Mazwi ane A.

Shona words beginning with A, each with its meaning in Shona, and in English where the dictionary has it.

athe letter a, ah (surprise), no (refusing)a-aah (surprise), no way (disapproval), the letter a abhakasiabacus abhurahamaAbraham abiyanguImwe mhando yeabi yangu.achamato gape, to yawn achibhishopiarchbishop achibvunzaasking, while asking achiendagoing, while going achisimukagetting up, rising achisvikaarriving, on arrival achitekitiarchitect achitisaying, while saying achiudzatelling, while telling adhaputaadapter adhengaupholstery fabric adhiminiadministration, admin office adhiresiaddress adhoputato adopt (a child)adzimailadies, mothers, wives afendafainted, unconscious afidhavhitiaffidavit AfuganisitaniAfghanistan AfurikaAfrica agandaworking together (to finish a job)ahiimind you, I'm warning you ahiwecareful!, watch out aioh (surprise), ugh (dislike)aidawanted, loved aigonacould, was able to Aihwano aikawell!, oh!ainato iron ainiiron (for clothes)aisiice AisirendiIceland aivahe or she was, had (aiva na-)aivapowas there, were there, existed aiwano, well (replying to a greeting)aiziice aizikirimuice cream aizivaknew aizvewhat now!, oh no ajendaagenda ajendiagent, middleman AjendinaArgentina akawas it? (denying), built akabataheld, touched, caught akabatanajoined, united, close together akabhadharwawas paid akabudawent out, came out, emerged akabudirirasucceeded akaburukagot down, descended, got off akabvazveleft again akabvumaagreed, admitted, accepted akabvunzaasked, questioned akabvunzurudzwawas questioned, was interrogated, was interviewed akachemacried, wept akachengetwawas kept, was guarded akachenjerawise, clever, astute akacherechedzanoticed, observed akadaidzwawas called akadarohe or she said, said so, like that akadhakwadrunk akadhirowadrew akadirwahad poured on, was poured akadonhafell, collapsed, dropped akadzidzalearned, studied, educated akadzokareturned, came back akadzokororwarepeated, was repeated akaedzatried akaendawent, gone akaenderera mbericontinued, went on akafadied, dead, deceased akafambawalked, travelled akafanotauraforetold, predicted akagadzwawas appointed akagamuchirareceived, accepted akagarasat, stayed, lived akagogodzaknocked akagumisaended, concluded akaimbasang akaisaput, placed, laid akaitadid, made akakakavadzanaargued, disputed akakomberedzwasurrounded, besieged akakundawon, defeated akakundikanafailed akakwanisamanaged, was able akakwazisagreeted akakweretaborrowed akakwiraclimbed, went up, boarded akamharalanded akamirastood, stopped akamukawoke up, got up akanakagood, beautiful, handsome akanongedzapointed akanwadrank akanyangarikadisappeared, vanished akanyemwererasmiled akanyorawrote akanyurasank, drowned akanzwaheard, felt akaomeswadried, hardened akaonasaw, noticed, realised akaonekwahe or she was seen, was found akaora mwoyolost heart, was depressed akapagave, provided, offered akaparidzwawas proclaimed, was preached akapedza kudzidzagraduated, finished school akaperekedzwawas accompanied, was escorted akaperoa cappella, unaccompanied singing akapfuurapassed, past, surpassed akapikisaopposed, challenged, made to swear akapindaentered, went in, attended akapinduraanswered, replied, turned over akapupuratestified, bore witness akarambarefused, rejected, kept on akararaslept, lay down, asleep akararamalived, survived akaratidzashowed, demonstrated, revealed akarooramarried akaropafadzwablessed, was blessed akarovastruck, hit, beat akarumbidzapraised akasarudzachose, selected, decided akasekalaughed, laughed at, mocked akashandaworked akashanyiravisited akasimbirirainsisted akasimbisastrengthened, established, emphasised akasimudzwawas raised, was lifted up akasiya basaresigned, left work akasungwawas bound, was tied, was arrested akasvetukajumped akasvikaarrived akaswederaapproached, drew near akatambaplayed, danced akatambudzikasuffered, struggled, was troubled akatangastarted, began akatangazveresumed, began again akatapurirainfected akatarisalooked, looked at, faced akatauraspoke, said, talked akateereralistened, obeyed akatendabelieved, thanked, agreed akatendekafaithful, trustworthy akatendeukaturned, turned back, repented akatevedzanaconsecutive, in succession akateverafollowed akatisaid, thought, claimed akati wandeiseveral, quite a few akatizafled, ran away, escaped akatongaruled, judged, governed akatongerwawas sentenced akatoratook akatora chikamutook part, participated akatsamwagot angry, was angry akatsananguraexplained, described akatsikastepped, trod on akatsvedzaslipped akatsvodakissed akaturikidzanalayered, stacked one on another akatyokabroke, broken akaudzatold akaumbwaformed, moulded, made akaundiaccount, bank account, credit account akaunziaccounts, accounting akaunzwawas brought, was introduced akauyacame akavabecame akavezwacarved, hewn akavhiyiwawas operated on akavigwawas buried akavimbikatrustworthy, reliable, loyal akavimbisapromised akawafell akawanafound, obtained, gained akawandamany, a lot of, several akawedzeraadded, increased akazadzwafilled, was filled akazivaknew, realised, recognised akazivisamade known, declared, announced akazunungusashook akazvitsauriraset apart for himself, dedicated akirobhatiacrobat akitekichaarchitecture akomaelder brother, older brother akomanaboys, young men, guys akwitaacquit amaimother, mum amaigurumother's elder sister, wife's elder sister amaininimother's younger sister, wife's younger sister ambukacross, cross over amburenziambulance ambureraumbrella amburifayaamplifier ambuyagrandmother, mother-in-law, great-aunt amenoI don't know, who knows, perhaps amunacompanion, playmate amuraamvuropuenvelope amwenemother-in-law ana-and company (before a name or kin term)anadhinipainkiller, Anadin tablet analogianalogue anatomianatomy andizvothat is not it, it is not so anehas, who has ane hashaangry, hot-tempered, aggressive ane mukurumbirafamous, renowned, prestigious ane nyeredzistarred, with stars ane rupogenerous ane simbapowerful, strong, influential anengeabout, approximately, nearly Anenge apa wacho anobvisirwadonor angarasquint angararafloat on the surface, stand idle, look on helplessly angiriracontinue, go on aniwho, whoever ani naniwhoever, anyone anikaspread out to dry, lay out, expose anobvunzaasks, inquirer anochengetakeeps, looks after, takes care of anochengetedzamaintains, protects, preserves anodawants, loves, needs anodarodoes so, says so anodhindaprints anodhirowadraws anodyaeats, eater anodzidzalearns, studies anodzidzisateaches anoedzatries anoendagoes anofadies anofambawalks, travels anofaniramust, should, ought to anofungathinks, thinks of anogamuchirareceives, accepts anogaralives, stays, sits anogonacan, is able to anoimbasings anoisaputs, places anoitadoes, makes, performs anoitwais done, is carried out anokakavaraquarrelsome, argues, nagging anokundawins, overcomes, surpasses anokundikanafails anokwanisacan, is able to, capable anomhanyaruns

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