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pa¹

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-páa.

verb -pa · -nipa · -tupa · -kupa · -wapa · -kupeni

  1. to give to (someone) Nimewapa kitabu.

pa²

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

particle

  1. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Pa locative class|pa class_((XVI))]] inflected form of -a

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"pa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/pa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

pa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/pa

Chicago

"pa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/pa.

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@misc{pa_2026,
  title = {pa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/pa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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-pa.flac.