sehemu

Swahili edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Omani Arabic سهم (sehem), from Arabic سَهْم (sahm, “part, portion”).

Pronunciation edit

Audio (Kenya) (file)

Noun edit

sehemu (n class, plural sehemu)

part, portion, fraction, act
place, part of the world
Afrika ni sehemu maalum.
Africa is a special place.

Usage notes edit

Used to form fractions where the numerator is 1, in which case sehemu is followed by the ordinal form of the number. See Appendix:Swahili numbers for more.