wafisadi

How to say it

Meaning

People who kill or fight violently, especially in war, in an older literary sense of the word.

Good to know

plural of mfisadi (m-/wa- class); archaic/literary sense of 'one who ravages or destroys'. Note: the modern colloquial plural for 'corrupt officials' (also from mfisadi) is usually the irregular mafisadi, not wafisadi.

Examples

• Wafisadi wa vita ile ya kale waliharibu vijiji vingi.The warriors of that ancient war destroyed many villages.
• Je, wafisadi hao waliadhibiwa kwa uhalifu wao?Were those murderers punished for their crimes?
• Hatuwaiti wafisadi, tunawaita wapiganaji.We don't call them murderers, we call them fighters.
• Wafisadi hao watakumbukwa kwa ukatili wao.Those murderers will be remembered for their cruelty.