Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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tabibia

/tabibia/

English: Treat medically.

Example (Swahili):

Mganga huyo alitabibia wagonjwa wengi.

Example (English):

The healer treated many patients.

tabibu¹

/tabibu/

English: Doctor, physician.

Example (Swahili):

Tabibu alimchunguza mgonjwa kwa makini.

Example (English):

The doctor examined the patient carefully.

tabibu²

/tabibu/

English: Treat, cure.

Example (Swahili):

Dawa hiyo inatabibu mafua haraka.

Example (English):

That medicine cures colds quickly.

tabibukalima

/tabibukalima/

English: Psychologist, therapist.

Example (Swahili):

Tabibukalima husaidia watu wenye msongo wa mawazo.

Example (English):

A psychologist helps people with stress.

tabibusini

/tabibusini/

English: Dentist.

Example (Swahili):

Nimepanga kwenda kwa tabibusini kesho.

Example (English):

I plan to go to the dentist tomorrow.

tabii¹

/tabii/

English: Imitate, emulate; follow a religion or culture.

Example (Swahili):

Tunapaswa kutabii matendo mema.

Example (English):

We should imitate good deeds.

tabii²

/tabii/

English: A follower of the Prophet Mohammed.

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa mmoja wa tabii waliotajwa katika historia ya Kiislamu.

Example (English):

He was one of the followers mentioned in Islamic history.

tabiki¹

/tabiki/

English: Stick, adhere.

Example (Swahili):

Gundi hiyo inatabiki vizuri.

Example (English):

That glue sticks well.

tabiki²

/tabiki/

English: Be equal, match.

Example (Swahili):

Urembo wake unatatabiki na wa dada yake.

Example (English):

Her beauty matches that of her sister.

tabili

/tabili/

English: A type of drum.

Example (Swahili):

Wapiga tabili waliongoza maandamano.

Example (English):

The drummers led the parade.

tabiri

/tabiri/

English: Predict, foretell; interpret (dreams).

Example (Swahili):

Alitabiri ndoto za mfalme.

Example (English):

He interpreted the king's dreams.

tablisha

/tablisha/

English: Make someone follow.

Example (Swahili):

Alitablisha wanafunzi wake katika njia sahihi.

Example (English):

He guided his students on the right path.

tabu¹

/tabu/

English: Trouble, difficulty; see taabu.

Example (Swahili):

Wamepitia tabu nyingi maishani.

Example (English):

They have gone through many difficulties in life.

tabu²

/tabu/

English: Fibres from banana leaves.

Example (Swahili):

Walitumia tabu kufuma mikeka.

Example (English):

They used banana fibres to weave mats.

tabua

/tabua/

English: Smoothen by pounding; remove bit by bit.

Example (Swahili):

Mama alitabua karanga kwa umakini.

Example (English):

Mother pounded the peanuts carefully.

tabuhiri

/tabuhiri/

English: Fumigation, perfuming.

Example (Swahili):

Walifanya tabuhiri kabla ya sherehe.

Example (English):

They performed fumigation before the ceremony.

taburu

/taburu/

English: Military parade; extra drills as punishment.

Example (Swahili):

Askari walishiriki katika taburu la kitaifa.

Example (English):

The soldiers took part in the national parade.

taburudi

/taburudi/

English: Cool, make cold.

Example (Swahili):

Mvua ilitaburudi anga lote.

Example (English):

The rain cooled the whole atmosphere.

tabutabu

/tabutabu/

English: Small pieces, fragments.

Example (Swahili):

Alivunja kikombe kuwa tabutabu.

Example (English):

He broke the cup into small pieces.

tabuti

/tabuti/

English: Wooden box; coffin.

Example (Swahili):

Mwili uliwekwa ndani ya tabuti.

Example (English):

The body was placed inside a coffin.

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