Swahili
majambia
mah-jahm-BEE-ah
How to say it
Swahilimajambiamah-jahm-BEE-ahsoon
Englishdaggerssoon
Frenchpoignardssoon
Meaning
Curved, broad-bladed daggers, traditionally worn at the waist.
Good to know
plural of jambia (li-/ma- class, Arabic loan).
Examples
- Majambia yalining'inia kiunoni mwa wanaume hao.Daggers hung at those men's waists.
- Je, majambia haya ni ya kale?Are these daggers old?
- Majambia hayakutumika kwenye sherehe hiyo.The daggers were not used at that ceremony.
- Fundi alinoa majambia mawili asubuhi.The craftsman sharpened two daggers this morning.
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