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Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic لَازِم (lāzim).
Pronunciation
Noun
lazima class IX (plural lazima class X)
- necessity, must, obligation
- Synonym: sharti
Lazima ufanye kazi.- You must work.
- (literally, “ a necessity that you work.”)
1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 5:Kwa hivyo, ni lazima mimi nione uchungu kuona mali yangu yanachezewa tu, […]- As such, I can't but feel pained to see my money used for playing,
- (literally, “Therefore, it is a necessity that I feel pain ”)