Swahili
majarifa
mah-jah-REE-fah
How to say it
Swahilimajarifamah-jah-REE-fahsoon
Englishdragnetssoon
Frenchseinessoon
Meaning
Dragnets or seine nets used for fishing.
Good to know
plural of jarifa (li-/ma- class); specialized fishing term, rare in everyday speech.
Examples
- Wavuvi walitandaza majarifa baharini alfajiri.Fishermen spread the dragnets in the sea at dawn.
- Je, majarifa haya yalinasa samaki wengi?Did these dragnets catch many fish?
- Majarifa hayakuweza kunasa chochote leo.The dragnets could not catch anything today.
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