Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ta'masa/
English: To erase, wipe out.
Walitamasa kumbukumbu za zamani.
They erased old memories.
/ta'masha/
English: Celebration, festival.
Tamasha la muziki litafanyika wikendi.
The music festival will be held this weekend.
/tama'thali/
English: Figure of speech.
Walijifunza tamathali za usemi darasani.
They studied figures of speech in class.
/ta'mati/
English: End, conclusion.
Filamu ilifikia tamati kwa furaha.
The film ended happily.
/ta'mauka/
English: To lose hope.
Usitamauke licha ya changamoto.
Do not lose hope despite challenges.
/ta'mauko/
English: State of despair.
Alikuwa katika tamauko baada ya kufukuzwa kazi.
He was in despair after losing his job.
/tama'zaki/
English: To shatter, break into pieces.
Kioo kime tamazaki baada ya kuanguka.
The glass shattered after falling.
/tam'ba/
English: To boast, show off.
Anapenda kutambaa kwa mali zake.
He likes to boast about his wealth.
/tam'ba/
English: To wander aimlessly.
Alitambaa mitaani bila mwelekeo.
He wandered aimlessly in the streets.
/tam'ba/
English: To narrate a story.
Alitambaa hadithi za utotoni mwake.
He narrated stories from his childhood.
/tam'ba/
English: To crawl.
Mtoto alianza kutambaa mwezi huu.
The baby started crawling this month.
/tam'baa/
English: To spread (e.g., news, fire).
Habari zilitambaa haraka kijijini.
The news spread quickly in the village.
/tam'baa/
English: Rag, tattered cloth.
Alivaa tambaa kwa sababu ya umasikini.
He wore rags due to poverty.
/tam'bali/
English: To be divorced (woman).
Alitambali baada ya miaka kumi ya ndoa.
She was divorced after ten years of marriage.
/tam'bara/
English: Rag, piece of old cloth.
Alifuta meza kwa tambara.
He wiped the table with a rag.
/tamba'rajika/
English: To become weak.
Mwili wake umetambarajika kwa ugonjwa.
His body has become weak from illness.
/tamba'rajika/
English: To depreciate, wear out.
Nguo zimeanza kutambarajika kutokana na matumizi.
The clothes have begun to wear out from use.
/tamba'rare/
English: Plain, flat area.
Wakulima hupenda ardhi ya tambarare.
Farmers prefer flat land.
/tamba'rika/
English: To deteriorate.
Hali ya nyumba imetambarika kwa muda.
The condition of the house has deteriorated over time.
/tamba'rika/
English: To drag along the ground.
Alitambarika chini baada ya kuanguka.
He dragged himself on the ground after falling.
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