mwasi

Swahili

Other scripts
Ajami	مَاسِ

Etymology

From mw- +‎ -asi (“to rebel”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

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.