idiom [verb]

Tumbua mzizi wa fitina

Maana (Definition)

To decisively address and remove the primary instigator or root underlying cause of a community quarrel.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

uproot the source of discord / eliminate root cause

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

tumbua fitina

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Conflict Metaphor

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Wazee walikaa chini na kutumbua mzizi wa fitina kati ya familia hizo mbili."

Translation: Elders sat down and uprooted the source of discord between those two families.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

suluhisha Amani Busara