bapa
BAH-pah
How to say it
SwahilibapaBAH-pah
Englishflat; flat surface, plane
Frenchplat; surface plane
Meaning
Having a level, even surface without bumps, or such a flat surface itself. It describes flat screens, flat land and the flat blade of a tool.
Good to know
Follows the noun and does not change: televisheni bapa, a flat-screen television; uso bapa, a flat surface. As a noun, bapa la upanga is the flat of a sword.
Examples
- Walinunua televisheni bapa kubwa.They bought a big flat-screen television.
- Jiwe hili lina upande mmoja bapa.This stone has one flat side.
- Nchi hiyo ina ardhi bapa isiyo na milima.That country has flat land without mountains.
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