paa
PAH-ah
How to say it
SwahilipaaPAH-ahsoon
Englishroof; small antelope, gazellesoon
Frenchtoit; petite antilope, gazellesoon
Meaning
The top covering of a building that keeps off the rain; the same word also names a small antelope such as a gazelle or duiker.
Good to know
For roof it takes ji and ma agreement: paa la nyumba, plural mapaa. For the antelope it takes n class agreement: paa huyu, paa wengi.
Examples
- Paa la nyumba yetu linavuja.The roof of our house leaks.
- Mafundi wanaezeka paa jipya kwa bati.The builders are putting a new iron roof on.
- Tuliona paa wakikimbia mbugani.We saw gazelles running on the plain.
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