mwombaji

How to say it

Meaning

A person who asks for something: someone applying for a job, a loan or a place, a party bringing a petition to court, or a beggar asking for alms.

Good to know

M/wa class noun, plural waombaji; from kuomba, to ask or pray. Mwombaji wa kazi is a job applicant; in court papers mwombaji is the petitioner. The spellings muombaji and mwombi are variants.

Examples

• Kila mwombaji anatakiwa kuambatisha vyeti vyake.Every applicant must attach their certificates.
• Mahakama ilikubali ombi la mwombaji.The court granted the petitioner’s application.
• Waombaji wa mikopo walipanga foleni benki.The loan applicants queued at the bank.

Forms

muombaji, mwomba, mwombi