ulimwengu
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Swahili[edit]
| Other scripts | |
|---|---|
| Ajami | اُلِمِغُ |
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun[edit]
ulimwengu (u class, plural malimwengu)
- 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;
Synonyms[edit]
- (world): dunia
Related terms[edit]
- mlimwengu (“human being”)