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titi.a²

/titi'a/

English: (Of the body or body part) To sag or sink in.

Example (Swahili):

Uso wake umetitia kwa uchovu.

Example (English):

His face has sagged from exhaustion.

titi¹

/'titi/

English: A woman's nipple or breast.

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto ananyonya titi la mama yake.

Example (English):

The baby is breastfeeding from its mother's breast.

titi²

/'titi/

English: Jet black.

Example (Swahili):

Nywele zake ni nyeusi titi.

Example (English):

Her hair is jet black.

titig.a¹

/titi'ga/

English: To beat; to assault; to hit someone hard.

Example (Swahili):

Alititiga mnyama kwa fimbo.

Example (English):

He beat the animal with a stick.

titig.a²

/titi'ga/

English: To go up and down; to bounce (like a car on a rough road).

Example (Swahili):

Gari lilititiga barabarani kwa mashimo.

Example (English):

The car bounced on the pothole-filled road.

titigika¹

/titigi'ka/

English: To be beaten; to receive a beating.

Example (Swahili):

Alititigika vibaya baada ya kugombana.

Example (English):

He was badly beaten after the fight.

titigika²

/titigi'ka/

English: (Of a fruit) To become soft after falling or being hit.

Example (Swahili):

Tunda limekuwa titigika baada ya kuanguka.

Example (English):

The fruit became soft after it fell.

titik.a

/titi'ka/

English: To carry a lot of things; to carry bundles of things.

Example (Swahili):

Alititika mizigo mizito sokoni.

Example (English):

He carried heavy loads to the market.

titima¹

/titi'ma/

English: See titia¹.

Example (Swahili):

Angalia neno titia kwa maana.

Example (English):

See the word titia for the meaning.

titima²

/titi'ma/

English: To make a loud sound (like thunder, an engine, or boiling water).

Example (Swahili):

Pikipiki ilititima barabarani.

Example (English):

The motorcycle roared along the road.

titima³

/titi'ma/

English: To cause a riot or uproar.

Example (Swahili):

Maneno yake yalititima kijiji kizima.

Example (English):

His words caused an uproar in the whole village.

titink.a

/titin'ka/

English: To leave a place quickly.

Example (Swahili):

Alititinka mara baada ya kumaliza chakula.

Example (English):

He left quickly after finishing his meal.

titto

/'titto/

English: A fall.

Example (Swahili):

Alipata titto kubwa alipoteleza.

Example (English):

He had a hard fall when he slipped.

tiva

/'tiva/

English: A shroud; a burial cloth.

Example (Swahili):

Mwili ulifunikwa kwa tiva jeupe.

Example (English):

The body was covered with a white shroud.

to.a¹

/to'a/

English: To give; to donate.

Example (Swahili):

Toa msaada wako kwa wahitaji.

Example (English):

Give your support to those in need.

to.a³

/to'a/

English: To cause someone to die in mysterious or occult circumstances.

Example (Swahili):

Walisema alitolewa kafara.

Example (English):

They said he was killed as a ritual sacrifice.

toa²

/'toa/

English: Subtraction (mathematics).

Example (Swahili):

Hesabu ya toa ni rahisi.

Example (English):

Subtraction is an easy arithmetic operation.

toasi

/to'asi/

English: A spittoon; a basin for washing hands after eating.

Example (Swahili):

Alitema mate kwenye toasi.

Example (English):

He spat into the spittoon.

toba¹

/'toba/

English: Repentance (religious).

Example (Swahili):

Toba ni muhimu kwa msamaha wa dhambi.

Example (English):

Repentance is important for forgiveness of sins.

toba²

/'toba/

English: An expression meaning "I seek forgiveness from God."

Example (Swahili):

Toba! Nilichokisikia si cha kweli!

Example (English):

My goodness! What I heard can't be true!

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