Swahili
mtesa
m-TE-sa
How to say it
Swahilimtesam-TE-sasoon
Englishpersecutorsoon
Frenchpersécuteursoon
Meaning
one who torments or persecutes; a persecutor or tormentor.
Good to know
a variant of mtesi, from -tesa, to torture or persecute.
Examples
- Mtesa aliwatesa wafungwa bila huruma.The tormentor tortured the prisoners without mercy.
- Watu walimchukia mtesa yule.People hated that persecutor.
- Je, mtesa amehukumiwa?Has the persecutor been sentenced?
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