Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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asilia

a-si-li-a

English: Natural; authentic

Example (Swahili):

Walipenda chakula asilia kisicho na kemikali.

Example (English):

They liked natural food without chemicals.

asilikumi

a-si-li-ku-mi

English: Decimal; tenth part

Example (Swahili):

0.5 ni asil kumi ya moja.

Example (English):

0.5 is a tenth of one.

asilimia

a-si-li-mi-a

English: Percentage

Example (Swahili):

Alipata asilimia tisini katika mtihani.

Example (English):

He scored ninety percent in the exam.

asilisha¹

a-si-li-sha

English: To make original; to naturalize

Example (Swahili):

Al i asilisha¹ dawa kwa kutumia mimea.

Example (English):

He made the medicine natural by using plants.

asilisha²

a-si-li-sha

English: To adopt; to legalize as native

Example (Swahili):

Serikali ili asilisha² mtoto kwa wazazi wapya.

Example (English):

The government legalized the child’s adoption to new parents.

asira¹

a-si-ra

English: Extract; juice taken out

Example (Swahili):

Walitengeneza asira ya matunda.

Example (English):

They made fruit juice extract.

asira²

a-si-ra

English: Prisoner; captive (archaic, ksh)

Example (Swahili):

Vita viliacha watu wengi asira².

Example (English):

The war left many captives.

asirai¹

a-si-ra-i

English: Ascension; journey to the heavens

Example (Swahili):

Hadithi ya asirai¹ iliwahamasisha waumini.

Example (English):

The story of ascension inspired the faithful.

asirai²

a-si-ra-i

English: Fast; swift

Example (Swahili):

Gari hili ni asirai² sana.

Example (English):

This car is very fast.

asirari

a-si-ra-ri

English: Secrets; mysteries

Example (Swahili):

Hakufunua asirari zake kwa mtu yeyote.

Example (English):

He did not reveal his secrets to anyone.

asiri¹

a-si-ri

English: Prisoner; one held captive

Example (Swahili):

Askari walimpeleka asiri¹ kambini.

Example (English):

The soldiers took the prisoner to the camp.

asiri²

a-si-ri

English: To imprison; to detain

Example (Swahili):

Walim asiri² kwa kosa la wizi.

Example (English):

They imprisoned him for theft.

asiri³

a-si-ri

English: Slow; difficult; heavy-going

Example (Swahili):

Kazi hii ni asiri³ sana.

Example (English):

This work is very slow and difficult.

asiria¹

a-si-ri-a

English: Modern; contemporary

Example (Swahili):

Alivaa nguo za mtindo asiria¹.

Example (English):

She wore modern-style clothes.

asiria²

a-si-ri-a

English: A modernist; a contemporary person

Example (Swahili):

Yeye ni asiria² anayeunga mkono maendeleo mapya.

Example (English):

He is a modernist who supports new development.

asisi¹

a-si-si

English: To found; to establish

Example (Swahili):

Wali asisi¹ shule mpya kijijini.

Example (English):

They established a new school in the village.

asisi²

a-si-si

English: Container for keeping things (e.g. flowers)

Example (Swahili):

Aliweka maua kwenye asisi².

Example (English):

He put flowers in the container.

asisi³

a-si-si

English: Night patrol; security watch

Example (Swahili):

Asisi³ walilinda mitaa usiku.

Example (English):

The night patrol guarded the streets.

asisi⁴

a-si-si

English: Hardship; difficulty

Example (Swahili):

Walipitia asisi⁴ nyingi wakati wa njaa.

Example (English):

They went through many hardships during the famine.

asiya¹

a-si-ya

English: A portion; part of something

Example (Swahili):

Alipewa asiya¹ ya urithi wake.

Example (English):

He was given his portion of the inheritance.

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