ulimwengu

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Ajami اُلِمِغُ

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ulimwengu (u class, plural malimwengu)

  1. world; universe
    • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎[1], stanza 13:
      هُنُ اُلِمِغُ بَحَرِ تِيْسِ ، اُنَ مَتُبَوِ نَمَغِ مَاسِ،
      Hunu ulimwengu baḥari tesi, una matumbawe na-mangi masi,
      This world is a troubled sea, it has corals and much wickedness;

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