najisi

How to say it

Meaning

ritual or physical uncleanness; also used as an adjective meaning impure or dirty, and as a verb meaning to defile.

Good to know

(ritual) uncleanness; filth, dis- order; adj. unclean, impure, dirty, filthy; (fig.) profane; v. soil, pollute, defile; (fig.) profane, desecrate; violate, ravish (a woman)

Examples

• Maji hayo yalikuwa najisi kwa kunywa.That water was unclean to drink.
• Je, mahali hapa ni najisi kwa desturi zao?Is this place considered unclean by their customs?
• Hawakutaka kunajisi mahali patakatifu.They did not want to defile the sacred place.

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