Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/mna'mo/
English: The edge or side of a boat or ship; gunwale.
Nahodha alisimama kwenye mnamo wa dau.
The captain stood on the edge of the dhow.
/mna'mo/
English: Approximately; around (a certain time or period).
Tuliondoka nyumbani mnamo saa tatu asubuhi.
We left home at around nine in the morning.
/mna'na/
English: A small bird that builds large cone-shaped nests.
Mnana hutengeneza kiota kikubwa kwenye miti mirefu.
The mnana bird builds a large nest on tall trees.
/mna'na/
English: A shade of yellow used in embroidery.
Alitumia uzi wa rangi ya mnana kupamba shati.
He used yellow thread for decorating the shirt.
/mna'ra/
English: Tower; tall structure or monument.
Mnara wa uhuru unasimama katikati ya mji.
The freedom tower stands in the center of the city.
/mna'rɑha/
English: A plant with white flowers and thorny round fruits used for asthma medicine.
Mizizi ya mnaraha hutumika kutibu pumu.
The roots of the mnaraha plant are used to treat asthma.
/mna'saba/
English: Relationship or connection between people or things. Kinship or familial relation.
Sina mnasaba wowote naye.
I have no relation with him.
/mna'saba/
English: The state or situation of an event.
Mnasaba wa mkutano ulikuwa mzuri sana.
The atmosphere of the meeting was very good.
/mna'saba/
English: Genealogist; a person who records family lineages.
Mnasaba alihifadhi kumbukumbu za ukoo wao.
The genealogist kept records of their clan.
/mna'saha/
English: See mnashi.
Mnasaha anajulikana kwa ushauri wake bora.
The counselor is known for his wise advice.
/mna'sama/
English: Sexual relations between two lovers.
Waliishi kwa mnasama bila ndoa rasmi.
They lived in intimacy without a formal marriage.
/mna'sibu/
English: That which is appropriate or suitable.
Maneno yako hayakuwa mnasibu kwa wakati ule.
Your words were not appropriate for that moment.
/mna'sihi/
English: Advisor; counselor or therapist.
Mnasihi alisaidia wanandoa kutatua matatizo yao.
The counselor helped the couple resolve their issues.
/mna'so/
English: The act of being caught or sticking to something.
Nguo yangu ilinasa kwenye waya wa uzio.
My clothes got caught on the fence wire.
/mna'to/
English: Stickiness; the state of adhering together.
Ute wa miti una mnato mwingi.
The tree sap is very sticky.
/mna'to/
English: Boasting; showing off; arrogance.
Mnato wake mbele za watu unawakera wengi.
His arrogance in public annoys many people.
/mna'vu/
English: A short bitter-leaved vegetable plant.
Watoto walikataa kula mboga ya mnavu.
The children refused to eat the bitter mnavu vegetables.
/mnavu'navu/
English: A creeping plant that produces scaly fruits turning yellow when ripe; mzabibubata.
Mnavunavu huota kwenye mashamba yenye unyevunyevu.
The mnavunavu plant grows in moist farmlands.
/mna'wiːli/
English: Agreement or contract for transporting goods by boat.
Walitia saini mnawili wa kusafirisha mizigo yao.
They signed a contract to transport their goods.
/mna'zaa/
English: A conflict or disagreement.
Kati yao kulizuka mnazaa wa maneno.
A verbal dispute arose between them.
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