Swahili
majinamizi
mah-jee-nah-MEE-zee
How to say it
Swahilimajinamizimah-jee-nah-MEE-zeesoon
Englishnightmaressoon
Frenchcauchemarssoon
Meaning
Nightmares, frightening dreams.
Good to know
plural of jinamizi (li-/ma- class).
Examples
- Majinamizi yalimsumbua usiku kucha.Nightmares troubled him all night long.
- Je, majinamizi haya yanarudi mara kwa mara?Do these nightmares come back often?
- Majinamizi hayakumzuia kulala tena.The nightmares did not stop him from sleeping again.
- Daktari alimshauri kuhusu majinamizi yake.The doctor advised him about his nightmares.
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