shifta

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from SwahiliCategory:English terms borrowed from Swahili#SHIFTACategory:English terms derived from Swahili#SHIFTA shifta, from AmharicCategory:English terms derived from Amharic#SHIFTA ሽፍታ (šəfta).

Noun

shifta (plural shiftas)Category:English lemmas#SHIFTACategory:English nouns#SHIFTACategory:English countable nouns#SHIFTACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#SHIFTACategory:Pages with entries#SHIFTACategory:Pages with 3 entries#SHIFTA

  1. (AfricaCategory:African English#SHIFTA) outlaw, bandit

Anagrams

Hausa

Pronunciation

Noun

shiftā̀ f (possessed form shiftàr̃)Category:Hausa lemmas#SIFTACategory:Hausa nouns#SIFTACategory:Hausa entries with incorrect language header#SIFTACategory:Hausa feminine nouns#SIFTACategory:Pages with entries#SHIFTACategory:Pages with 3 entries#SHIFTA

  1. dictation

Swahili

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Etymology

From AmharicCategory:Swahili terms derived from Amharic#SHIFTA ሽፍታ (šəfta).

Pronunciation

Noun

shifta class I/IX (plural shifta class II/X or mashifta class II/X)Category:Swahili lemmas#SHIFTACategory:Swahili nouns#SHIFTACategory:Swahili entries with incorrect language header#SHIFTACategory:Swahili class I/IX nouns#SHIFTACategory:Pages with entries#SHIFTACategory:Pages with 3 entries#SHIFTA

  1. (chiefly KenyaCategory:Kenyan Swahili#SHIFTA) outlaw, bandit
    Synonym: haramia Category:sw:Crime#SHIFTACategory:sw:People#SHIFTA
Category:African English Category:English countable nouns Category:English lemmas Category:English nouns Category:English terms borrowed from Swahili Category:English terms derived from Amharic Category:English terms derived from Swahili Category:Hausa feminine nouns Category:Hausa lemmas Category:Hausa nouns Category:Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Kenyan Swahili Category:Pages with 3 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:Requests for verification in Swahili entries Category:Swahili class I/IX nouns Category:Swahili lemmas Category:Swahili nouns Category:Swahili terms derived from Amharic Category:Swahili terms with audio pronunciation Category:sw:Crime Category:sw:People