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mraba

MRAH-bah

How to say it

SwahilimrabaMRAH-bahsoon
Englishsquare (shape; unit of area)soon
Frenchcarrésoon

Meaning

A shape with four equal sides and four right angles; also the unit used to measure area, as in square meters.

Good to know

M/mi class noun: plural miraba. Mita za mraba are square meters and kilomita za mraba square kilometers.

Examples

  • Mwalimu alichora mraba ubaoni.The teacher drew a square on the board.
  • Shamba lao lina ukubwa wa mita za mraba mia tano.Their plot measures five hundred square meters.
  • Kata karatasi katika miraba midogo.Cut the paper into small squares.

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