shifta

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Swahili shifta, from Amharic ሽፍታ (šəfta).

Noun[edit]

shifta (plural shiftas)

  1. (Africa) outlaw, bandit

Anagrams[edit]

Hausa[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃíf.tàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʃɪ́ɸ.tàː]

Noun[edit]

shiftā̀ f (possessed form shiftàr̃)

  1. dictation

Swahili[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Amharic ሽፍታ (šəfta).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun[edit]

shifta (n class, plural shifta) or shifta (ma class, plural mashifta)

  1. (chiefly Kenya) outlaw, bandit
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