mũtharĩko

n. · class 1/4

1. siege, attack. Siege. A military blockade or sustained attack on a fortified place; an assault or encirclement intended to capture or destroy.

Example: Atĩrĩrĩ, wee ũtũire ũrigicĩirio nĩ mũtharĩko, wĩyoere indo ciaku cia thama. (Gather up your bundle from the land,); Makiuga atĩrĩ, “Tũgwĩtigĩra Aisiraeli nĩkĩ? Nĩ andũ matarĩ hinya na matangĩhota gwĩtiiria mũtharĩko mũnene. (Jdt 6:2; 9:7–8; 16:2. “We are not afraid of the Israelites,” they said, “for they are a powerless people, incapable of a strong defense.)