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Found 1754 word(s) starting with "S"

sudi

/sudi/

English: Good luck; fortune

Example (Swahili):

Alipata kazi kwa sudi njema.

Example (English):

He got the job by good fortune.

suduku¹

/suduku/

English: To confirm or verify; also to deny or contradict

Example (Swahili):

Alisuduku taarifa hizo kuwa za kweli.

Example (English):

He confirmed that the information was true.

suduku²

/suduku/

English: Belief; trustworthiness

Example (Swahili):

Suduku ni muhimu katika biashara.

Example (English):

Trustworthiness is important in business.

suduku³

/suduku/

English: See "suta¹."

Example (Swahili):

Maana yake sawa na suta¹.

Example (English):

Its meaning is the same as suta¹.

suduri

/suduri/

English: Heart; chest; breast

Example (Swahili):

Aliumia katika sehemu ya suduri.

Example (English):

He was injured in the chest area.

sudusi

/sudusi/

English: One-sixth

Example (Swahili):

Alipokea urithi wake wa sudusi.

Example (English):

He received one-sixth of his inheritance.

suezi

/suezi/

English: Hard metal used for nose rings

Example (Swahili):

Walitumia suezi kutengeneza pete ya pua.

Example (English):

They used hard metal to make a nose ring.

sufahau

/sufahau/

English: Foolish person; someone who cannot manage property

Example (Swahili):

Sufahau alipoteza mali yote aliyorithi.

Example (English):

The foolish man lost all the property he inherited.

sufi¹

/sufi/

English: Kapok; fiber from the silk-cotton tree

Example (Swahili):

Walijaza mito kwa sufi.

Example (English):

They filled the pillows with kapok fiber.

sufi²

/sufi/

English: A Sufi; a religious ascetic devoted to God

Example (Swahili):

Sufi waliishi maisha ya kujitenga na dunia.

Example (English):

The Sufis lived lives separated from worldly affairs.

sufu

/sufu/

English: Wool

Example (Swahili):

Sweta hii imetengenezwa kwa sufu safi.

Example (English):

This sweater is made of pure wool.

sufufu¹

/sufufu/

English: Abundant; excessive

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walivuna mazao sufufu mwaka huu.

Example (English):

The farmers harvested an abundant crop this year.

sufufu²

/sufufu/

English: Multiple rows; many lines

Example (Swahili):

Wanafunzi walikaa kwa sufufu darasani.

Example (English):

The students sat in multiple rows in class.

sufura

/sufura/

English: Pale yellow in color

Example (Swahili):

Gauni lake lilikuwa la rangi ya sufura.

Example (English):

Her dress was pale yellow.

sufuri

/sufuri/

English: Brass metal

Example (Swahili):

Sanamu hiyo ilitengenezwa kwa sufuri.

Example (English):

The statue was made of brass.

sufuria

/sufuria/

English: Cooking pot

Example (Swahili):

Mama alipika wali kwenye sufuria kubwa.

Example (English):

Mother cooked rice in a large cooking pot.

sugu¹

/sugu/

English: A stubborn person; someone resistant to change

Example (Swahili):

Ni mtu sugu anayekataa ushauri.

Example (English):

He is a stubborn person who refuses advice.

sugu²

/sugu/

English: Resilient; stubborn; chronic; heat-resistant

Example (Swahili):

Ugonjwa sugu unahitaji matibabu ya muda mrefu.

Example (English):

A chronic illness requires long-term treatment.

sugu³

/sugu/

English: Callus; hardened skin

Example (Swahili):

Mikono yake ina sugu kutokana na kazi ngumu.

Example (English):

His hands have calluses from hard work.

suguan

/suguan/

English: To wipe; to clean by rubbing

Example (Swahili):

Alisuguan meza hadi ikang'aa.

Example (English):

She wiped the table until it shone.

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