Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Haririi

/hariˈrii/

English: Silk trader; seller of silks

Example (Swahili):

Haririi maarufu huuza kitambaa cha ubora wa juu.

Example (English):

The famous silk trader sells top-quality fabric.

Harisha

/haˈriʃa/

English: To cause diarrhea; to purge

Example (Swahili):

Chakula kichafu kinaweza kumharisha mtoto.

Example (English):

Dirty food can give the child diarrhea.

Harisho

/haˈriʃo/

English: Diarrheal illness

Example (Swahili):

Kliniki ilitoa dawa ya harisho.

Example (English):

The clinic provided medicine for diarrhea.

Harisi¹

/haˈrisi/

English: To guard; to keep; to protect

Example (Swahili):

Mlinzi anaharisi¹ jengo usiku kucha.

Example (English):

The guard protects the building all night.

Harisi²

/haˈrisi/

English: Watchman; doorkeeper; night guard

Example (Swahili):

Harisi² alifungua lango saa kumi na mbili.

Example (English):

The doorkeeper opened the gate at six.

Harisi³

/haˈrisi/

English: Hot; of heat; warm

Example (Swahili):

Upepo harisi³ wa jangwa uliwaka mchana.

Example (English):

The hot desert wind blew during the day.

Harita

/haˈrita/

English: Castor seeds (from the castor plant)

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walivuna harita kwa ajili ya mafuta.

Example (English):

The farmers harvested castor seeds for oil.

Haro

/haˈro/

English: Plough implement drawn by a tractor

Example (Swahili):

Shamba liliandaliwa kwa kutumia haro.

Example (English):

The field was prepared using a plough.

Harubi

/haˈrubi/

English: Military; relating to war

Example (Swahili):

Alivaa sare za mafunzo harubi.

Example (English):

He wore military training fatigues.

Harubu

/haˈrubu/

English: War; conflict; troubles

Example (Swahili):

Wananchi walitamani amani baada ya harubu.

Example (English):

The citizens longed for peace after the conflict.

Harufu

/haˈrufu/

English: Smell; scent; odor

Example (Swahili):

Harufu ya maua ilijaa chumba.

Example (English):

The scent of flowers filled the room.

Harusi

/haˈrusi/

English: Wedding; marriage celebration

Example (Swahili):

Walifanya harusi yao kijijini.

Example (English):

They held their wedding in the village.

Hasa!²

/ˈhasa/

English: Exclamation of agreement: "exactly!" "true!"

Example (Swahili):

"Kwa hiyo bei ni ya mwisho?" — "Hasa!"

Example (English):

"So that's the final price?" — "Exactly!"

Hasa¹

/ˈhasa/

English: Emphatic particle: especially; precisely; exactly

Example (Swahili):

Tunahitaji maelezo, hasa kuhusu gharama.

Example (English):

We need details, especially about the costs.

Hasa³

/haˈsa/

English: To perform a propitiatory ritual/libation

Example (Swahili):

Walienda kohasa³ kulingana na desturi za ukoo.

Example (English):

They went to perform the ritual according to clan customs.

Hasa⁴

/haˈsa/

English: A castrated male (man/animal); eunuch

Example (Swahili):

Maksai hasa⁴ hutulizwa kabla ya kazi shambani.

Example (English):

A castrated bull is calmed before work on the farm.

Hasa⁵

/haˈsa/

English: A self-righteous person; one who claims to be faultless

Example (Swahili):

Usijifanye hasa⁵; kila mtu hukosea.

Example (English):

Don't act self-righteous; everyone makes mistakes.

Hasada¹

/hasaˈda/

English: Envy; jealousy; spite

Example (Swahili):

Hasada¹ huharibu urafiki.

Example (English):

Envy ruins friendships.

Hasada²

/hasaˈda/

English: Porridge of millet/sorghum

Example (Swahili):

Alipika hasada² kwa kifungua kinywa.

Example (English):

She cooked millet porridge for breakfast.

Hasai

/haˈsai/

English: Castrated male animal; eunuch

Example (Swahili):

Hasai huyo alitumiwa kuvuta jembe.

Example (English):

That castrated animal was used to pull the plough.

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