Swahili
embamba
em-BAM-ba
How to say it
Swahiliembambaem-BAM-basoon
Englishthinsoon
Frenchmincesoon
Meaning
thin, narrow, or slender; figuratively, fine or delicate.
Good to know
adjective stem -embamba, agrees with noun class: mwembamba, nyembamba, jembamba.
Examples
- Njia hii ni nyembamba sana.This path is very narrow.
- Yeye ni mtu mwembamba kimo.He is a slender-built person.
- Je, nguo hii ni nyembamba vya kutosha kwa kiangazi?Is this cloth fine enough for summer?
- Bonde lile lilikuwa jembamba na refu.That valley was narrow and long.
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