Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Bisi

bi-si

English: Roasted maize; popcorn

Example (Swahili):

Watoto walikula bisi barabarani.

Example (English):

The children ate roasted maize on the roadside.

Biskuti

bis-ku-ti

English: Biscuit; a small, dry cake

Example (Swahili):

Alinunua biskuti dukani.

Example (English):

She bought biscuits at the shop.

Bismillahi

bis-mil-la-hi

English: "In the name of Allah"; invocation before an act

Example (Swahili):

Alianza kula kwa kusema bismillahi.

Example (English):

He began eating by saying bismillah.

Bisoni

bi-so-ni

English: A large animal resembling a buffalo found in Europe and America; bison

Example (Swahili):

Wanyamapori waliona bisoni porini.

Example (English):

The rangers saw a bison in the wild.

Bitadi

bi-ta-di

English: To start doing something; begin

Example (Swahili):

Aliamua kubitadi mradi mpya.

Example (English):

He decided to start a new project.

Bitana

bi-ta-na

English: Lining cloth inside garments

Example (Swahili):

Koti lake lilikuwa na bitana la hariri.

Example (English):

His coat had a silk lining.

Bitarafu

bi-ta-ra-fu

English: On the other side; beside

Example (Swahili):

Nyumba ipo bitarafu ya barabara.

Example (English):

The house is beside the road.

Biti¹

bi-ti

English: Girl; daughter

Example (Swahili):

Biti yake alipata cheti cha kidato cha nne.

Example (English):

His daughter received her secondary school certificate.

Biti²

bi-ti

English: Beat; rhythm in music

Example (Swahili):

Waliimba kwa kufuata biti ya muziki.

Example (English):

They sang following the rhythm of the music.

Biti³

bi-ti

English: A very small processing unit in computing; bit

Example (Swahili):

Tarakilishi huchakata taarifa kwa biti.

Example (English):

Computers process information in bits.

Bitihali

bi-ti-ha-li

English: Act of pleading or begging

Example (Swahili):

Aliomba kwa bitihali ili apewe msaada.

Example (English):

He begged earnestly for help.

Bitimarembo

bi-ti-ma-rem-bo

English: A dull green color

Example (Swahili):

Ukuta ulipakwa rangi ya bitimarembo.

Example (English):

The wall was painted dull green.

Bitiruti

bi-ti-ru-ti

English: A purple plant root used for sugar production; beetroot

Example (Swahili):

Walipanda bitiruti mashambani.

Example (English):

They planted beetroot in the fields.

Biu¹

bi-u

English: Dizziness; feeling faint

Example (Swahili):

Alipatwa na biu ghafla.

Example (English):

He suddenly felt dizzy.

Biu²

bi-u

English: A large horn

Example (Swahili):

Walipiga biu kuashiria hatari.

Example (English):

They blew the horn to signal danger.

Biuka

bi-u-ka

English: To faint or collapse from dizziness

Example (Swahili):

Alibiuka baada ya kukosa hewa.

Example (English):

He fainted after losing breath.

Biwi

bi-wi

English: Heap; pile

Example (Swahili):

Biwi la takataka liliteketezwa.

Example (English):

The heap of trash was burned.

Bizari

bi-za-ri

English: Spice used in cooking; cumin

Example (Swahili):

Aliongeza bizari kwenye pilau.

Example (English):

She added cumin to the pilau.

Bizarinzima

bi-za-ri-nzi-ma

English: Whole cumin seeds used as spice

Example (Swahili):

Waliponda bizarinzima kutengeneza mchuzi.

Example (English):

They ground whole cumin seeds to make sauce.

Bizimu

bi-zi-mu

English: A metallic buckle for fastening clothes

Example (Swahili):

Suruali yake ilifungwa kwa bizimu.

Example (English):

His trousers were fastened with a buckle.

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