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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

maliza.

to finish, end, conclude

6 characters3 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to finish, end, conclude

  2. to consume

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-malizya. By surface analysis, *-mala + -iza. In Sabaki, cognate with Mwani -mariza and Ndzwani Comorian -malidza. Other Bantu cognates include Chichewa -maliza. The root is also the origin of the TAM marker -me-.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.