sifa

Matal

Noun

sifa

1. life

   sifa adəv

   eternal life

   Zəzagəla avà à anu sifa adəv à gay aw, sifa uwaga kà avà à anu, kà la Kona aŋha la abà. (Yuhana 5:11)

   God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son (John 5:11)

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Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic صِفَة (ṣifa, “quality, trait”).

Noun

sifa (n class, plural sifa)

1. character (moral strength)
2. character, trait, quality
3. praise, commendation
4. (grammar) adjective

   Synonym: kivumishi

Related terms

• sifu

Further reading

• sifa in Swahili Oxford Living Dictionaries, Oxford University Press