Swahili
mashekhe
mah-SHEH-kheh
How to say it
Swahilimashekhemah-SHEH-khehsoon
Englishsheikhssoon
Frenchcheikhssoon
Meaning
Sheikhs, Islamic religious leaders or elders.
Good to know
plural of shekhe (ji-/ma- class, human referent); wa- agreement; variant spelling alongside mashehe and masheki.
Examples
- Mashekhe walisoma Qurani pamoja.The sheikhs recited the Quran together.
- Je, mashekhe hao waliwafundisha watoto?Did those sheikhs teach the children?
- Mashekhe hawakuwa na muda wa kutosha.The sheikhs did not have enough time.
- Kijiji kitawakaribisha mashekhe wengine wakati wa Ramadhani.The village will welcome other sheikhs during Ramadan.
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