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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