Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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dawati¹

da-wa-ti

English: A student's desk used for study and storage

Example (Swahili):

Watoto walikaa kwenye dawati shuleni

Example (English):

The children sat at the desks in school

dawati²

da-wa-ti

English: A desk drawer

Example (Swahili):

Aliweka kalamu kwenye dawati lake

Example (English):

He put the pen in his desk drawer

dawi

da-wi

English: (Rare) Administer medicine; treat

Example (Swahili):

Mganga alidawi mgonjwa kwa dawa ya asili

Example (English):

The healer treated the patient with herbal medicine

dawini

da-wi-ni

English: Collect writing work; put together, usually poems or compositions

Example (Swahili):

Mwandishi alidawini mashairi yake yote

Example (English):

The writer compiled all his poems

dawiri

da-wi-ri

English: Go around; make something rotate; make a round trip

Example (Swahili):

Ndege ilidawiri juu ya mji mara tatu

Example (English):

The plane circled the city three times

daya¹

da-ya

English: A midwife

Example (Swahili):

Daya alisaidia mama kujifungua salama

Example (English):

The midwife helped the mother deliver safely

daya²

da-ya

English: A birth attendant

Example (Swahili):

Walimuita daya kusaidia kuzaliwa kwa mtoto

Example (English):

They called a birth attendant to help with the childbirth

dayakronia

da-ya-kro-nia

English: The study of language change over time; diachrony

Example (Swahili):

Mwanaisimu alisoma dayakronia ya Kiswahili

Example (English):

The linguist studied the diachronic development of Swahili

dayalisisi

da-ya-li-si-si

English: 1. Treatment using a machine to remove waste from blood. 2. Dialysis procedure

Example (Swahili):

Mgonjwa alipewa dayalisisi mara tatu kwa wiki

Example (English):

The patient received dialysis three times a week

dayalojia

da-ya-lo-jia

English: A dialogue between two or more people

Example (Swahili):

Walifanya dayalojia kuhusu siasa

Example (English):

They held a dialogue about politics

Dayani

Da-ya-ni

English: God who judges

Example (Swahili):

Waumini walimwomba Dayani awahukumu kwa haki

Example (English):

The believers prayed that God the Judge may judge them fairly

Dayanu

Da-ya-nu

English: See Dayani

Example (Swahili):

Wayahudi hutaja Dayanu katika maombi

Example (English):

Jews mention Dayanu in prayers

dayosisi

da-yo-si-si

English: A religious area under a bishop's authority; a diocese

Example (Swahili):

Dayosisi hiyo ilianzishwa mwaka 1950

Example (English):

That diocese was established in 1950

dayusi

da-yu-si

English: See dayuthi

Example (Swahili):

Waliita mwanaume huyo dayusi

Example (English):

They called that man dayusi

dayuthi

da-yu-thi

English: A man not jealous regarding his wife; a cuckold

Example (Swahili):

Katika jamii yao, dayuthi hakuheshimiwa

Example (English):

In their community, a man who tolerated infidelity was not respected

dazeni

da-ze-ni

English: Twelve items; a dozen

Example (Swahili):

Aliagiza dazeni ya machungwa sokoni

Example (English):

He ordered a dozen oranges at the market

dazi

da-zi

English: A seed of sweet potatoes

Example (Swahili):

Walipanda dazi shambani

Example (English):

They planted sweet potato seeds in the farm

debe¹

de-be

English: A tin container of about 20 liters for liquids like water or oil

Example (Swahili):

Walibeba maji kwenye debe

Example (English):

They carried water in a tin container

debe²

de-be

English: A sound or device used to inform people of something

Example (Swahili):

Walipiga debe kuwaita watu sokoni

Example (English):

They beat the drum to call people to the market

debwani¹

deb-wa-ni

English: A silk cloth with red or brown stripes; a waist cloth or turban

Example (Swahili):

Alivaa debwani nyeupe kichwani

Example (English):

He wore a white turban cloth on his head

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