Isha/wakati wa usiku (Night prayer time) For example: "Isha ni maombi ya mwisho ya siku (Isha is last prayer of day)"

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Isha is a slang term from Tanzania. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Tanzania and across Africa.

Isha

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang

Added Aug 21, 2025 · 1 definition

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Isha/wakati wa usiku (Night prayer time)

"Isha ni maombi ya mwisho ya siku (Isha is last prayer of day)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Isha 🇸🇩 Sudan

Al leil (Night)

"Natasha isha (We'll have dinner at night)"

Isaha 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Igihe (Hour/time)

"Isaha imwe. (One hour.)"

🇹🇿 About Tanzania Slang

Tanzanian slang is rooted in Swahili, the national language, with vibrant Bongo Flava music culture adding fresh terms to everyday speech in Dar es Salaam.

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🌍 "Isha" Across Africa

This word is also used in 1 other country, sometimes with a different meaning.

Isha 🇸🇩 Sudan

Al leil (Night)

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