samahani

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic سامِحْنِي‎ (sāmiḥnī, “excuse me”), from سامَحَ‎ (sāmaḥa).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

samahani

excuse me, sorry (said as a request for an apology)

Related terms

msamaha (“forgiveness”)
-samehe (“to forgive”)

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