marriage
n 1 ndoa, nikahi. ask in ~ posa. give in ~ oza. take in ~ oa/olewa. ~ lines n (colloq) cheti cha ndoa. 2 (usu wedding) harusi. marriageable adj (of a young person) -a kufaa kuoa/kuolewa a person of ~able age mtu aliyefikia umri wa kuoa/kuolewa. marriageability n. married adj 1 -enye kuoa/kuolewa married woman mwolewa: mwanamke aliyeolewa. 2 -a ndoa. marry vt,vi 1 funga ndoa; (of male) oa; (of female) olewa. 2 (of a priest, a civil official) fungisha ndoa. 3 marry (off) oza. 4 pata kwa ndoa. marry wealth pata mali kwa ndoa.