upofu
oo-POH-foo
How to say it
Swahiliupofuoo-POH-foo
Englishblindness
Frenchcécité
Meaning
The condition of being unable to see, in one or both eyes, whether from birth, illness or injury, and figuratively a failure to see the truth.
Good to know
U class noun with no plural, from kipofu, a blind person. Kupata upofu is to go blind; upofu wa mapenzi, love blindness, is a figurative use.
Examples
- Kisukari kisipotibiwa kinaweza kusababisha upofu.Untreated diabetes can cause blindness.
- Alipata upofu wa jicho moja akiwa mtoto.He became blind in one eye as a child.
- Upofu haukumzuia kuwa mwalimu hodari.Blindness did not stop him from being an excellent teacher.
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