Kinyarwanda
abasambanyi
Word parts: aba-sambanyi
ah-bah-sahm-BAH-nyee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaabasambanyiah-bah-sahm-BAH-nyeesoon
Englishadultererssoon
Frenchadultèressoon
Meaning
People who have sexual relations outside of marriage; adulterers.
Good to know
plural of umusambanyi (aba- class), from gusambana 'to commit adultery'; moralizing/judgmental register.
Examples
- Abasambanyi bavuzwe mu nyigisho z'itorero.Adulterers were spoken of in the church teaching.
- Ese abasambanyi bahanwaga n'amategeko ya kera?Were adulterers punished under the old laws?
- Abasambanyi ntibigera babona umutima uhumuye.Adulterers never find a peaceful conscience.
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