Swahili
mshairi
m-shah-EE-ree
How to say it
Swahilimshairim-shah-EE-reesoon
Englishpoetsoon
Frenchpoètesoon
Meaning
a person who composes poetry; a poet.
Good to know
poet
Examples
- Mshairi alisoma shairi lake jukwaani.The poet read his poem on stage.
- Je, unamjua mshairi maarufu wa Kiswahili?Do you know a famous Swahili poet?
- Mshairi huyo aliandika mashairi ya mapenzi.That poet wrote love poems.
- Hakuwa mshairi, alikuwa mwandishi wa hadithi.He was not a poet, he was a story writer.
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