tahiri

How to say it

Meaning

to circumcise, or to purify ritually; also used as an adjective for a ritually pure person.

Good to know

purify (ritually); eth. circumcise; med. operate, pass, tahiriwa. mtoto huyu ametahiriwa. This child has been circumcised; rare circumcision; (usually:) a ritually pure person

Examples

• Mtoto huyu ametahiriwa wiki iliyopita.This child was circumcised last week.
• Sherehe ya kutahiri hufanyika kwa desturi maalum.The circumcision ceremony is done with special customs.
• Waganga wa jadi hutahiri watoto kijijini.Traditional healers circumcise children in the village.
• Alizingatia sheria za kuwa tahiri kabla ya ibada.He observed the rules for ritual purity before worship.

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