Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/thena'shara/
English: Twelve.
Kuna mitume thenashara katika historia ya dini.
There are twelve apostles in religious history.
/thi'biti/
English: To be true; to be verified; to be shown to be correct.
Ukweli wa habari hizi umethibiti.
The truth of this news has been confirmed.
/thibiti'ka/
English: To be proven; to be confirmed.
Kesi hiyo imethibitika mahakamani.
The case has been proven in court.
/thibiti'sha/
English: To verify; to confirm that a statement or claim is true.
Polisi walithibitisha taarifa hizo.
The police confirmed the reports.
/thibiti'sho/
English: Proof; confirmation; verification.
Tuna thibitisho la malipo hayo.
We have proof of the payment.
/'thieta/
English: A room in a hospital used for surgical operations; theater.
Alilazwa katika thieta kwa upasuaji.
He was taken to the operating theater.
/'thieta/
English: The art of performance and acting; drama.
Anasomea thieta katika chuo cha sanaa.
She is studying drama at an art college.
/'thoji/
English: A pack-saddle placed on a donkey's back for carrying things.
Alifunga mizigo juu ya thoji la punda.
He tied the luggage on the donkey's saddle.
/'thori/
English: A man incapable of sexual intercourse; impotent man.
Watu walimdhihaki kwa kumwita thori.
People mocked him by calling him impotent.
/'thori/
English: A bull; male cow.
Thori aliwazalisha ng'ombe wa kijiji kizima.
The bull bred the village's cows.
/'thori/
English: A fool.
Usifanye kama thori asiyejua afanyalo.
Don't act like a fool who doesn't know what he's doing.
/thu'butu/
English: 1. To dare to do something bad or forbidden. 2. To have the courage to do a difficult task.
Hakuweza kuthubutu kusema neno.
He didn't dare say a word.
/thu'buti/
English: 1. A document showing or verifying a person's skills; certificate. 2. Diploma.
Alipokea thubuti yake ya ualimu.
He received his teaching certificate.
/thu'butu/
English: 1. A word used to challenge someone. 2. Courage; daring.
Thubutu ujaribu kunigusa!
I dare you to try and touch me!
/'ti/
English: Intensely black; jet black.
Mbingu zilikuwa ti baada ya dhoruba.
The sky was pitch black after the storm.
/ti'a/
English: 1. To put into; to insert. 2. To cause something to be in a certain state. 3. Used in idioms: ~ adabu (punish), ~ bei (set price), etc.
Tia chumvi kwenye chakula.
Add salt to the food.
/ti'a/
English: 1. To enable something to be in a specific state. 2. (Of crops) to yield well.
Shamba limetia mazao mengi mwaka huu.
The farm has yielded a good harvest this year.
/'ti/
English: A type of drumming or competitive singing performance with poetic verses and rattles.
Waliandaa mashindano ya ti kijijini.
They organized a traditional drumming competition in the village.
/'tiabu/
English: A game where people throw sticks and observe how they fall.
Wavulana walicheza tiabu jioni.
The boys played the stick-throwing game in the evening.
/ti'ara/
English: Paper shaped like a bird, tied with string and flown in the air; kite.
Watoto walirusha tiara angani.
The children flew kites in the sky.
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