sehemu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Omani Arabic سهم (sehem), from Arabic سَهْم (sahm, “part, portion”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

sehemu class IX (plural sehemu class X)

  1. part, portion, fraction, act
  2. place, part of the world
    Afrika ni sehemu maalum.
    Africa is a special place.

Usage notes

Used to form fractions where the numerator is 1, in which case sehemu is followed by the ordinal form of the number. See Appendix:Swahili numbers for more.

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