mrithi

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[Swahili Word] mrithi

[Swahili Plural] warithi

[English Word] heir

[English Plural] heirs

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] rithi V

[Swahili Example] Warithi wangu, kufuatana na ada na desturi za Kimara, ni akina nani? [Chacha, Masomo 381]

[English Example] My heirs, according to Kimara customs and traditions, who are they?

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[Swahili Word] mrithi

[Swahili Plural] warithi

[English Word] successor

[English Plural] successors

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Swahili Example] uchaguzi utafanyika Oktoba kumtafuta mrithi wa rais Benjamin Mkapa [http://www.bbc.co.uk/swahili/news/story/2005/03/050319_uchaguzi_tanzania1.shtml BBC 23 Machi 2005]

[English Example] an election will be held in October to find a successor to President Benjamin Mkapa

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