zaidi

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زَائِد (zāʔid).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

zaidi

  1. more, most
    • 2021 December 23, “Utafiti: Omicron inaonekana kuwa dhaifu lakini wasiwasi bado upo”, in BBC News Swahili:
      Kwa mara kwanza, zaidi ya kesi 100,000 zimeripotiwa nchini Uingereza ndani ya siku moja.
      For the first time, more than 100,000 cases have been reported in the UK in one day.

Noun

zaidi (n class, plural zaidi)

  1. increase

Usage notes

'Zaidi ya' means 'more than'.