Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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saˈjada
English: Prostration; bowing before God; prayer mat.
Alinunua sajada mpya kwa ajili ya ibada.
He bought a new prayer mat for worship.
saˈji
English: A musical instrument; cymbals.
Walipiga saji kwa furaha wakati wa ngoma.
They played the cymbals joyfully during the dance.
saˈji
English: Planks of msaji wood.
Fundi alitumia saji kujenga mlango.
The carpenter used msaji planks to make the door.
saˈjidi
English: Believer; one who humbles themselves before God.
Sajidi hupiga magoti mbele za Mungu.
A believer kneels before God.
saˈjili
English: Register people, things, or events in a book; record officially.
Wanafunzi wote walisajili majina yao leo.
All students registered their names today.
saˈjili
English: Use of language depending on context or situation; register.
Lugha ya mtaani ni sajili tofauti na ya kitaaluma.
Street language is a different register from academic language.
saˈjili
English: Book or record where important data is kept.
Sajili ya hospitali ina taarifa za wagonjwa wote.
The hospital register contains all patients' records.
saˈjini
English: Sergeant; police rank above constable.
Sajini alisimamia zoezi la uokoaji.
The sergeant supervised the rescue operation.
saˈjini
English: State of being tied up.
Aliwekwa katika sajini baada ya kukamatwa.
He was tied up after being captured.
saˈka
English: Search for a person or animal to capture; hunt.
Askari walikuwa wakisaka wahalifu msituni.
The officers were hunting for criminals in the forest.
saˈka
English: Rear; back part (especially of an army).
Wapiganaji wa saka walibeba vifaa vya ziada.
The rear soldiers carried the extra equipment.
sakaˈfia
English: Pave a floor with stones, sand, or cement; lay asphalt on a road.
Wanafanya kazi ya kusakafia barabara kuu.
They are paving the main road.
saˈkafu
English: Floor of a house; paved surface.
Sakafu ya nyumba hii imetengenezwa kwa mbao.
The floor of this house is made of wood.
sakaˈma
English: Get stuck in a narrow space; be troubled.
Mpira umesakama chini ya kiti.
The ball is stuck under the chair.
sakaˈma
English: Pressure someone until they do something; overwhelm someone with unpleasant talk.
Walimsekama kwa maswali mengi.
They overwhelmed him with too many questions.
sakaˈma
English: Attack repeatedly in a game; press forward.
Timu yao ilisakama wapinzani bila huruma.
Their team attacked the opponents relentlessly.
sakamkeˈwaŋgu
English: A children's circle game.
Watoto walicheza sakamkewangu mchana kutwa.
The children played the circle game all afternoon.
saˈkamu
English: Sickness; disease.
Sakamu hii imesambaa katika kijiji kizima.
This disease has spread throughout the village.
sakaˈmua
English: Remove something stuck; use water to dislodge something stuck in the throat.
Alisakamua chakula kilichomkwama kooni kwa maji.
He cleared the food stuck in his throat using water.
sakaˈmwa
English: Be followed persistently; be pursued.
Alisakamwa na deni kubwa kwa muda mrefu.
He was pursued by a large debt for a long time.
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