Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/swala/
English: Muslim prayer
Alienda msikitini kuswali swala ya adhuhuri.
He went to the mosque to perform the noon prayer.
/swala/
English: Antelope
Tuliona swala wakikimbia porini.
We saw antelopes running in the wild.
/swalapala/
English: Large antelope with big horns
Swalapala ni mnyama mkubwa mwenye pembe ndefu.
The swalapala is a large antelope with long horns.
/swali/
English: Question
Aliniuliza swali gumu sana.
He asked me a very difficult question.
/swali/
English: To perform Islamic prayers
Waislamu huswali mara tano kwa siku.
Muslims pray five times a day.
/swalisha/
English: To lead Islamic prayers
Imamu aliswalisha waumini wote.
The imam led all the believers in prayer.
/swara/
English: See "swala²."
Neno "swara" lina maana sawa na "swala."
The word "swara" has the same meaning as "swala."
/sweka/
English: To hide oneself in bushes or elsewhere
Alisweka msituni kujificha.
He hid in the forest to avoid being seen.
/sweta/
English: Sweater
Alivaa sweta wakati wa baridi.
He wore a sweater during the cold weather.
/swi/
English: See "samaki."
Swi ni aina ya samaki.
Swi is a type of fish.
/swichi/
English: Electrical switch
Alizima taa kwa kubonyeza swichi.
He turned off the light by pressing the switch.
/swichibodi/
English: Switchboard for electricity or telephones
Swichibodi inadhibiti umeme katika jengo lote.
The switchboard controls electricity in the whole building.
/swigha/
English: Decorations; ornaments
Nyumba ilikuwa imepambwa kwa swigha nzuri.
The house was decorated with beautiful ornaments.
/swila/
English: Venomous snake; spitting cobra
Swila ni nyoka hatari anayepuliza sumu.
The swila is a dangerous snake that spits venom.
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