pa
verb
to give.
Nipe means give me.
Forms
- nipe
- request · give me.
Origins
Pa, “to give,” is inherited from Proto-Bantu -páa.
Sources4
A. C. Madan, Swahili-English Dictionary (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1903), PDF page 324.
Documents giving.
University of Kansas Open Language Resource Center, University of Kansas Kiswahili Glossary (University of Kansas), pa glossary rows.
Documents giving.
African Studies Institute, University of Georgia, KIKO: Unit 2 Grammar (University of Georgia), nipe.
Explains nipe as give me, from -pa.
- pa (Wiktionary)
States the verb pa (“to give”) is inherited from Proto-Bantu *-páa.
Examples
Nipe chenji yangu.
Give me my change.
Nimempa dereva nauli.
I've given the driver the fare.
Alinipa maelekezo mazuri.
They gave me good directions.
Tupe dakika tano.
Give us five minutes.
Nitakupa namba yangu.
I'll give you my number.
Mpe mtoto maji.
Give the child some water.
Usimpe pesa sasa.
Don't give them the money now.
Walitupa chumba chenye dirisha.
They gave us a room with a window.
Unaweza kunipa risiti?
Can you give me a receipt?
