lazima

== Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic لَازِم (lāzim) or لَزِمَ (lazima). === Pronunciation === (prescribed, Arabic) IPA(key): /ˈlɑ.zi.mɑ/ (colloquial) IPA(key): /lɑˈzi.mɑ/ === Noun === lazima class IX (plural lazima class X) necessity, must, obligation Synonym: sharti ==== Related terms ==== -lazimu (“to need to”) === References === === Further reading === Bernander, Rasmus (2024), “Lazima in Swahili and Beyond: Accounting for the Double Transfer of a Strong Necessity Marker in East Africa”, in Swahili Forum‎[1], volume 31, →ISSN, pages 104-141