Swahili
eda
E-da
How to say it
SwahiliedaE-dasoon
Englishritual seclusionsoon
Frenchréclusion rituellesoon
Meaning
the ritual period of seclusion and waiting observed by a woman after her husband's death or a divorce.
Good to know
an Islamic legal and traditional term, also spelled iddah.
Examples
- Mjane huyo bado yuko kwenye eda.That widow is still observing her period of seclusion.
- Eda ya kifo huchukua miezi minne na siku kumi.The mourning seclusion period after a death lasts four months and ten days.
- Je, eda yake imekwisha?Has her waiting period ended?
- Hawezi kuolewa tena kabla eda haijaisha.She cannot remarry before her waiting period is over.
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