Swahili
mashahidi
mah-shah-HEE-dee
How to say it
Swahilimashahidimah-shah-HEE-deesoon
Englishwitnessessoon
Frenchtémoinssoon
Meaning
Witnesses or guarantors; shahidi wa dini specifically means a martyr.
Good to know
plural of shahidi (ji-/ma- class, human referent); wa- agreement.
Examples
- Mashahidi walitoa ushahidi mahakamani.The witnesses gave testimony in court.
- Je, mashahidi hao waliona tukio lenyewe?Did those witnesses see the event itself?
- Mashahidi hawakukubaliana kuhusu maelezo.The witnesses did not agree on the details.
- Hakimu atawaita mashahidi wengine kesho.The judge will call more witnesses tomorrow.
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