mwasi

mwasi

1. wife

mwasi

1. female
2. woman

From mw +‎ -asi (“to rebel”).

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mwasi class I (plural waasi class II)

1. rebel
   • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎^[1], stanza 13:

     اَوُرَكِيْبُوُ جُوَ نِمَاسِ ، كَكُلَ خَسَرَ اُخَسِرِيِ

     Aurakibuo jua ni-mwasi, kwa-kula khasara ukhasiriye.

     The one who rides it, know you are a rebel; you harm yourself.