uhitaji

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀-

Proto-Sabaki *lu-

Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀-

Proto-Sabaki *wu-

Swahili u-

Arabic اِحْتَاجَ (iḥtāja)bor.

Swahili -hitaji

Swahili uhitaji

From u- + -hitaji (“to need”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

uhitaji class XI (plural mahitaji class X)

1. need, necessity, requirement

Synonyms

• haja