Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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zidishia¹

/zidiˈshia/

English: To add more; to bless abundantly

Example (Swahili):

Mungu akuzidishie baraka.

Example (English):

May God increase your blessings.

zidiwa¹

/ziˈdiwa/

English: To be surpassed; to worsen (illness); to be overwhelmed

Example (Swahili):

Alizidiwa na ugonjwa usiku.

Example (English):

His illness worsened at night.

zidua¹

/ziˈdua/

English: To uproot; pluck out

Example (Swahili):

Walizidua mimea mibovu.

Example (English):

They uprooted the bad plants.

ziga¹

/ˈziga/

English: A container for fumigating; to load luggage

Example (Swahili):

Walitumia ziga kuvukiza nyumba.

Example (English):

They used the container to fumigate the house.

zigia¹

/ziˈgia/

English: To be lazy; to be amazed or astonished

Example (Swahili):

Alizigia kuona mabadiliko hayo.

Example (English):

He was astonished to see the changes.

zigio¹

/ziˈgio/

English: Laziness; idleness

Example (Swahili):

Zigio ni adui wa maendeleo.

Example (English):

Laziness is the enemy of progress.

zigizaga¹

/zigiˈzaga/

English: Crooked; winding; a zigzag pattern

Example (Swahili):

Njia ilikuwa zigizaga kupitia mlima.

Example (English):

The path was winding through the mountain.

zihari¹

/ziˈhari/

English: See kibofu (bladder)

Example (Swahili):

Alipata maumivu katika sehemu ya zihari.

Example (English):

He felt pain in the bladder area.

zihi¹

/ˈzihi/

English: Energy; endurance; status; dignity

Example (Swahili):

Mzee huyo ana zihi kubwa katika jamii.

Example (English):

That elder has great dignity in the community.

zija¹

/ˈzija/

English: A schedule; timetable; index

Example (Swahili):

Walipanga zija ya kazi za wiki.

Example (English):

They arranged the weekly work schedule.

zika¹

/ˈzika/

English: To bury; cheat; deceive

Example (Swahili):

Walimzika babu yao jana.

Example (English):

They buried their grandfather yesterday.

ziki¹

/ˈziki/

English: Decorative stitching on a kanzu collar

Example (Swahili):

Kanzu yake ilikuwa na ziki nzuri.

Example (English):

His kanzu had fine decorative stitching.

zikua¹

/ziˈkua/

English: To unearth; dig up

Example (Swahili):

Walizikua hazina ya zamani.

Example (English):

They unearthed an ancient treasure.

zila¹

/ˈzila/

English: A bucket for bailing water

Example (Swahili):

Alitumia zila kutoa maji ndani ya mashua.

Example (English):

He used a bucket to bail water from the boat.

zile¹

/ˈzile/

English: Those (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

Example (Swahili):

Zile nyumba ni za zamani.

Example (English):

Those houses are old.

zili¹

/ˈzili/

English: Expression of disagreement, disdain, or silence

Example (Swahili):

Alitoa zili kuonyesha kutokubaliana.

Example (English):

He made a sound of disdain to show disagreement.

ziliza¹

/ziliˈza/

English: To shake; cause to tremble

Example (Swahili):

Mlango ulizilizwa na upepo.

Example (English):

The door was shaken by the wind.

zilizala¹

/ziliˈzala/

English: Earthquake

Example (Swahili):

Zilizala kubwa ilitokea usiku.

Example (English):

A big earthquake occurred at night.

zima²

/ˈzima/

English: To extinguish a fire; to stop; prevent

Example (Swahili):

Alizima moto kwa maji.

Example (English):

He put out the fire with water.

zimamoto¹

/zimaˈmoto/

English: Firefighter; fire station; fire engine

Example (Swahili):

Zimamoto walifika kwa haraka.

Example (English):

The firefighters arrived quickly.

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