msiba
MSEE-bah
How to say it
SwahilimsibaMSEE-bahsoon
Frenchdeuil; funéraillessoon
Meaning
The sorrow and the gatherings that follow a death: the loss itself, the house of mourning and the funeral rites.
Good to know
M/mi class noun: plural misiba. Kwenda msibani is to go to the house of mourning; kupata msiba is to be bereaved. Pole kwa msiba is the usual word of sympathy.
Examples
- Tumepata msiba, bibi yetu amefariki jana.We have been bereaved, our grandmother died yesterday.
- Majirani wote walikuja msibani kuwafariji.All the neighbors came to the house of mourning to comfort them.
- Pole sana kwa msiba uliokupata.I am very sorry for your loss.
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