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Swahili

stempu

STEM-pu

How to say it

SwahilistempuSTEM-pusoon
Englishstampsoon
Frenchtimbresoon

Meaning

a small printed or embossed mark used to show payment or authentication, a stamp, such as a postage stamp or an official rubber stamp.

Good to know

fig. protect, preserve, appi. stiria

Examples

  • Bandika stempu kwenye bahasha kabla ya kutuma barua.Stick a stamp on the envelope before sending the letter.
  • Afisa alipiga stempu kwenye hati zangu.The officer stamped my documents.
  • Nauza stempu za posta dukani.I sell postage stamps at the shop.
  • Barua ile ilirudi kwa sababu haikuwa na stempu.That letter was returned because it had no stamp.

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