isha

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isha¹

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-išya, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -hisa ~ -isa and Kipfokomo -isa.

verb -isha · kwisha · kutokwisha · kwisheni

  1. to finish, end
  2. auxiliary verb meaning "already"

isha²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic عِشَاء (ʕišāʔ).

noun isha

  1. class ix night prayers

In English

  • isha evening or night prayer

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"isha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/isha. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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isha. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/isha

Chicago

"isha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/isha.

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@misc{isha_2026,
  title = {isha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/isha},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

The meanings are in English: this language's words come from the English Wiktionary. From Wiktionary, the free dictionary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free license: Sw-ke-isha.flac.