Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Mapioro

mapi-oro

English: State of indecisiveness; fickleness

Example (Swahili):

Mapioro yake yalimfanya akose maamuzi.

Example (English):

His indecisiveness made him fail to decide.

Mapishi

mapi-shi

English: Cooking methods

Example (Swahili):

Mama alifundisha mapishi ya vyakula vitamu.

Example (English):

Mother taught cooking methods of delicious food.

Mapishi

mapi-shi

English: Different kinds of food

Example (Swahili):

Mapishi ya harusi yalikuwa mengi na mazuri.

Example (English):

The wedding had many varieties of food.

Mapisi

mapi-si

English: See historia¹

Example (Swahili):

Tafuta mapisi kwenye historia¹.

Example (English):

Find mapisi under historia¹.

Mapiswa

mapi-swa

English: Nonsense; meaningless matters

Example (Swahili):

Maneno yake ni mapiswa tu.

Example (English):

His words are just nonsense.

Mapito

mapi-to

English: Reflective writing; reading notes

Example (Swahili):

Aliandika mapito baada ya kusoma kitabu.

Example (English):

He wrote reflections after reading the book.

Mapitomilia

mapitomilia

English: Crossing point on a road

Example (Swahili):

Watoto walivuka barabara kwenye mapitomilia.

Example (English):

Children crossed the road at the crossing point.

Mapochopocho

mapocho-pocho

English: Various kinds of food; delicacies

Example (Swahili):

Chakula cha sherehe kilikuwa na mapochopocho mengi.

Example (English):

The feast food had many delicacies.

Mapokeo

mapokeo

English: Reception room; place to welcome guests

Example (Swahili):

Wageni waliingizwa mapokeo kabla ya mkutano.

Example (English):

Guests were taken into the reception before the meeting.

Mapokeo

mapokeo

English: Something revived or inherited from the past

Example (Swahili):

Mapokeo ya jadi bado yanafuatwa.

Example (English):

Traditional customs are still followed.

Mapokeo

mapokeo

English: Inherited traditions; customs

Example (Swahili):

Mapokeo ya kifamilia yaliheshimiwa.

Example (English):

Family traditions were respected.

Mapokeo

mapokeo

English: Way of receiving a guest; hospitality

Example (Swahili):

Mapokeo yao yalionyesha ukarimu wa kweli.

Example (English):

Their reception showed true hospitality.

Mapokeo

mapokeo

English: Ancient; traditional; following old poetic rules

Example (Swahili):

Aliandika mashairi ya mapokeo.

Example (English):

He wrote traditional poetry.

Mapokezi

mapokezi

English: Reception; process of welcoming

Example (Swahili):

Mapokezi ya rais yalikuwa ya kifahari.

Example (English):

The president's reception was grand.

Maponea

maponea

English: Something used to save in times of trouble

Example (Swahili):

Alitumia masharti kama maponea yake.

Example (English):

He used the conditions as his safeguard.

Maponya

maponya

English: See maponyea

Example (Swahili):

Tafuta maponya katika neno maponyea.

Example (English):

See maponya under maponyea.

Maponyea

maponyea

English: Something used for healing or relief

Example (Swahili):

Walitumia dawa za kienyeji kama maponyea.

Example (English):

They used traditional medicine as a remedy.

Maponyo

maponyo

English: Medicine used for curing sickness

Example (Swahili):

Maponyo ya kienyeji yaliponya wagonjwa.

Example (English):

Herbal medicines healed the patients.

Mapooza

mapooza

English: Useless things; waste

Example (Swahili):

Walitupa mapooza baada ya kuvuna.

Example (English):

They threw away the useless remains after harvesting.

Maporomoko

maporomoko

English: Waterfall; collapse of buildings

Example (Swahili):

Watalii walitembelea maporomoko ya maji.

Example (English):

Tourists visited the waterfalls.

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