Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ura'ia/
English: Civics (subject).
Uraia ni somo linalofundisha wajibu wa raia kwa taifa.
Civics is a subject that teaches citizens' duties to their nation.
/uraia'patʃa/
English: Dual citizenship.
Uraiapacha unaruhusu mtu kuwa raia wa nchi mbili.
Dual citizenship allows a person to belong to two nations.
/ura'ibu/
English: Addiction; habit.
Uraibu wa sigara ni hatari kwa afya.
Cigarette addiction is dangerous to health.
/ura'ibu/
English: Deep attachment; obsession.
Uraibu wake kwa kazi unamfanya asisahau kula.
His obsession with work makes him forget to eat.
/u'rais/
English: Presidency.
Urais ni nafasi yenye wajibu mkubwa katika nchi.
The presidency is a position of great responsibility in a nation.
/uraʤi'si/
English: See usajili.
Urjisi wa kampuni ulifanywa mwaka jana.
The company's registration was completed last year.
/u'raka/
English: Wide part; step of a ladder.
Uraka wa ngazi ulivunjika kwa uzito wa mzigo.
The ladder step broke under the weight of the load.
/u'raka/
English: Type of alcoholic drink.
Alikunywa uraka uliotengenezwa kienyeji.
He drank a locally brewed alcoholic beverage.
/ura'kibu/
English: Riding an animal.
Urkibu wa farasi ni sanaa ya zamani yenye heshima.
Horse riding is an ancient art of honor.
/ura'mali/
English: Fortune-telling; interpretation of signs.
Urmali ulifanywa kwa kutumia makaa ya moto.
Fortune-telling was done using hot charcoal.
/ura'mali/
English: Sorcery; witchcraft.
Urmali wa wachawi ulilaaniwa na jamii.
The sorcery of witches was condemned by the community.
/uramba'zi/
English: Web browsing (computing).
Urambazi wa tovuti unahitaji mtandao wenye kasi.
Website browsing requires a fast internet connection.
/u'rambe/
English: Soft meat in young coconut.
Alila urambe wa dafu akiwa ufukweni.
He ate the soft coconut meat while at the beach.
/urambera'mbe/
English: See ukomba.
Urmberambe ni sehemu laini ndani ya dafu changa.
The soft inner part of a young coconut is called uramberambe.
/u'rambe/
English: See urambe.
Urambi wa nazi hutumika kutengeneza pipi.
Coconut meat is used to make sweets.
/u'rami/
English: Talkativeness.
Urmi wake uliwafanya wengine wachoke.
His talkativeness made others tired.
/ura'mli/
English: Type of mineral used for weapons.
Urmli ulitumiwa kutengeneza panga za kale.
The mineral was used to make ancient swords.
/u'rapa/
English: Flat stone; tile.
Walitumia urapa kujenga sakafu ya nyumba.
They used flat stones to build the house floor.
/u'rari/
English: Balance; symmetry.
Urari wa michoro unaonyesha ustadi wa msanii.
The balance in drawings shows the artist's skill.
/u'rari/
English: Metrical harmony in poetry.
Urari wa vina katika shairi ni muhimu kwa sauti nzuri.
The metrical harmony in poetry is vital for good rhythm.
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