heshima

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Swahili[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic حِشْمَة (ḥišma).

Pronunciation[edit]

Audio (Kenya): (file)

Noun[edit]

heshima (n class, plural heshima)

honour, dignity
respect

Related terms[edit]

-heshimu (“to honour, to respect”)
mheshimiwa (“honourable, Excellency”)

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