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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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