Swahili
jisima
jee-SEE-mah
How to say it
Swahilijisimajee-SEE-mahsoon
Englishformsoon
Frenchformesoon
Meaning
a shape, form, or outward appearance of something.
Good to know
rare form, figure, (external) appearance
Examples
- Jisima lake lilibadilika baada ya ugonjwa.His outward appearance changed after the illness.
- Sanamu ile ilichukua jisima la mwanamke.That statue took the form of a woman.
- Je, unaweza kueleza jisima la kiumbe hicho?Can you describe the form of that creature?
- Kivuli kilionyesha jisima geni gizani.The shadow showed a strange shape in the darkness.
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