Swahili
mapazia
mah-PAH-zee-ah
How to say it
Swahilimapaziamah-PAH-zee-ahsoon
Englishcurtainssoon
Frenchrideauxsoon
Meaning
Curtains or screens used to cover or divide a space.
Good to know
plural of pazia (ji-/ma- class); non-human noun, ma-/ya- agreement.
Examples
- Mama alitundika mapazia mapya sebuleni.Mother hung new curtains in the living room.
- Je, mapazia haya yanafaa kwa chumba hiki?Do these curtains suit this room?
- Mapazia hayakufunika dirisha zima.The curtains did not cover the whole window.
- Tutanunua mapazia mengine wikendi hii.We will buy more curtains this weekend.
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