indimi

Swahili

siraji

si-RA-ji

How to say it

Swahilisirajisi-RA-jisoon
Englishlampsoon
Frenchlampesoon

Meaning

a lamp, candlestick, or torch used for lighting.

Good to know

a rare, somewhat old-fashioned word for taa.

Examples

  • Waliwasha siraji chumbani kabla ya usiku.They lit a lamp in the room before night fell.
  • Siraji ile ilitengenezwa kwa udongo.That lamp was made of clay.
  • Alibeba siraji akitembea gizani.He carried a torch as he walked in the dark.

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