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Found 918 word(s) starting with "N"

nunu²

/nunu/

English: Fibers from plants

Example (Swahili):

Walitumia nunu kufuma mikeka.

Example (English):

They used plant fibers to weave mats.

nunu³

/nunu/

English: A type of small beetle

Example (Swahili):

Nunu wadogo walionekana karibu na taa.

Example (English):

Small beetles were seen near the lamp.

nunua

/nunua/

English: To buy

Example (Swahili):

Alinunua matunda sokoni.

Example (English):

He bought fruits at the market.

nunulia

/nunulia/

English: To buy for someone; to buy using specific funds

Example (Swahili):

Alimnunulia mtoto zawadi.

Example (English):

He bought a gift for the child.

nunuza

/nunuza/

English: To help a baby's teeth come in by rubbing gums

Example (Swahili):

Mama alimhudumia mtoto kwa kumnunuza.

Example (English):

The mother comforted the baby by rubbing his gums.

nurisha

/nurisha/

English: To illuminate

Example (Swahili):

Taa hii itanurisha chumba kizima.

Example (English):

This lamp will illuminate the whole room.

nuru

/nuru/

English: Light

Example (Swahili):

Nuru ya jua iliangaza chumba.

Example (English):

Sunlight brightened the room.

nururifu

/nururifu/

English: Luminous; glowing

Example (Swahili):

Uso wake ulikuwa nururifu kama mwezi.

Example (English):

Her face was glowing like the moon.

nururisha

/nururisha/

English: To irradiate, e.g., in treatment

Example (Swahili):

Wagonjwa wa saratani hunururishwa kwa tiba maalum.

Example (English):

Cancer patients are irradiated with special treatment.

nusa

/nusa/

English: To smell; to sniff

Example (Swahili):

Alinusa maua yaliyoko mezani.

Example (English):

He smelled the flowers on the table.

nushha

/nushha/

English: Copy; version

Example (Swahili):

Nilinunua nushha mpya ya kitabu hicho.

Example (English):

I bought a new copy of that book.

nushuzi

/nushuzi/

English: Stubbornness of a wife seeking divorce

Example (Swahili):

Nushuzi husababisha migogoro ya kifamilia.

Example (English):

A wife's stubbornness can cause family conflicts.

nusu

/nusu/

English: Half

Example (Swahili):

Waligawana keki kwa nusu.

Example (English):

They shared the cake in half.

nusura¹

/nusura/

English: Nearly; almost

Example (Swahili):

Nusura aanguke kwenye shimo.

Example (English):

He nearly fell into the hole.

nusura²

/nusura/

English: Relief; help

Example (Swahili):

Nusura ilifika kwa wakati.

Example (English):

Help arrived just in time.

nusurika

/nusurika/

English: To escape danger narrowly

Example (Swahili):

Alinusurika kwenye ajali ya gari.

Example (English):

He narrowly escaped a car accident.

nusuru

/nusuru/

English: To rescue; to save from danger

Example (Swahili):

Askari walinusuru watu waliokwama majini.

Example (English):

Soldiers rescued the people trapped in the water.

nususi¹

/nususi/

English: Proof; evidence

Example (Swahili):

Hakuna nususi kuthibitisha madai hayo.

Example (English):

There is no evidence to support those claims.

nususi²

/nususi/

English: Strong; fierce

Example (Swahili):

Simba ni mnyama nususi.

Example (English):

The lion is a fierce animal.

nya

/ɲa/

English: To defecate; to rain lightly

Example (Swahili):

Wanyama walinya kwenye pori.

Example (English):

The animals defecated in the wild.

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