Swahili
waombelezi
wah-ohm-beh-LEH-zee
How to say it
Swahiliwaombeleziwah-ohm-beh-LEH-zeesoon
Englishsuppliants, mournerssoon
Frenchsuppliants, endeuilléssoon
Meaning
People who plead or beg humbly; also those who mourn.
Good to know
plural of mwombelezi (m-/wa- class); rare, dual sense of suppliant and mourner.
Examples
- Waombelezi walilia kaburini.The mourners wept at the graveside.
- Je, waombelezi wamemaliza maombolezo?Have the mourners finished the mourning?
- Hawa si waombelezi, wamekuja kutembelea tu.These are not mourners, they have just come to visit.
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