שִׂמְחָה
Simchah
Joy, gladness, rejoicing
from שָׂמֵחַ; blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival); [idiom] exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing).
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Nsansamuka
(Bemba)
| Hebrew meaning | Joy, gladness, rejoicing |
| Bemba meaning | To have joy and gladness |
| Semantic domain | Emotion / Joy |
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gũthũmaka
(Kikuyu)
| Hebrew meaning | A state or emotion of joy, happiness, gladness, or rejoicing, often marked by an outward expression or celebration. שִׂמְחָה refers both to the feeling of inner joy and the manifestation of that feeling, especially in communal settings or religious f |
| Kikuyu meaning | to rejoice, to make merry |
| Notes | Similar meaning and possibly related stem -mak-/-maka, but needs more evidence. |
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Samka
(Kinyarwanda)
| Hebrew meaning | Joy, gladness, rejoicing |
| Kinyarwanda meaning | Joy, gladness |
| Semantic domain | Emotion / Joy |
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gushamika
(Kirundi)
| Hebrew meaning | A state or emotion of joy, happiness, gladness, or rejoicing, often marked by an outward expression or celebration. שִׂמְחָה refers both to the feeling of inner joy and the manifestation of that feeling, especially in communal settings or religious f |
| Kirundi meaning | to rejoice, to make merry |
| Notes | Very close to Kinyarwanda. Shares stem -shamika/-samka and identical semantics. |
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okwesanyuka
(Luganda)
| Hebrew meaning | A state or emotion of joy, happiness, gladness, or rejoicing, often marked by an outward expression or celebration. שִׂמְחָה refers both to the feeling of inner joy and the manifestation of that feeling, especially in communal settings or religious f |
| Luganda meaning | to be happy, to rejoice, to be glad |
| Notes | Stem -sany- is widely used for joy/happiness across Bantu; form is very close semantically to ׳simchah׳ and Kinyarwanda. |
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kusamakila
(Nyamwezi)
| Hebrew meaning | A state or emotion of joy, happiness, gladness, or rejoicing, often marked by an outward expression or celebration. שִׂמְחָה refers both to the feeling of inner joy and the manifestation of that feeling, especially in communal settings or religious f |
| Nyamwezi meaning | to rejoice, to be happy |
| Notes | Near-identical stem -samak- to Kinyarwanda. Matches semantics closely. |
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kusimuka
(Shona)
| Hebrew meaning | A state or emotion of joy, happiness, gladness, or rejoicing, often marked by an outward expression or celebration. שִׂמְחָה refers both to the feeling of inner joy and the manifestation of that feeling, especially in communal settings or religious f |
| Shona meaning | to be happy, to rejoice |
| Notes | Similar sounding root. The sequence -simu- may reflect -sam- in Kinyarwanda. More typically means 'rise up; be awakened' but is used in religious contexts as 'rejoice'. |