Patient definition in English

Here are the two main definition of patient in English:

1. Able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.

2. A person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment.

Patient in Swahili

The translation of patient in Swahili depends on the above context.

Here are the translations of patient in Swahili according to each of the above definition:

1. Able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.

According to this context patient in Swahili is:

1. Subira: This is the most common translation of patient in Swahili.

Subira is pronounced as: soo-BEE-rah

2. Uvumilivu: Another translation of patient in Swahili.

Uvumilivu is pronounced as: oo-voo-mee-LEE-voo

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2. A person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment.

According to this definition patient in Swahili is mgonjwa.

Mgonjwa: This word translates directly to “sick person” and refers to someone receiving medical treatment in a hospital or clinic. It’s pronounced as: mgohn-WAH.

Examples of patient in Swahili in sentences

• Yeye ni mvumilivu sana katika kazi yake. (He is very patient in his work.)
• Daktari anamchunguza mgonjwa. (The doctor is examining the patient.)
• Hospitali imejaa wagonjwa. (The hospital is full of patients.)
• Mgonjwa huyu yuko katika hali mbaya. (This patient is in critical condition.)
• Kuwa na subira tafadhali. Inachukua muda. (Kuwa na subira tafadhali. Inachukua muda.)
• Mwalimu wangu anasema ninafaa kuwa mvumilivu zaidi. (My instructor says I should be more patient.)
• Unapaswa kuwa na subira. (You have to be patient.)
• Nesi alituambia tusiingie chumbani kwa sababu mgonjwa alikuwa katika hali mbaya. (The nurse told us not to enter the room because the patient was in a critical condition.)
• Wauguzi wanamhudumia mgonjwa mchana na usiku. (The nurses attend to the patient day and night.)
• Mgonjwa alikuwa amelala kitandani akiwa amefumba macho. (The patient was lying in the bed with his eyes closed.)
• Mgonjwa alikuwa akipata nafuu kila siku. (The patient was recovering daily.)
• Mgonjwa aliruhusiwa kutoka hospitali. (The patient was discharged from hospital.)
• Daktari alisisitiza kuwa mgonjwa alikuwa na siku chache tu. (The doctor emphasized that the patient had only a few days.)
• Hali ya mgonjwa iligeuka kuwa bora. (The condition of the patient turned for the better.)