Swahili
ziaka
zee-AH-kah
How to say it
Swahiliziakazee-AH-kahsoon
Englishquiversoon
Frenchcarquoissoon
Meaning
a quiver for holding arrows.
Good to know
arch, quiver (for arrows). (~ ^zaka.) ziara, ziyara (ma-) Isl; grave, burial place, tomb, monument; place of pilgrimage, shrine
Examples
- Mwindaji alibeba ziaka mgongoni.The hunter carried a quiver on his back.
- Je, ziaka hii ina mishale mingapi?How many arrows does this quiver hold?
- Hakuwa na ziaka wakati wa uwindaji.He didn't have a quiver during the hunt.
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