Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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a-ka-ni-a
English: Reins used for controlling a horse
Aliweka akania² shingoni mwa farasi.
He placed the reins on the horse's neck.
a-ka-ri
English: Any drink that causes intoxication; alcohol
Alikunywa akari kupita kiasi na kulewa.
He drank too much alcohol and got drunk.
a-ka-ri-bu
English: Close relatives; people related by blood
Akaribu walikusanyika kwa sherehe ya harusi.
Close relatives gathered for the wedding celebration.
a-ka-ri-na
English: A general name for ticks, mites, or small parasitic insects
Akarina wanapatikana mara nyingi kwenye ngozi ya wanyama.
Ticks and mites are often found on the skin of animals.
a-ka-un-ti
English: A system of keeping money in a bank and withdrawing it for use; also record keeping of sales and income
Aliweka mshahara wake kwenye akaunti¹ yake ya benki.
He deposited his salary into his bank account.
a-ka-un-ti
English: An identification used by a person for internet or online services
Aliunda akaunti² mpya ya barua pepe.
She created a new email account.
ak-bar
English: Great; magnificent; Allahu Akbar = God is Great
Waislamu husali kwa kusema "Allahu akbar."
Muslims pray by saying "God is Great."
a-ke
English: Root of the possessive adjective for third person singular
Hii ni nyumba yake¹.
This is his house.
a-ke
English: Root of the possessive pronoun for third person singular
Kitabu hiki ni chake².
This book is his.
ak-ha-si
English: Worse; exceedingly bad
Matokeo yake yalikuwa mabaya, hata akhasi kuliko tulivyotarajia.
His results were bad, even worse than we expected.
ak-hi
English: Brother; a male sibling or blood relative
Alienda sokoni na akhi¹ yake.
He went to the market with his brother.
ak-hi
English: A poor person; one with little economic means
Yeye ni akhi² anayeishi kwa kutegemea msaada.
He is a poor man who survives on aid.
ak-hi-ri
English: See aheri¹ (end, last stage, or conclusion)
Mwisho wa hadithi hii ni akhiri.
The end of this story is the conclusion.
ak-hi-ya-ri
English: Good or virtuous people
Akhiyari¹ wa kijiji walitoa msaada kwa maskini.
The good people of the village gave help to the poor.
ak-hi-ya-ri
English: Exceptional; chosen; outstanding
Alikuwa mwanafunzi akhiyari² darasani.
He was an outstanding student in the class.
a-ki-a
English: To gulp food and swallow without chewing
Mtoto alimeza chakula kwa akia bila kutafuna.
The child swallowed the food in one gulp without chewing.
a-ki-ba
English: A reserve or treasure kept for future use
Aliweka akiba¹ ya pesa benki.
He saved money in the bank as a reserve.
a-ki-ba
English: A computer file or backup used as a copy in case data is lost
Alitengeneza akiba² ya hati zake muhimu.
He made a backup of his important documents.
a-ki-bi-sha
English: To set aside money, goods, or harvests for future use
Aliamua akibisha chakula cha msimu ujao.
He decided to store food for the coming season.
a-ki-bu
English: To save or store a revised version on disk by overwriting the previous one
Alikibu¹ faili jipya kwenye kompyuta.
He saved the new file on the computer.
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