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daasari¹

da-a-sa-ri

English: Ruin; destroy

Example (Swahili):

Moto uliweza daasari nyumba zote za kijiji

Example (English):

The fire managed to destroy all the village houses

daasari²

da-a-sa-ri

English: Walk quickly; hurry; go fast

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa akidaasari kuelekea sokoni

Example (English):

He was hurrying towards the market

daasi

da-a-si

English: Pierce; pass something sharp like a needle through a place

Example (Swahili):

Fundi alidaasi sindano kwenye kitambaa

Example (English):

The tailor pierced the cloth with a needle

daathari

da-a-tha-ri

English: Endanger; ruin; destroy; break apart; nullify

Example (Swahili):

Matendo yake yalidaathari heshima ya familia

Example (English):

His actions ruined the family's honor

daawa¹

da-a-wa

English: Matters taken to court for a decision; a case, charges

Example (Swahili):

Kesi yake ya daawa ilisikilizwa jana

Example (English):

His court case was heard yesterday

daawa²

da-a-wa

English: A quarrel; matters causing disagreement; a state of not listening to each other

Example (Swahili):

Marafiki walipata daawa kuhusu fedha

Example (English):

The friends had a quarrel about money

daawa³

da-a-wa

English: The way of guiding a person of another religion to become a Muslim; specific preaching about Islam

Example (Swahili):

Alifanya safari ya daawa kuhubiri Uislamu

Example (English):

He went on a mission of preaching Islam

daba¹

da-ba

English: A small metal box; a small box for keeping cigarettes

Example (Swahili):

Aliweka sigara zake ndani ya daba ndogo

Example (English):

He kept his cigarettes in a small metal box

daba²

da-ba

English: A fool, idiot, stupid person

Example (Swahili):

Wenzake walimcheka kwa kumwita daba

Example (English):

His friends laughed at him by calling him a fool

daba³

da-ba

English: A very large bucket

Example (Swahili):

Walitumia daba kubwa kubeba maji

Example (English):

They used a very large bucket to carry water

daba⁴

da-ba

English: The growth stage of an insect where it is encased in a hard shell and continues to grow

Example (Swahili):

Kipepeo alikuwa katika hatua ya daba

Example (English):

The butterfly was in the cocoon stage

dabagha¹

da-ba-gha

English: See dabighi (dye leather; tan)

Example (Swahili):

Fundi alidabagha ngozi kwa rangi ya kahawia

Example (English):

The artisan dyed the leather brown

dabagha²

da-ba-gha

English: See dabighi

Example (Swahili):

Kazi ya dabagha ilikuwa muhimu kwa wachuuzi

Example (English):

The work of dyeing was important for traders

dabal moja

da-bal mo-ja

English: Without stopping; without resting; straight away

Example (Swahili):

Alisafiri dabal moja kutoka Mombasa hadi Nairobi

Example (English):

He traveled straight from Mombasa to Nairobi without resting

dabali¹

da-ba-li

English: A cloth with a width that is double the standard width

Example (Swahili):

Mchuuzi aliuza kitambaa cha dabali

Example (English):

The trader sold a double-width cloth

dabali²

da-ba-li

English: Without resting; consecutively; very quickly; double

Example (Swahili):

Alikimbia dabali bila kupumzika

Example (English):

He ran very quickly without resting

dabani

da-ba-ni

English: Completely; to a large extent

Example (Swahili):

Shamba liliharibika dabani kwa mafuriko

Example (English):

The farm was completely ruined by floods

dabari

da-ba-ri

English: The act of destroying or annihilating

Example (Swahili):

Vita hivyo vilileta dabari ya mji mzima

Example (English):

The war brought about the destruction of the entire town

dabibu

da-bi-bu

English: An animal of the crawling kind, e.g., a snake; a reptile

Example (Swahili):

Msitu ulikuwa na dabibu wengi hatari

Example (English):

The forest had many dangerous reptiles

dabighi¹

da-bighi

English: Dye leather; tan

Example (Swahili):

Wafundi walidabighi ngozi kwa rangi ya buluu

Example (English):

The craftsmen dyed the leather blue

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