mshairi

[Swahili Word] mshairi

[Swahili Plural] washairi

[English Word] poet

[English Plural] poets

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] Arabic: shairi N

[Swahili Example] Mshairi wa Kiswahili ana sababu nyingi zinazomfanya atunge mashairi [Khan, Masomo 391]; kuna mshairi aliyeimba ... [Mt]

[English Example] A Swahili poet has many reasons to compose poetry.

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