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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

simba.

lion

5 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsi.ᵐbɑ/

  1. lion

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Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ncímbá. Cognate with Nyamwezi nshimba, Umbundu simbe, Venda tsimba, Zulu insimba. However, Sanskrit सिंह (siṃha) is a false cognate.

verb/ˈsi.ᵐbɑ/

  1. to code (to put something in language)

  2. to encode

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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.