madhalimu

How to say it

Meaning

People who use power to oppress others and treat them unjustly and cruelly.

Good to know

plural of dhalimu (li-/ma- class, Arabic loan); human referent, so it takes wa- agreement; formal or literary register, common in political and religious speech.

Examples

• Madhalimu hao waliwatesa wananchi kwa miaka mingi.Those tyrants oppressed the citizens for many years.
• Historia haiwasahau madhalimu wa mataifa.History does not forget the tyrants of nations.
• Je, madhalimu watawahi kuadhibiwa?Will the tyrants ever be punished?
• Wananchi hawakuwaogopa tena madhalimu.The citizens no longer feared the tyrants.