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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

egama.

to lean on, be supported by

5 characters3 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to lean on, be supported by

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-egema, from Proto-Bantu *-jégama. From the same root as Swahili -egemea (“to lean on, to rest on”) and -egesha (“to park, to land”). In Sabaki, cognate with Chimwiini -eegema. Other Bantu cognates include Rwanda-Rundi -ēgama.

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