Swahili
majabali
mah-jah-BAH-lee
How to say it
Swahilimajabalimah-jah-BAH-leesoon
Englishboulderssoon
Frenchrocherssoon
Meaning
Large rocks or boulders.
Good to know
plural of jabali (li-/ma- class, Arabic loan); jabali is also used idiomatically for something firm and unshakable.
Examples
- Majabali makubwa yalizuia barabara mlimani.Large boulders blocked the mountain road.
- Je, majabali haya yanaweza kupanda?Can these boulders be climbed?
- Wapandaji walipita kati ya majabali marefu.Climbers passed among the tall boulders.
- Majabali hayakusogezwa kwa mikono.The boulders could not be moved by hand.
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