Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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wadinasi

wa-di-na-si

English: A child of a prominent family

Example (Swahili):

Wadinasi alihusiana na viongozi wengi

Example (English):

The child of a prominent family was connected to many leaders

Wadudi¹

wa-du-di

English: One of the names of God

Example (Swahili):

Waislamu wanamwita Mungu Wadudi

Example (English):

Muslims call God Wadudi

wadudi²

wa-du-di

English: Affectionate, loving

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa mtu wadudi kwa kila mmoja

Example (English):

He was an affectionate person to everyone

wafaa

wa-faa

English: See afaa

Example (Swahili):

Jibu hilo halina wafaa

Example (English):

That answer is of no use

wafiki

wa-fi-ki

English: See afiki

Example (Swahili):

Walibaki kuwa wafiki wa karibu

Example (English):

They remained close friends

wage¹

wa-ge

English: Highly flammable plant fibers

Example (Swahili):

Walitumia wage kuwasha moto haraka

Example (English):

They used plant fibers to start a fire quickly

wage²

wa-ge

English: Extreme jealousy

Example (Swahili):

Aliishi na wage moyoni mwake kila siku

Example (English):

He lived with extreme jealousy in his heart every day

wagivu

wa-gi-vu

English: Charm, charisma

Example (Swahili):

Mhubiri alikuwa na wagivu mkubwa kwa watu

Example (English):

The preacher had great charisma with people

wah.i¹

wah-i

English: To manage to do something before it spoils; to do something early; to do in the past

Example (Swahili):

Aliwah.i kukamilisha kazi kabla ya mvua

Example (English):

He managed to finish the work before the rain

wah.i²

wah-i

English: To arrive before time runs out

Example (Swahili):

Tulimwah.i kabla ya kuondoka

Example (English):

We arrived before he left

Wahabu

wa-ha-bu

English: God who guides

Example (Swahili):

Waislamu humuita Mungu Wahabu

Example (English):

Muslims call God Wahabu

wahaka

wa-ha-ka

English: Anxiety, fear, panic

Example (Swahili):

Wahaka ilimfanya asifanye maamuzi sahihi

Example (English):

Anxiety made him unable to make correct decisions

wahashi

wa-ha-shi

English: Of the wilderness

Example (Swahili):

Walikutana na wanyama wahashi msituni

Example (English):

They encountered wild animals in the forest

wahashia

wa-ha-shia

English: See wahashi

Example (Swahili):

Farasi alikimbia kwa mwendo wa wahashia

Example (English):

The horse ran with the pace of a wild one

wahedi wa ishirini

wa-he-di wa i-shi-ri-ni

English: Twenty-one

Example (Swahili):

Umri wake ulikuwa wahedi wa ishirini

Example (English):

His age was twenty-one

wahedi¹

wa-he-di

English: One

Example (Swahili):

Namba ya kwanza ni wahedi

Example (English):

The first number is one

wahedi²

wa-he-di

English: A word used to emphasize a bad trait

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa mwongo wahedi

Example (English):

He was a complete liar

waheditisini¹

wa-he-di-ti-si-ni

English: See arubastini¹

Example (Swahili):

Hesabu hiyo ni sawa na waheditisini

Example (English):

That number is the same as ninety-one

waheditisini²

wa-he-di-ti-si-ni

English: A type of card game

Example (Swahili):

Waliamua kucheza waheditisini usiku kucha

Example (English):

They decided to play the waheditisini card game all night

wahenga

wa-hen-ga

English: Ancestors, forefathers

Example (Swahili):

Wahenga walituachia methali nyingi

Example (English):

The ancestors left us many proverbs

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