Jifunze Kiswahili
- Harusi
🔹 Meaning
Harusi refers to the wedding ceremony or celebration.It is the event where people gather to witness and celebrate the union of a couple.English: Wedding ceremony / wedding celebration
🔹 Origin
The word harusi comes from Arabic (عُرْس – ʿurs), meaning a wedding feast or celebration.It entered Kiswahili through long-standing Arab–Swahili cultural interactions along the East African coast.
🔹 Usage in a Sentence Kiswahili:
Harusi ya dada yangu ilifanyika Jumamosi na ilihudhuriwa na watu wengi.
Walipanga harusi kubwa yenye wageni kutoka sehemu mbalimbali.
English:
My sister’s wedding took place on Saturday and was attended by many people.
They planned a big wedding with guests from different places.
- Ndoa
🔹 Meaning Ndoa refers to the legal, social, or religious union between a man and a woman (or spouses).It is the institution of marriage, not the ceremony.English: Marriage
🔹 Origin
The word ndoa is of Bantu origin, rooted in traditional African societies where marriage was a recognized social institution long before external influences.
🔹 Usage in a SentenceKiswahili:
Ndoa inahitaji uvumilivu, upendo, na heshima kati ya wanandoa.
Wameishi katika ndoa kwa zaidi ya miaka kumi.
English:
Marriage requires patience, love, and respect between spouses.
They have lived in marriage for more than ten years.
