Kamusi ya Kiswahili
Learn Swahili with our comprehensive dictionary featuring pronunciation guides and example sentences
da-ba-ri
English: The act of destroying or annihilating
Vita hivyo vilileta dabari ya mji mzima
The war brought about the destruction of the entire town
da-bi-bu
English: An animal of the crawling kind, e.g., a snake; a reptile
Msitu ulikuwa na dabibu wengi hatari
The forest had many dangerous reptiles
da-bighi
English: Dye leather; tan
Wafundi walidabighi ngozi kwa rangi ya buluu
The craftsmen dyed the leather blue
da-bighi
English: 1. Dye applied to clothes, leather, or other items to change their color. 2. The act of dyeing items
Rangi ya dabighi ilitumiwa kwenye kanzu mpya
Dye was applied to the new robe
da-bi-ri
English: Make preparations or plans; organize; put in good order
Walidabiri safari yao mapema
They organized their trip early
da-bi-ri
English: Pay attention; think or ponder deeply to solve a matter
Alikaa kimya akidabiri tatizo lake
He sat quietly pondering his problem
da-bi-ri
English: Run away from a place; flee, usually out of fear or cowardice
Askari waliona washukiwa wakidabiri
The police saw the suspects fleeing
da-bi-ri
English: Investigate; probe to know the details of a matter
Waandishi walidabiri ukweli wa tukio hilo
Journalists investigated the truth of the incident
da-bi-ri
English: Narrate; explain how an event or situation is or was
Alidabiri historia ya familia yake
He narrated the history of his family
da-bi-ri
English: Manager, organizer; planner of affairs; supervisor
Dabiri wa kampuni aliongoza mkutano
The manager of the company led the meeting
da-bu
English: Control, restrain, manage, rule; frighten; intimidate
Kiongozi alidabu kundi kwa mamlaka yake
The leader controlled the group with his authority
da-bu
English: Custom, tradition
Ilikuwa dabu ya kijiji kusherehekea pamoja
It was the village tradition to celebrate together
da-bu-a
English: Make tasty; season
Mama aliweza dabua chakula kwa viungo vizuri
Mother seasoned the food with good spices
da-bu-ka
English: Pronounce a word; say a word
Mwanafunzi alidabuka neno jipya darasani
The student pronounced a new word in class
da-bu-ka
English: For skin to change, especially after sitting in the sun
Ngozi yake ilidabuka baada ya jua kali
His skin changed after the hot sun
da-bu-ki
English: Anything that has the ability to stick; glue
Alitumia dabuki kushikilia karatasi
He used glue to hold the papers
da-bu-ri
English: A type of insect resembling a wasp
Daburi waliruka karibu na nyumba
Wasplike insects flew near the house
da-bu-sa
English: A room on a ship or water vessel
Alilala kwenye dabusa ya jahazi
He slept in a cabin of the dhow
da-bwa-da
English: A person, e.g., with very large buttocks that shake when they walk
Watu walimcheka kwa kuwa dabwada
People mocked him for having very large buttocks
dab-wa-dab-wa
English: Juicy; very oily/fatty
Samaki huyo alikuwa dabwadabwa sana
That fish was very oily
Quick Learning Tips
Practice Pronunciation
Pay attention to the pronunciation guides to improve your speaking skills.
Use Example Sentences
Study the example sentences to understand how words are used in context.