Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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da-ri-ji
English: Arrange well; stack things in order; do step by step
Aliweza dariji vitabu vyote kabatini
He arranged all the books neatly on the shelf
da-ri-ji
English: A circular bundle of paper
Alinunua dariji la karatasi sokoni
He bought a bundle of papers at the market
da-ri-si
English: Teach; recite something already taught
Mwalimu alidarisi sura mpya ya Qur'an
The teacher recited the new chapter of the Qur'an
da-ri-zi
English: Decorations or ornaments put on clothes; embroidery
Gauni lilikuwa na darizi nzuri sana
The dress had beautiful embroidery
da-ri-zi
English: Embellish clothing; embroider
Fundi alidarizi shati jipya
The tailor embroidered the new shirt
dar-ma-da-ru
English: Round; circular
Waliketi mezani ya umbo la darmadaru
They sat at a round table
dar-ma-da-ru
English: In a circle; by going around
Watoto walicheza wakikimbia darmadaru
The children played running around in a circle
da-ru-bi-ni
English: An instrument that magnifies distant or small objects, e.g., telescope
Wanafunzi walitumia darubini kuangalia nyota
The students used a telescope to observe the stars
da-ru-bu
English: A main road
Walitembea kwenye darubu kuu kuelekea mjini
They walked on the main road toward town
da-ru-bu
English: A path that exists on a mountain
Walipanda kwa kufuata darubu la mlima
They climbed by following the mountain path
da-ru-jua
English: An instrument that shows time depending on the sun's position; sundial
Wataalamu walionyesha jinsi darujua inavyofanya kazi
Experts demonstrated how the sundial works
da-rum-bi-li
English: An instrument with two lenses that makes distant objects appear closer; binoculars
Askari walitumia darumbili kuangalia adui mbali
The soldiers used binoculars to spot the enemy from afar
da-ru-me-ti
English: 1. Planks placed at the bottom of a water vessel. 2. Side planks of a dhow
Fundi alibadilisha darumeti ya jahazi
The carpenter replaced the planks of the dhow
dar-ze-ni
English: See dazeni (dozen)
Alinunua mayai darzeni moja sokoni
He bought a dozen eggs at the market
da-sa
English: Taste with a finger; dip and taste
Alidasa supu kidogo na kidole
He tasted a little soup with his finger
da-sa
English: Touch with fingers
Mtoto alidasa moto na kuungua
The child touched the fire and got burnt
da-sa
English: Vomit
Alidasa baada ya kula chakula kibaya
He vomited after eating bad food
da-shi-bo-di
English: The dashboard of a car with meters and storage space
Alisafisha dashibodi ya gari lake
He cleaned the dashboard of his car
da-shi-da-shi
English: Decorations on women's clothes, especially edges; clothing ornaments
Gauni lilikuwa na dashidashi maridadi
The dress had beautiful clothing ornaments
da-si
English: A thick thread used for sewing sails; a rope for tying sails
Fundi alitumia dasi kufunga tanga
The sailor used thick thread to fasten the sail
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