Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/'ʃiba/
English: To be full or satisfied with food
Tulishiba vizuri baada ya chakula cha jioni.
We were full after dinner.
/'ʃiba/
English: See "shibe"; satiety
Alionekana na shiba baada ya kula chakula kizito.
He looked satisfied after eating a heavy meal.
/ʃi'ba/
English: A false god or idol
Watu wa kale waliabudu shibaa kama mungu wao.
The ancient people worshipped a false god.
/ʃi'bana/
English: To trust each other deeply; to love one another
Ndugu hao wawili wamekubaliana na kushibana sana.
The two brothers have grown to trust and love each other deeply.
/ʃi'be/
English: The state of being full; satiety
Baada ya kula wali na nyama, nilihisi shibe kubwa.
After eating rice and meat, I felt very full.
/ʃi'biʃa/
English: To make someone full or satisfied
Mama alishibisha watoto kwa chakula kitamu.
The mother satisfied the children with delicious food.
/ʃi'bili/
English: A lion cub
Shibli alicheza karibu na simba wake mama.
The lion cub played near its mother.
/ʃi'bu/
English: To grow old or reach maturity
Mwanamke huyo ameshibu na ana hekima kubwa.
That woman has grown mature and is very wise.
/ʃi'buli/
English: A novice or beginner
Shibuli bado anajifunza kazi ya ufundi.
The novice is still learning the craft.
/ʃida/
English: Difficulty or problem; shortage of basic needs
Watu wa kijiji walikumbwa na shida ya maji.
The villagers faced a water shortage problem.
/ʃi'dadi/
English: To be energetic or forceful
Alifanya kazi kwa shidadi kubwa hadi usiku.
He worked with great energy until night.
/ʃi'fa/
English: See "shufaa¹"; mediation or healing
Walimwombea mgonjwa apate shifaa.
They prayed for the sick person to receive healing.
/ʃifta/
English: A bandit or outlaw, especially in Northeastern Kenya
Polisi walimkamata shifta aliyekuwa akiwahangaisha wakulima.
The police arrested a bandit who had been troubling the farmers.
/ʃifti/
English: A work shift or duty period
Leo ninafanya kazi zamu ya usiku kwenye kiwanda.
Today I am working the night shift at the factory.
/ʃifu/
English: A woman of high social status
Shifu huyo aliheshimiwa sana katika jamii.
That woman of high status was highly respected in society.
/ʃi'ganga/
English: A large rock shaped by water
Mto unapita karibu na shiganga kubwa sana.
The river flows near a very large water-shaped rock.
/ʃige/
English: See "manja"; a type of ant
Shige walionekana wakitambaa kwenye mti.
The ants were seen crawling on the tree.
/ʃi'yili/
English: To be engaged or busy with a task
Nilimkuta shighili jikoni akipika chakula.
I found her busy in the kitchen cooking food.
/ʃi'jari/
English: A stretcher for carrying the injured
Walitumia shijari kumpeleka majeruhi hospitalini.
They used a stretcher to take the injured person to the hospital.
/ʃika/
English: To hold or grasp; to catch
Alimshika mtoto mkononi alipokuwa akivuka barabara.
He held the child's hand while crossing the road.
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