Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/u'mri/
English: Age or lifespan.
Umri wake ni miaka thelathini.
His age is thirty years.
/u'mua/
English: To harvest honey; to elope; to separate; to knead; to cast metal.
Walimuwa asali msituni asubuhi.
They harvested honey in the forest in the morning.
/umu'fti/
English: Professorship; expertise in religious matters; scholarly quality.
Ana umufti mkubwa katika masuala ya dini.
He has great expertise in religious matters.
/umuh'imu/
English: Importance or significance.
Elimu ina umuhimu mkubwa kwa maendeleo.
Education has great importance for development.
/u'muka/
English: To rise, swell, or ascend.
Unga ulianza umuka baada ya saa moja.
The dough began to rise after one hour.
/umu'nyu/
English: Saltiness or salinity.
Umunyu wa maji ya bahari hauwezi kuvumilika.
The saltiness of sea water is unbearable.
/u'mwa/
English: To be in pain; for a woman, to be in labor.
Mwanamke anaumwa uchungu wa kujifungua.
The woman is in labor pain.
/umwa'gaji/
English: Pouring or ejaculation.
Umwagaji wa maji ulifanyika kwenye bustani.
The pouring of water was done in the garden.
/umwa'mba/
English: Arrogance or pride.
Umwamba humfanya mtu asikubali makosa.
Pride prevents a person from admitting mistakes.
/umwe'so/
English: Flash of lightning; also a traditional game.
Umweso uliangaza anga yote.
The lightning flash lit up the whole sky.
/umwi'nyi/
English: Chieftainship or feudal system.
Umwinyi ulikuwa mfumo wa kijamii wa zamani.
Chieftainship was an old social system.
/u'naa/
English: Mischief or deliberate provocation.
Unaa wa kijana huyo unamletea matatizo.
The young man's mischief keeps getting him into trouble.
/una'bil/
English: Prophethood; the office or role of being a prophet.
Mtume alipewa unabii na jukumu la kufundisha watu.
The prophet was given prophethood and the duty to teach people.
/una'dhifu/
English: Cleanliness or neatness.
Unadhifu wa nyumba yake unavutia kila mtu.
The cleanliness of his house impresses everyone.
/una'fiki/
English: Hypocrisy; pretense of goodness.
Unafiki katika urafiki huvunja uaminifu.
Hypocrisy in friendship breaks trust.
/una'fsi/
English: Selfishness or self-centeredness.
Unafsi humfanya mtu asijali wengine.
Selfishness makes a person ignore others.
/una'fuu/
English: Goodness, relief, or improvement in condition.
Baada ya matibabu, alipata unafuu wa afya.
After treatment, he experienced health improvement.
/una'hodha/
English: Captaincy or leadership of a ship or team.
Aliteuliwa katika unahodha wa timu ya taifa.
He was appointed as captain of the national team.
/una'limu/
English: Astrology or study of celestial signs.
Unalimu ulitumika katika kupanga tarehe za mavuno.
Astrology was used to determine harvest times.
/una'lisi/
English: Rape or religious impurity.
Unalisi ni kosa kubwa kisheria na kimaadili.
Rape is a serious legal and moral crime.
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