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Swahili

shazia

sha-ZI-a

How to say it

Swahilishaziasha-ZI-asoon
Englishneedlesoon
Frenchaiguillesoon

Meaning

a large needle or bodkin used for making mats, a variant of shasira.

Good to know

(large) needle, bodkin (used in making mats)

Examples

  • Fundi alitumia shazia kushona mikeka miwili.The craftsman used a bodkin to sew two mats.
  • Shazia hii ni ndefu kuliko ile ya kawaida.This bodkin is longer than the usual one.
  • Je, unajua wapi kununua shazia mpya?Do you know where to buy a new bodkin?
  • Hawakuwa na shazia ilipohitajika ghafla.They had no bodkin when it was suddenly needed.

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