Swahili
mstatili
m-sta-TI-li
How to say it
Swahilimstatilim-sta-TI-lisoon
Englishrectanglesoon
Frenchrectanglesoon
Meaning
a rectangle, an oblong four-sided shape.
Good to know
oblong, rectangle. mstiri, msitiri, mseliri (wa-) one who hides/ conceals/makes a secret of something
Examples
- Chora mstatili kwenye karatasi.Draw a rectangle on the paper.
- Meza hii ina umbo la mstatili.This table has a rectangular shape.
- Je, hii ni mraba au mstatili?Is this a square or a rectangle?
- Uwanja ule si mstatili kamili.That field isn't a perfect rectangle.
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