Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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da-a
English: A type of worm or insect used as fishing bait
Wavuvi walitumia daa' kuvua samaki
The fishermen used a worm as bait to catch fish
da-a
English: The state of having no hair on the head; baldness
Alikuwa na kichwa cha daa' bila nywele
He had a bald head without hair
da-a-bi-ri
English: The very last person who remains just to watch things; a person with no power whatsoever
Katika sherehe hiyo, yeye alibaki kama daabiri tu
At that celebration, he remained just as a powerless onlooker
da-a-sa-ri
English: Ruin; destroy
Moto uliweza daasari nyumba zote za kijiji
The fire managed to destroy all the village houses
da-a-sa-ri
English: Walk quickly; hurry; go fast
Alikuwa akidaasari kuelekea sokoni
He was hurrying towards the market
da-a-si
English: Pierce; pass something sharp like a needle through a place
Fundi alidaasi sindano kwenye kitambaa
The tailor pierced the cloth with a needle
da-a-tha-ri
English: Endanger; ruin; destroy; break apart; nullify
Matendo yake yalidaathari heshima ya familia
His actions ruined the family's honor
da-a-wa
English: Matters taken to court for a decision; a case, charges
Kesi yake ya daawa ilisikilizwa jana
His court case was heard yesterday
da-a-wa
English: A quarrel; matters causing disagreement; a state of not listening to each other
Marafiki walipata daawa kuhusu fedha
The friends had a quarrel about money
da-a-wa
English: The way of guiding a person of another religion to become a Muslim; specific preaching about Islam
Alifanya safari ya daawa kuhubiri Uislamu
He went on a mission of preaching Islam
da-ba
English: A small metal box; a small box for keeping cigarettes
Aliweka sigara zake ndani ya daba ndogo
He kept his cigarettes in a small metal box
da-ba
English: A fool, idiot, stupid person
Wenzake walimcheka kwa kumwita daba
His friends laughed at him by calling him a fool
da-ba
English: A very large bucket
Walitumia daba kubwa kubeba maji
They used a very large bucket to carry water
da-ba
English: The growth stage of an insect where it is encased in a hard shell and continues to grow
Kipepeo alikuwa katika hatua ya daba
The butterfly was in the cocoon stage
da-ba-gha
English: See dabighi (dye leather; tan)
Fundi alidabagha ngozi kwa rangi ya kahawia
The artisan dyed the leather brown
da-ba-gha
English: See dabighi
Kazi ya dabagha ilikuwa muhimu kwa wachuuzi
The work of dyeing was important for traders
da-bal mo-ja
English: Without stopping; without resting; straight away
Alisafiri dabal moja kutoka Mombasa hadi Nairobi
He traveled straight from Mombasa to Nairobi without resting
da-ba-li
English: A cloth with a width that is double the standard width
Mchuuzi aliuza kitambaa cha dabali
The trader sold a double-width cloth
da-ba-li
English: Without resting; consecutively; very quickly; double
Alikimbia dabali bila kupumzika
He ran very quickly without resting
da-ba-ni
English: Completely; to a large extent
Shamba liliharibika dabani kwa mafuriko
The farm was completely ruined by floods
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