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Found 1754 word(s) starting with "S"
shurua

/ʃurua/

English: See "surua."

Example (Swahili):

Shurua ni neno linalomaanisha ugonjwa wa surua.

Example (English):

Shurua is another word meaning measles.

shurubu¹

/ʃurubu/

English: To drink

Example (Swahili):

Walishurubu maji baada ya safari ndefu.

Example (English):

They drank water after the long journey.

shurubu²

/ʃurubu/

English: To spread or expand

Example (Swahili):

Habari hizo zilishurubu haraka kote nchini.

Example (English):

The news spread quickly across the country.

shururi¹

/ʃururi/

English: An evil or wicked person

Example (Swahili):

Shururi huyo aliwatapeli watu wengi.

Example (English):

That evil man deceived many people.

shururi²

/ʃururi/

English: Evil or wickedness

Example (Swahili):

Shururi ni kinyume cha wema.

Example (English):

Evil is the opposite of goodness.

shururi³

/ʃururi/

English: Brave; forceful

Example (Swahili):

Askari huyo ni shururi vitani.

Example (English):

That soldier is bold and fearless in battle.

shuruta

/ʃuruta/

English: A crime police officer or detective

Example (Swahili):

Shuruta alimkamata mwizi sokoni.

Example (English):

The crime officer arrested the thief at the market.

shuruti

/ʃuruti/

English: Condition; requirement; necessity

Example (Swahili):

Ni shuruti kuvaa sare kazini.

Example (English):

It is mandatory to wear a uniform at work.

shurutika

/ʃuruti'ka/

English: To be forced or compelled

Example (Swahili):

Alishurutika kukubali kutokana na shinikizo.

Example (English):

He was forced to agree due to pressure.

shurutisha

/ʃuruti'ʃa/

English: To compel or oblige someone

Example (Swahili):

Walimshurutisha afanye kazi hiyo.

Example (English):

They compelled him to do that work.

shuruua

/ʃuruua/

English: To walk quickly; to go away

Example (Swahili):

Alishuruua baada ya kumaliza mazungumzo.

Example (English):

He walked away quickly after finishing the conversation.

shusha¹

/ʃuʃa/

English: To unload; to breathe out

Example (Swahili):

Dereva alishusha mizigo bandarini.

Example (English):

The driver unloaded the goods at the port.

shusha²

/ʃuʃa/

English: To ejaculate

Example (Swahili):

Wanaume hushusha manii wakati wa tendo la ndoa.

Example (English):

Men release semen during sexual intercourse.

shusha³

/ʃuʃa/

English: To defecate; to relieve oneself

Example (Swahili):

Alishusha chooni asubuhi.

Example (English):

He relieved himself in the toilet in the morning.

shushia¹

/ʃuʃia/

English: To drop off passengers or cargo

Example (Swahili):

Dereva alishushia abiria kituoni.

Example (English):

The driver dropped passengers at the station.

shushia²

/ʃuʃia/

English: To have sexual intercourse; to copulate

Example (Swahili):

Wanyama walishushia msituni.

Example (English):

The animals mated in the forest.

shushu¹

/ʃuʃu/

English: Fruit peel; fiber husk

Example (Swahili):

Alitupa shushu la embe baada ya kula tunda.

Example (English):

He threw away the mango peel after eating the fruit.

shushu²

/ʃuʃu/

English: A fool; a simple-minded person

Example (Swahili):

Shushu huyo haelewi mambo kwa urahisi.

Example (English):

That fool doesn't understand things easily.

shushua

/ʃuʃua/

English: To look down upon; to despise

Example (Swahili):

Usimshushue mtu kwa umaskini wake.

Example (English):

Don't look down on someone because of their poverty.

shushumaa

/ʃuʃumaa/

English: To dry completely; to wither

Example (Swahili):

Maji yalipoisha, mimea ilishushumaa.

Example (English):

When the water ran out, the plants dried up.

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