maiti
mah-EE-tee
How to say it
Swahilimaitimah-EE-tee
Englishcorpse, dead body
Frenchcadavre, dépouille
Meaning
The body of a person who has died.
Good to know
N class, plural also maiti (maiti zote). A mortuary is chumba cha kuhifadhia maiti. For animals the word is mzoga; at a funeral people say mwili wa marehemu out of respect.
Examples
- Maiti ilipelekwa hospitalini jana.The body was taken to the hospital yesterday.
- Polisi waliokota maiti kando ya barabara.The police picked up a body by the roadside.
- Ndugu walichukua maiti kwa ajili ya mazishi.The relatives took the body for the burial.
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