azma
AH-zmah
How to say it
SwahiliazmaAH-zmahsoon
Englishaim, intention; determinationsoon
Frenchintention, but; déterminationsoon
Meaning
What a person, party or government firmly plans and wants to do, together with the will to do it.
Good to know
N class noun. It is followed by ya: azma ya serikali, the government's aim; kutangaza azma, to declare one's intention.
Examples
- Ametangaza azma yake ya kugombea urais.He has announced his intention to run for president.
- Azma ya mradi huu ni kuwapa watu maji safi.The aim of this project is to give people clean water.
- Alionyesha azma kubwa ya kushinda.She showed great determination to win.
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