idiom [phrase]

Biwi la simanzi

Maana (Definition)

Literally 'a heap of sorrow', describing a heavy blanket of mourning over a group.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

cloud of intense grief / deep sorrow

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

biwi la giza

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Literary Idiom

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Msiba huo uliacha biwi la simanzi kijijini."

Translation: That bereavement left a cloud of deep sorrow in the village.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Huzuni ya mfiwa Juma la majonzi