Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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da-du-sa-wa
English: See mchemraba (cube)
Mwalimu alionesha mfano wa dadusawa darasani
The teacher showed a cube model in class
da-fa
English: A device or tool used to steer a ship; a ship's rudder
Nahodha aligeuza dafa ili kuelekeza jahazi
The captain turned the rudder to steer the dhow
da-fa
English: A device located at the tail of an airplane that controls movement
Injini pia huunganishwa na dafa la ndege
The engine is also connected to the airplane's rudder
da-fa-a
English: The number of times an event occurs; frequency
Walizunguka uwanja mara tatu kwa dafaa tatu
They circled the field three times
da-fa-a
English: A gun, cannon
Jeshi lilitumia dafaa vitani
The army used a cannon in the war
da-fa-a
English: Push back; refuse
Alidafaa shauri hilo mbele ya mahakama
He rejected that case in court
da-fa-a
English: Occur unexpectedly; happen suddenly
Ajali ilidafaa bila kutarajiwa
The accident happened unexpectedly
da-fa-fa
English: Quickly; in a run
Watoto walikimbia dafafa kuelekea shuleni
The children ran quickly to school
da-fa-ni
English: See daffini²
Wazee walikusanyika kwa mazishi ya dafini
The elders gathered for the burial
da-fa-shi
English: A device that makes a ship or water vessel move forward; a ship's propeller
Jahazi liliharibika baada ya dafashi kuvunjika
The dhow broke down after the propeller was damaged
da-fi
English: A tambourine; a musical instrument played by hand
Msichana alicheza dafi kwa furaha
The girl played the tambourine happily
da-fii
English: Prevent something from harm; protect; shield
Alijaribu dafii watoto wake kutokana na baridi
He tried to protect his children from the cold
da-fi-na
English: Treasure, valuables
Waligundua sanduku la dhahabu kama dafina
They discovered a chest of gold as treasure
da-fi-na
English: A gift, present
Alipokea dafina kutoka kwa rafiki
He received a gift from a friend
da-fi-na
English: An unexpected gift
Habari njema ilikuwa dafina kwa familia
The good news was an unexpected gift for the family
da-fi-ni
English: Hide; bury something, especially to keep it from sight
Waliamua dafini sarafu chini ya ardhi
They decided to bury the coins underground
da-fi-ni
English: Bury a corpse; bury the dead
Walimdafini marehemu makaburini
They buried the deceased in the cemetery
da-fi-ri
English: Push back (e.g., an army or attackers)
Askari walifanikiwa dafiri maadui
The soldiers managed to push back the enemies
daf-rao
English: The state of colliding face to face; head-on; a state of danger or accident
Ajali ya dafrao ilitokea barabarani
A head-on collision occurred on the road
daf-rao
English: Something like a bumper that prevents vessels from colliding with each other
Meli iliwekewa dafrao kulinda dhidi ya kugongana
The ship was fitted with a bumper to prevent collisions
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