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Found 1754 word(s) starting with "S"

sumba³

/sumba/

English: To neglect the elderly or children

Example (Swahili):

Jamii haipaswi kusumba wazee wake.

Example (English):

Society should not neglect its elders.

sumba⁴

/sumba/

English: Coconut fiber or banana plant shoot

Example (Swahili):

Walitumia sumba kutengeneza kamba.

Example (English):

They used coconut fiber to make ropes.

sumba⁵

/sumba/

English: To throw away

Example (Swahili):

Usisumba chakula kilichosalia.

Example (English):

Don't throw away the leftover food.

sumba⁶

/sumba/

English: To light a cigarette

Example (Swahili):

Alisumba sigara yake na kuanza kuvuta.

Example (English):

He lit his cigarette and began smoking.

sumbiji

/sumbiji/

English: Someone's double; look-alike

Example (Swahili):

Rafiki yake ni sumbiji wake kabisa.

Example (English):

His friend looks exactly like him.

sumbika

/sumbika/

English: See "simbika¹."

Example (Swahili):

Neno "sumbika" lina maana sawa na "simbika¹."

Example (English):

The word "sumbika" has the same meaning as "simbika¹."

sumbua

/sumbua/

English: To annoy; to trouble

Example (Swahili):

Usisumbue watu kwa kelele.

Example (English):

Don't disturb people with noise.

sumbuka

/sumbuka/

English: To struggle; to be in difficulty; to waste effort

Example (Swahili):

Alisumbuka kutafuta kazi kwa miaka mingi.

Example (English):

He struggled to find a job for many years.

Sumbula

/Sumbula/

English: Jupiter (planet)

Example (Swahili):

Sumbula ni sayari kubwa zaidi katika mfumo wa jua.

Example (English):

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.

sumbwi¹

/sumbwi/

English: Punch; fistfight; fist

Example (Swahili):

Alimpiga sumbwi usoni.

Example (English):

He hit him in the face with a punch.

sumbwi²

/sumbwi/

English: Protruding part of the face

Example (Swahili):

Ana sumbwi kubwa kama pua ya bata.

Example (English):

He has a protruding face like a duck's bill.

sumisha

/sumisha/

English: To poison; to harm with poison

Example (Swahili):

Alisumisha panya kwa dawa kali.

Example (English):

He poisoned the rats with strong chemicals.

sumsum²

/sumsum/

English: A small blue and yellow reef fish

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walivua samaki sumsuma baharini.

Example (English):

The fishermen caught a small reef fish called sumsuma.

sumsuma

/sumsuma/

English: Strong; vigorous; calm and steady

Example (Swahili):

Yeye ni mtu sumsuma mwenye moyo wa chuma.

Example (English):

He is a strong and steady person with a heart of steel.

sumu¹

/sumu/

English: Poison

Example (Swahili):

Sumu ni hatari kwa afya ya binadamu.

Example (English):

Poison is dangerous to human health.

sumu²

/sumu/

English: To poison

Example (Swahili):

Alisumu mbwa wa jirani.

Example (English):

He poisoned the neighbor's dog.

suna¹

/suna/

English: Recommended but not obligatory act in Islam

Example (Swahili):

Kusoma Qur'ani kila siku ni suna.

Example (English):

Reading the Qur'an daily is a recommended act.

suna²

/suna/

English: Circumcision (in some contexts)

Example (Swahili):

Sherehe ya suna ilifanyika kijijini.

Example (English):

The circumcision ceremony was held in the village.

sunduria

/sunduria/

English: To protect; to guard carefully

Example (Swahili):

Alisunduria siri za familia yake.

Example (English):

He guarded his family secrets carefully.

sundusi

/sundusi/

English: Fine silk cloth; golden garment

Example (Swahili):

Alivaa vazi la sundusi katika harusi.

Example (English):

She wore a golden silk garment at the wedding.

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