Swahili–English dictionary

rafiki

person who provides assistance

ramani

diagram of components of an item

ramia

firearms package

rangi

substance

rangi ya cheri

color

rangi ya machungwa

colour

rangi ya nanaa

colour

rangi ya rasiberi

the colour

rangi ya topazi

colour

rangi ya zabarajadi

colour

rasmi

approved by authority

Rea

goddess

refu

of a building

rehema

deep awareness of the suffering of another

rikabu

horse

rungu

heavy stick for use as weapon or plaything

saa

time period of sixty minutes

safi

not dirty

salaam

greeting

saladi

food

salfa

element

samaki

collective plural of fish

Samweli

biblical person

sanifu

exact or careful conformity to truth

sare

tie as a result of a game

saruji

seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal

sasisho

action of making something up to date

sekta

military operation area

seli

room in a prison for containing inmates

sentigredi

centigrade temperature scale

shaba

reddish-brown colour of copper

shaha

a playing piece in chess

shajara

referring to products produced from milk

shamba

piece of land outside with flowers and plants

shampeni

sparkling white wine produced in Champagne

shavu

part of face

shehe

a playing piece in chess

sheria

body of rules established in a community by its authorities

shoga

sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex

shona

(transitive) use a needle

shtaka

accusation

siagi

soft foodstuff made from milk

sikio

organ of hearing

sikitiko

instance of such an emotion

siku

period of 24 hours

siku ya kuzaliwa

anniversary

siku ya uzalishi

anniversary

sikusare

one of the two times in the year when the length of the day and night are equal, which occurs when the apparent path of the Sun intersects with the equatorial plane of the Earth

simba

big cat Panthera leo

simba jike

female lion

simba marara

The mammal Panthera tigris

simikwa

characterised by emotion

sindano

indicating device

sintetiki

produced by chemical synthesis

sisi

generic we (the speaker and at least one other person, regardless of whether it's the person being addressed)

sivyo

used to show disagreement or negation

soko

gathering for trading

spana

hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts

Stefano

male given name

Sudani

Republic of Sudan

sukari

generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc

Sumbula

planet

supu

dish

sura

graphical representation

taa

device producing light

taasisi

established organisation

tabia

way matter or systems behave

tafadhali

interjection to make a polite request

tafsiri

act of translating between languages

taifa

community of people

tairi

wheel covering

tajiri

having wealth

tako

colloquial: buttock

tamu

having a taste of sugar

tangu

from (time)

tani

various units of mass notionally equivalent to a tun

tanzia

brief notice of a person’s death, especially one published in a newspaper

tarajio

that which is expected or looked for

taratibu

in a careful manner

tatizo

difficulty

tekeleza

bring about

tekinolojia

a particular technological concept

teknolojia

a particular technological concept

tembe

female bird

tendo

action

thalabu

Vulpes

thurea

branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling

tikiti

fruit

tohara

removal of foreskin from penis

toka

permission to be absent

toleo

literary work

treni

line of connected cars or carriages

trilioni

a million million, 1012 — see also billion

tunda

part of plant

tunda bukini

fruit

ua

barrier

ubalozi

organization representing a foreign state

ubani

material burnt for fragrant smoke

ubao wa mbetula

wood

ubongo

organ

uchapaji

the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography

uchumi

study of resource and wealth allocation, consumption, and distribution, of capital and investment, and of management of the factors of production; application of this study to a particular domain

ufungu

object used to maintain the orientation between two others

Ufunuo

book of the Bible

ufyonzaji

act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything

ugomvi

conflict

Uhabeshi

country in Eastern Africa

uhai

the state of being alive

uhaishaji

causing images to appear to move

uhasibu

the profession of accounting

Uholanzi

region of the Netherlands — see also Netherlands

Uingereza

Kingdom in southeastern Britain, one of the constituent countries of the UK

Uislamu

Abrahamic religion

ujauzito

condition

uji uji

soft, moist mass

ukiukwaji

act or instance of violating

ukomunisti

ideology/philosophy

ukweli

of facts

ulimi

organ

Umaksi

philosophy

umati

group of people

umbali

(countable, uncountable) amount of space between points

umbu

woman or girl having the same parents

umri

particular period of time in history

umwa

ache or bodily suffering

unenge

need for food

unyonga

joint

unyoya

coating resembling fur

upandikizaji

A surgical operation

upweke

condition of being lonely

usalamu

to make secure

usanidimwanga

biological process

usanisinuru

biological process

ushanga

small, round, pierced object

ushinde

state or condition opposite of success

utabiri

estimation of future condition

uvimbe

(transitive) heat (a liquid) until it begins to turn into a gas

uvutaji sigara

smoking of tobacco

valvu

device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid

virusi

infectious organism

vita

conflict involving organized use of arms

voliboli

game

Waamerika

inhabitant of the Americas

Waeskimo

member of the Eskimo people(s)

wafanyikazi

young female

wahi

to obtain

wakia

28.3495 g

wakili

any administrator of the property or affairs of another

walafi

one who gluts himself

waridi

flower