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Burudai

bu-ru-dai

English: Poems or songs praising Prophet Muhammad; qasida

Example (Swahili):

Walimuimbia burudai msikitini.

Example (English):

They sang qasida in the mosque.

Burudani

bu-ru-da-ni

English: Entertainment; amusement

Example (Swahili):

Burudani ilifanyika baada ya mkutano.

Example (English):

Entertainment was held after the meeting.

Burudi¹

bu-ru-di

English: To calm down; to rest

Example (Swahili):

Waliburudi baada ya kazi ya mchana.

Example (English):

They rested after the day's work.

Burudi²

bu-ru-di

English: To cool; to get cold

Example (Swahili):

Uji uliburudi mezani.

Example (English):

The porridge cooled on the table.

Burudi³

bu-ru-di

English: To forgive and calm after being wronged

Example (Swahili):

Aliburudi baada ya rafiki yake kumwomba msamaha.

Example (English):

He calmed down after his friend apologized.

Burudika

bu-ru-di-ka

English: To refresh or amuse oneself

Example (Swahili):

Vijana waliburudika kwa michezo.

Example (English):

The youths entertained themselves with games.

Burudisha

bu-ru-di-sha

English: To entertain or refresh others

Example (Swahili):

Aliburudisha wageni kwa muziki.

Example (English):

He entertained the guests with music.

Buruga¹

bu-ru-ga

English: To break clods of soil

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima waliburuga shamba.

Example (English):

The farmers broke the clods in the field.

Buruga²

bu-ru-ga

English: To disturb; to spoil

Example (Swahili):

Usiburuga maji safi.

Example (English):

Don't disturb the clean water.

Burugusha

bu-ru-gu-sha

English: To turn things upside down

Example (Swahili):

Watoto waliburugusha nyumba wakicheza.

Example (English):

The children turned the house upside down while playing.

Buruhani

bu-ru-ha-ni

English: Miracle or divine power

Example (Swahili):

Waliamini muujiza huo ulikuwa buruhani ya Mungu.

Example (English):

They believed the miracle was God's divine power.

Buruji¹

bu-ru-ji

English: Fortress with battlements

Example (Swahili):

Askari walijificha ndani ya buruji.

Example (English):

Soldiers hid inside the fortress.

Buruji²

bu-ru-ji

English: Tower or tall building

Example (Swahili):

Jiji lina buruji nyingi kubwa.

Example (English):

The city has many tall towers.

Buruji³

bu-ru-ji

English: A type of small trumpet

Example (Swahili):

Askari alipuliza buruji.

Example (English):

The soldier blew the small trumpet.

Buruji⁴

bu-ru-ji

English: Soldier who blows the trumpet

Example (Swahili):

Buruji alitangaza mwanzo wa vita.

Example (English):

The trumpeter announced the start of the battle.

Buruji⁵

bu-ru-ji

English: Zodiac sign; star constellation

Example (Swahili):

Alizaliwa katika buruji ya Simba.

Example (English):

He was born under the sign of Leo.

Buruji⁶

bu-ru-ji

English: Underwater trenches

Example (Swahili):

Jahazi lilipita karibu na buruji baharini.

Example (English):

The dhow passed near underwater trenches in the sea.

Burujika

bu-ru-ji-ka

English: To fall at an edge; to collapse

Example (Swahili):

Jiwe liliburujika kutoka mlimani.

Example (English):

The stone collapsed from the hill.

Buruma

bu-ru-ma

English: Water pipe for smoking tobacco; shisha

Example (Swahili):

Waliweka tumbaku kwenye buruma.

Example (English):

They put tobacco in the shisha pipe.

Burunga¹

bu-run-ga

English: To make small clay beads

Example (Swahili):

Waliburunga udongo kutengeneza vito.

Example (English):

They shaped clay to make beads.

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