Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/taharuki/
English: Hurry, hasten; be angry.
Alitaharuki baada ya kudhalilishwa.
He became angry after being insulted.
/taharuki/
English: Anxiety, worry.
Kuna taharuki kubwa miongoni mwa wananchi.
There is great anxiety among the citizens.
/taharuki/
English: Suspense (literary).
Riwaya hiyo imejaa taharuki ya kuvutia.
That novel is full of captivating suspense.
/taharukisha/
English: Excite, agitate.
Habari hiyo ilitaharukisha umati.
The news excited the crowd.
/tahasila/
English: Advance payment given to workers before a trip.
Walipokea tahasila kabla ya kuanza safari.
They received an advance payment before starting the journey.
/tahasisi/
English: Specificity; giving internal details.
Tahasisi katika maelezo iliboresha uelewa.
Specific detail in the explanation improved understanding.
/tahasusi/
English: Specialization, specific subject of study.
Ana tahasusi ya fizikia.
He has a specialization in physics.
/tahati/
English: Under the authority or command of someone.
Wanajeshi wako tahati ya kamanda wao.
The soldiers are under the command of their commander.
/tahatiya/
English: Low status, inferiority.
Hakuogopa tahatiya katika jamii.
He was not afraid of his low status in society.
/tahatti/
English: Very low, inferior.
Aliishi katika nyumba tahatti sana.
He lived in a very poor house.
/tahawali/
English: Change, transform.
Maji yanatahawa li kuwa mvuke.
Water transforms into vapor.
/tahayari/
English: Feel ashamed after doing something wrong.
Alitahayari mbele ya walimu wake.
He felt ashamed before his teachers.
/tahayarisha/
English: Disgrace, humiliate.
Usimtahayarisha hadharani.
Don't humiliate him in public.
/tahayuri/
English: Shame resulting from a bad deed.
Alipata tahayuri baada ya kudanganya.
He felt shame after lying.
/tahini/
English: Test, examine, assess.
Walitahini wanafunzi kwa mtihani mgumu.
They tested the students with a difficult exam.
/tahiri/
English: Circumcise.
Wanaume wa kijiji walitahiriwa mwaka jana.
The men of the village were circumcised last year.
/tahiri/
English: Purify, cleanse.
Wametahiri nyumba kabla ya kuhamia.
They purified the house before moving in.
/tahiri/
English: Pure, clean, circumcised.
Yeye ni mtu tahiri wa moyo.
He is a pure-hearted person.
/tahiyatu/
English: Sitting position in prayer; specific recitation in prayer.
Aliketi katika tahiyatu wakati wa sala.
He sat in the prayer position during salat.
/tai/
English: Vulture.
Tai anazunguka angani akitafuta mzoga.
The vulture circles in the sky searching for a carcass.
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