shari

How to say it

Meaning

malice, spite, or harm; misfortune or disaster; as an adjective, evil or malicious.

Good to know

malice, hatred, spite; harm, mischief, bad luck, disaster, taka -. defy, challenge; misery, distress, illness, poverty; adj. evil, malicious; miserable; bad, depraved (of character). Cf mshari. 2sbari watch spring. (= kamani.)

Examples

• Alifanya shari dhidi ya jirani yake.He did harm against his neighbor out of malice.
• Mtu shari kama huyo hafai kuaminiwa.An evil person like him should not be trusted.
• Je, shari hii ilianzia wapi?Where did this trouble start?
• Hawakutaka shari yoyote kutokea kijijini.They did not want any misfortune to occur in the village.