Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/tiri'ga/
English: To run very fast.
Alitirira mbio kuelekea nyumbani.
He ran very fast toward home.
/tirim'ba/
English: To trouble; to annoy; to worry.
Usinitirimbe na maswali yasiyo na maana.
Don't bother me with meaningless questions.
/tiri'nale/
English: A word for a woman who was engaged but never married again.
Tirinale huyo aliishi peke yake maisha yake yote.
That woman who was once engaged lived alone all her life.
/tiri'ra/
English: To be proud; to boast.
Alitiririka kwa kujisifu mbele ya marafiki zake.
He boasted proudly before his friends.
/tiri'ri/
English: To provoke; to tease; to irritate.
Watoto walimtiriri paka kwa vijiti.
The children teased the cat with sticks.
/tiriri'ka/
English: To drip; to leak (of liquid).
Maji yanatiririka kutoka kwenye bomba.
Water is dripping from the pipe.
/tiriri'ka/
English: To go straight or quickly.
Alitiririka kuelekea darasani bila kusimama.
He went straight to class without stopping.
/tiriri'sha/
English: To list items in sequence; to make something have a good flow.
Mwandishi alitiririsha hoja zake vizuri.
The writer presented his arguments smoothly.
/tiririti'riri/
English: Very many; in groups.
Ndege waliruka tiriritiriri angani.
Birds flew in large groups across the sky.
/tirivyo'go/
English: A mixture; a disorderly collection of things; unclear matters.
Kikao kilikuwa tirivyogo cha maoni tofauti.
The meeting was a jumble of differing opinions.
/tirivyo'go/
English: In a disorderly manner; messily.
Aliongea tirivyogo bila mpangilio.
He spoke in a disorganized manner.
/'tisa/
English: Nine.
Ana watoto tisa katika familia yake.
He has nine children in his family.
/ti'sha/
English: To threaten; to frighten.
Alimtisha mtoto kwa sauti kali.
He threatened the child with a harsh voice.
/ti'shali/
English: A type of covered boat-like vessel used for carrying cargo in a harbor.
Walisafirisha bidhaa kwa tishali kubwa.
They transported goods in a large covered vessel.
/tishi'a/
English: To cause someone to fear; to intimidate.
Alimtishia jirani yake kwa kumwangalia vibaya.
He intimidated his neighbor by glaring at him.
/tishi'a/
English: To threaten to do something bad if a condition is not met.
Alimtishia kumpiga kama asingelipa deni.
He threatened to beat him if he didn't pay the debt.
/tishi'a/
English: To swear or promise to do something with no intention of doing it.
Alimtishia kuja, lakini hakutokea.
He swore he would come, but never showed up.
/tishi'ka/
English: To be afraid; to fear (a specific event).
Alitishika baada ya kusikia milio ya risasi.
He was afraid after hearing gunshots.
/ti'shio/
English: A threat; something that causes fear.
Mvua kubwa ni tishio kwa wakulima.
Heavy rain is a threat to the farmers.
/'tishu/
English: Tissue; a group of cells in the body.
Tishu za mwili hurekebishwa baada ya jeraha.
Body tissues heal after an injury.
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