zamani

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zamani

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Borrowed from Arabic زَمَن (zaman) or زَمَان (zamān).

noun zamani

  1. class ix age, epoch (often in the plural)
  2. broadly, class ix ancient times

adverb

  1. before; formerly
  2. long ago

adjective -a zamani

  1. invariable of the past, former, ex, ancient rais wa zamani wa Marekani

In English

  • period history: period of time seen as coherent entity
  • long ago at a time in the distant past

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

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@misc{zamani_2026,
  title = {zamani},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/zamani},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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