Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/m'swala/
English: See msala.
Walienda kwenye mswala kufanya ibada.
They went to the prayer place for worship.
/m'swalihina/
English: See msalihina.
Mswalihina huyo alijulikana kwa uchaji wake wa Mungu.
That devout Muslim was known for his piety.
/m'swano/
English: Sweetness or pleasant taste.
Chakula hicho kilikuwa na mswano wa kipekee.
That food had a unique sweetness.
/m'swele/
English: A species of crab that curls in sand.
Mswele hujificha mchangani wakati wa hatari.
The crab curls up in the sand when in danger.
/m'swidi/
English: A person from Sweden.
Mswidi huyo alifika Tanzania kwa utafiti.
The Swede arrived in Tanzania for research.
/m'swisi/
English: A person from Switzerland.
Mswisi alizungumza kuhusu maisha nchini Uswisi.
The Swiss spoke about life in Switzerland.
/m'taː/
English: A section or neighborhood within a town or village.
Anaishi katika mtaa wa Kariakoo jijini Dar es Salaam.
He lives in the Kariakoo neighborhood in Dar es Salaam.
/mtaːla'midhi/
English: A scholar or learned person.
Mtaalamidhi huyo alitoa mhadhara kuhusu falsafa ya Kiafrika.
The scholar delivered a lecture on African philosophy.
/m'taba/
English: A banana leaf used to wrap tobacco; tobacco wrapper.
Walifunga ugoro ndani ya mtaba wa mgomba.
They wrapped the tobacco inside a banana leaf.
/mta'baki/
English: A thin flatbread filled with meat and spices.
Alikula mtabaki wa nyama kwenye mkahawa wa Kiarabu.
He ate a meat flatbread at the Arabic restaurant.
/mta'bakisho/
English: The state of division into classes or ranks.
Mtabakisho wa kijamii upo katika jamii nyingi duniani.
Social stratification exists in many societies around the world.
/mta'biri/
English: A prophet or one who predicts the future.
Mtabiri alitabiri mvua kubwa mwezi ujao.
The prophet predicted heavy rain next month.
/mta'daː/
English: A study plan or program of lessons.
Wanafunzi walifuata mtadaa uliopangwa na walimu.
The students followed the lesson plan set by the teachers.
/mta'daruki/
English: A person who pretends to know or do things they cannot.
Mtadaruki alijaribu kujifanya mtaalamu wa sheria.
The pretender tried to act like a legal expert.
/mta'dayini/
English: A person with many debts.
Mtadayini huyo alikimbia kijiji bila kulipa madeni yake.
The debtor fled the village without paying his debts.
/mta'dhahaku/
English: A joker or sarcastic person.
Mtadhahaku alitoa maneno ya kejeli wakati wa kikao.
The sarcastic person made jokes during the meeting.
/mta'dibu/
English: A polite or well-mannered person.
Mtadibu husema kwa adabu na heshima.
A polite person speaks with courtesy and respect.
/mta'faɾa/
English: A leather strap used to fasten a horse.
Aliweka mtafara shingoni mwa farasi kabla ya safari.
He placed the leather strap on the horse's neck before the ride.
/mta'faɾuku/
English: Disorder; chaos; misunderstanding.
Kulitokea mtafaruku mkubwa baada ya mkutano.
Great confusion arose after the meeting.
/mtafi'tafi/
English: A seeker or searcher.
Mtafitafi wa maarifa hakomi kuuliza maswali.
The seeker of knowledge never stops asking questions.
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