seli
SEH-lee
How to say it
SwahiliseliSEH-lee
Englishcell (in biology)
Frenchcellule
Meaning
The smallest living unit of a plant or animal body; seli za damu are blood cells and seli za saratani cancer cells.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in singular and plural: seli moja, seli nyingi. Kiini cha seli is the cell nucleus.
Examples
- Mwili wa binadamu una seli nyingi sana.The human body has a great many cells.
- Seli nyekundu za damu hubeba oksijeni.Red blood cells carry oxygen.
- Wanafunzi waliangalia seli kwa hadubini.The students looked at cells under a microscope.
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