1 nm [i-/zi-] 
1 state, condition, essence, circumstance, case: ~ ya moyo mood; ~ inayofaa convenience; kwa kila ~ ala kuli ~ which ever case, by all means; 
2 (kusalimia) : ~ gani how are you; u ~ gani? how are you; sina ~ I am in poor state; 
2 kl when, knowingly: Aliagiza chakula ~ hana fedha she ordered food when knowing well that she had no money;