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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