maarifa
mah-ah-REE-fah
How to say it
Swahilimaarifamah-ah-REE-fah
Englishknowledge, know-how
Frenchconnaissances, savoir
Meaning
What a person knows or has learned, especially practical knowledge and skill that can be put to use.
Good to know
A ma class noun used without a singular: maarifa mengi, maarifa haya. Often paired with ujuzi, skill; maarifa ya nyumbani is home economics.
Examples
- Wakulima wanahitaji maarifa mapya ya kilimo.Farmers need new farming knowledge.
- Vitabu vinatupa maarifa mengi.Books give us a lot of knowledge.
- Alitumia maarifa yake kutatua tatizo hilo.He used his know-how to solve that problem.
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