Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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ziwa¹

/ˈziwa/

English: Lake; breast

Example (Swahili):

Ziwa Victoria ni kubwa sana.

Example (English):

Lake Victoria is very large.

ziza¹

/ˈziza/

English: To forbid someone from eating certain foods

Example (Swahili):

Wazee walimziza nyama nyekundu.

Example (English):

The elders forbade him from eating red meat.

zizi¹

/ˈzizi/

English: An enclosure for livestock; very cold; a large insect

Example (Swahili):

Ng'ombe wako zizini.

Example (English):

The cows are in the pen.

zizima¹

/ziˈzima/

English: To be cold; calm down

Example (Swahili):

Bahari ilianza kuzizima jioni.

Example (English):

The sea began to calm in the evening.

zizimisha¹

/ziˈzimisha/

English: To cool something; confuse or trouble someone

Example (Swahili):

Habari hizo zilimzizimisha kichwa.

Example (English):

That news troubled his mind.

zoa¹

/ˈzoa/

English: To collect; gather

Example (Swahili):

Walizoa taka zote barabarani.

Example (English):

They collected all the rubbish on the road.

zoba¹

/ˈzoba/

English: Foolish; a fool

Example (Swahili):

Usiwe zoba katika maamuzi.

Example (English):

Don't be foolish in your decisions.

zobe¹

/ˈzobe/

English: A sea turtle; ignorant; foolish

Example (Swahili):

Tuliona zobe baharini.

Example (English):

We saw a sea turtle in the ocean.

zodoa¹

/zoˈdoa/

English: To insult; abuse verbally

Example (Swahili):

Usimzodoa mwenzako hadharani.

Example (English):

Don't insult your friend in public.

zoea¹

/zoˈea/

English: To be accustomed to something

Example (Swahili):

Amezoea kuamka mapema.

Example (English):

He is used to waking up early.

zoeana¹

/zoeˈana/

English: To live together happily; know each other well

Example (Swahili):

Wamezoeana tangu utotoni.

Example (English):

They've known each other since childhood.

zoeleka¹

/zoeˈleka/

English: To become customary

Example (Swahili):

Kawaida hii imezoeleka nchini.

Example (English):

This custom has become common in the country.

zoesha¹

/zoˈesha/

English: To accustom; train

Example (Swahili):

Wazazi wanapaswa kumzoesha mtoto usafi.

Example (English):

Parents should train the child in cleanliness.

zoeza¹

/zoˈeza/

English: To train; habituate

Example (Swahili):

Walizoeza mbwa kusikiliza amri.

Example (English):

They trained the dog to obey commands.

zoezi¹

/zoˈezi/

English: Exercise; activity; operation

Example (Swahili):

Tulifanya zoezi la asubuhi.

Example (English):

We did a morning exercise.

zoga¹

/ˈzoga/

English: See ponda (crush); also zogea (sit carelessly)

Example (Swahili):

Wachezaji walifanya zoga baada ya ushindi.

Example (English):

The players celebrated noisily after the victory.

zogea¹

/zoˈgea/

English: To be accustomed to wearing something; to sit in a dirty place

Example (Swahili):

Ameyazoea mavazi yake ya kazi.

Example (English):

He's used to his work clothes.

zogo¹

/ˈzogo/

English: Disorder; chaos

Example (Swahili):

Kulikuwa na zogo sokoni.

Example (English):

There was commotion in the market.

zohali¹

/zoˈhali/

English: Laziness; inertia; planet Saturn

Example (Swahili):

Zohali ni sayari ya sita kutoka jua.

Example (English):

Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun.

zohalika¹

/zohaˈlika/

English: To be lazy; idle

Example (Swahili):

Alianza kuzohalika nyumbani.

Example (English):

He began being idle at home.

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