Swahili
msomi
m-SO-mi
How to say it
Swahilimsomim-SO-misoon
Englishscholarsoon
Frenchéruditsoon
Meaning
an educated or learned person, a scholar or intellectual.
Good to know
a common modern word; also used of anyone with advanced formal education, not only academics.
Examples
- Yeye ni msomi mkubwa wa historia.She is a great scholar of history.
- Wasomi wengi waliohudhuria mkutano ule walitoa maoni yao.Many of the scholars who attended that meeting gave their opinions.
- Je, ni msomi au mfanyabiashara?Is he a scholar or a businessman?
- Hakuwa msomi, lakini alikuwa na busara nyingi.He wasn't a learned man, but he had a great deal of wisdom.
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