Swahili
masheki
mah-SHEH-kee
How to say it
Swahilimashekimah-SHEH-keesoon
Englishsheikhssoon
Frenchcheikhssoon
Meaning
Sheikhs, Islamic religious leaders or elders.
Good to know
plural of sheki (ji-/ma- class, human referent); wa- agreement; rarer variant spelling alongside mashehe and mashekhe.
Examples
- Masheki wa mkoa walifika mjini.The region's sheikhs arrived in town.
- Je, masheki hao watahutubia leo?Will those sheikhs give a sermon today?
- Masheki hawakuwahi kukutana hapo awali.Those sheikhs had never met before.
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