Swahili
jizla
JEEZ-lah
How to say it
SwahilijizlaJEEZ-lahsoon
Englishunit of weightsoon
Frenchunité de poidssoon
Meaning
a traditional unit of weight, equal to about 166 kilograms.
Good to know
a historical measure once used for trading bulky goods such as ivory.
Examples
- Wafanyabiashara wa kale walipima pembe za ndovu kwa jizla.Traders in old times weighed ivory tusks in jizla.
- Mzigo huo ulikuwa na uzito wa jizla moja.That load weighed one jizla.
- Je, kipimo cha jizla bado kinatumika leo?Is the jizla measure still used today?
- Waliuza pamba kwa jizla kadhaa.They sold several jizla of cotton.
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