Swahili
mashehe
mah-SHEH-heh
How to say it
Swahilimashehemah-SHEH-hehsoon
Englishsheikhssoon
Frenchcheikhssoon
Meaning
Sheikhs, Islamic religious leaders, scholars, or elders.
Good to know
plural of shehe (ji-/ma- class, human referent); wa- agreement; variant spelling alongside mashekhe and masheki.
Examples
- Mashehe walihutubia waumini msikitini.The sheikhs preached to worshippers at the mosque.
- Je, mashehe hao wanatoka mji gani?Which town are those sheikhs from?
- Mashehe hawakukubaliana juu ya tarehe ya sikukuu.The sheikhs did not agree on the date of the holiday.
- Jamii itawaalika mashehe wengine mwaka ujao.The community will invite other sheikhs next year.
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