Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/faˈʃini/
English: Front part of a ship; rudder area
Mafundi walikagua fashini kabla ya safari.
The technicians inspected the ship's front section before the voyage.
/faˈʃisti/
English: Fascist
Itikadi za kifashisti hukataliwa vikali.
Fascist ideologies are strongly rejected.
/faˈsidi/
English: Corrupt; evil; corrupter
Kiongozi fasidi aliondolewa madarakani.
The corrupt leader was removed from power.
/faˈsiha/
English: Eloquent
Hotuba yake ilikuwa fupi na fasiha.
His speech was brief and eloquent.
/faˈsihi/
English: Literature; also "eloquence"
Anafundisha fasihi katika chuo kikuu.
She teaches literature at the university.
/faˈsihi anˈdiʃi/
English: Written literature
Mtaala mpya umeongeza vitabu vya fasihi andishi.
The new curriculum has added more written literature books.
/faˈsihi simuˈlizi/
English: Oral literature
Hadithi za bibi ni sehemu ya fasihi simulizi.
Grandma's stories are part of oral literature.
/faˈsiki/
English: To be immoral; to act wickedly
Usifasiki kwa tamaa ya mali.
Do not act immorally out of greed.
/faˈsiki/
English: Immoral person; libertine
Jamii ilimkemea fasiki aliyekuwa akiwapotosha vijana.
The community rebuked the libertine misleading the youth.
/faˈsili/
English: To explain; to classify; paragraph/section
Tafadhali fasili hoja yako kwa uwazi.
Please explain your point clearly.
/faˈsiri/
English: To translate; to interpret; explanation
Alifasiri barua kutoka Kifaransa kwenda Kiswahili.
He translated the letter from French to Swahili.
/faˈsija/
English: Special; specific; particular
Mradi huu una mahitaji fasiya.
This project has specific requirements.
/ˈfaslu/
English: Chapter/section in a book
Soma faslu ya tatu kuhusu mbinu za utafiti.
Read chapter three on research methods.
/faˈtaha/
English: Arabic short vowel "a" (fatḥa)
Neno hili hutamkwa kwa kutumia fataha juu ya konsonanti.
This word is pronounced using the fatḥa on the consonant.
/faˈtaki/
English: Firecracker; cartridge case
Usipige fataki karibu na wanyama.
Do not set off firecrackers near animals.
/faˈtali/
English: "God the conqueror"; conqueror (name/title)
Wimbo wa kidini ulimtaja Mungu kama Fatali.
The hymn referred to God as the Conqueror.
/faˈtani/
English: Troublemaker; sower of discord
Fatani aliwagawa wanakijiji kwa uvumi.
The troublemaker divided villagers with rumors.
/faˈtaʃi/
English: Curious; inquisitive; quick-healing (regional)
Mtoto yule ni fatashi mno kuhusu sayansi.
That child is very inquisitive about science.
/faˈtiha/
English: The first chapter of the Qur'an (Al-Fātiḥa)
Sala ilianza kwa kusoma Fatiha.
The prayer began with reciting Al-Fātiḥa.
/faˈtilka/
English: Piece/strip of cloth; (also) a kind of monkey (regional)
Alifunga jeraha kwa fatilka safi.
He bandaged the wound with a clean strip of cloth.
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