic · “one-tenth”
usuliArabic · “background, context”
uturiArabic · “perfume, scent, attar”
walaArabic · “and”
wallahiArabic · “by God!”
WaridiArabic · “a female given name from Arabic”
yaaniArabic · “in other words, actually, namely, to wit, kind o”
yaminiArabic · “oath”
yasiniArabic · “Ya-Sin (36th chapter of the Qur'an)”
zahanatiArabic · “dispensary”
ZakariaModern Hebrew · “a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to Eng”
ZakayoModern Hebrew · “a male given name from Hebrew”
zamaniArabic · “age, epoch (often in the plural)”
zanaArabic · “tool, apparatus”
zarnikiArabic · “arsenic”
ZawadiArabic · “a female given name from Arabic”
ZebakiArabic · “Mercury (planet)”
zingefuriArabic · “cinnabar”