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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

zima.

whole; entire; full

4 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈzi.mɑ/
  1. whole; entire; full

    declinable
  2. mature; fully grown

    declinable
  3. well

    declinable
    U mzima
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *gìmà.

verb/ˈzi.mɑ/
  1. to turn off, extinguish, quell

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Atlantic-Congo *dim- Proto-Bantu *-díma Swahili zima Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-díma (“to extinguish”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *dim- (“to extinguish”).

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