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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

soma.

to read

4 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to read

  2. to study

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-fyoma, from Common Bantu *-píoma. This word was inherited through the Northern dialects. Doublet of -fyoma (“to recite the Qurʾān”), which is the result of regular inheritence in the Southern dialects. Cognate with Giryama -shoma and Mwani -fyoma.

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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.