Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ta'raba/
English: To rule tyrannically.
Mfalme huyo alitaraba kwa miaka mingi.
That king ruled tyrannically for many years.
/ta'raba/
English: Type of vegetable.
Wanalima taraba katika bustani zao.
They grow a type of vegetable called taraba in their gardens.
/tara'be/
English: Double door.
Nyumba hiyo ina tarabe zenye mapambo ya mbao.
That house has beautifully carved double doors.
/tarabi'zuna/
English: Perfume.
Alinunua tarabizuna yenye harufu nzuri.
She bought perfume with a pleasant scent.
/tara'buʃi/
English: Fez (hat).
Alivaa tarabushi nyekundu kichwani.
He wore a red fez on his head.
/tara'dadi/
English: To hesitate.
Alitaradadi kabla ya kutoa jibu.
He hesitated before giving an answer.
/tara'dadi/
English: To insist.
Alitaradadi kudai haki yake.
He insisted on claiming his right.
/tara'dadi/
English: To refuse.
Alitaradadi kukubali ombi hilo.
He refused to accept the request.
/tara'dadi/
English: Arrogance.
Taradadi yake ilimfanya apoteze marafiki.
His arrogance made him lose friends.
/tara'dadi/
English: To go around.
Alitaradadi mtaa mzima akitafuta duka.
He went around the entire street looking for a shop.
/tara'dhia/
English: To plead, beg.
Alimtaradhia bosi wake amsamehe.
He pleaded with his boss for forgiveness.
/tara'didi/
English: To recite.
Walitaradidi dua pamoja kwa sauti moja.
They recited the prayer together in unison.
/tara'dijiti/
English: Digital computer.
Kompyuta za taradijiti zinatumika kila mahali.
Digital computers are used everywhere.
/tara'dudi/
English: Refusal, hesitation.
Taradudi yake ilionyesha hofu moyoni.
His hesitation revealed fear in his heart.
/tara'dufu/
English: Series, sequence.
Vitabu hivyo vimepangwa kwa taradufu.
Those books are arranged in sequence.
/ta'rafa/
English: Administrative area.
Anaishi katika tarafa ya Magharibi.
He lives in the Western administrative division.
/ta'rafi/
English: Side.
Simama upande wa tarafi ya kulia.
Stand on the right side.
/ta'rafu/
English: Order, arrangement.
Kila kitu kilikuwa katika tarafu nzuri.
Everything was in good order.
/tara'ghani/
English: Arrogance.
Taraghani yake ilimfanya adharauliwe.
His arrogance made him despised.
/tara'jali/
English: Initial, preliminary.
Ripoti hii ni matokeo ya utafiti wa tarajali.
This report is the result of a preliminary study.
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