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dalili

dah-LEE-lee

How to say it

Swahilidalilidah-LEE-leesoon
Englishsign, symptomsoon
Frenchsigne, symptômesoon

Meaning

Something that shows that a thing is happening or is about to happen, above all a change in the body that shows an illness.

Good to know

A noun of the n class, the same in the plural. Dalili za ugonjwa are symptoms of an illness, and kuonyesha dalili is to show signs.

Examples

  • Homa na kikohozi ni dalili za mafua.Fever and a cough are symptoms of flu.
  • Mawingu haya ni dalili ya mvua kubwa.These clouds are a sign of heavy rain.
  • Mgonjwa hakuonyesha dalili zozote za kupona.The patient showed no signs of getting better.

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