Swahili
masuria
ma-soo-REE-ah
How to say it
Swahilimasuriama-soo-REE-ahsoon
Englishconcubinessoon
Frenchconcubinessoon
Meaning
Historically, female servants who lived with their master as concubines.
Good to know
plural of suria (N-class); historical term, rarely used today.
Examples
- Masuria wa kale waliishi katika nyumba ya bwana.The concubines of old lived in their master's house.
- Je, masuria hao walikuwa na haki gani?What rights did those concubines have?
- Hii si hadithi kuhusu masuria.This is not a story about concubines.
- Wanahistoria watazungumzia masuria wa nyakati hizo.Historians will discuss the concubines of that era.
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