Kinyarwanda
sinapi
see-NAH-pee
How to say it
Kinyarwandasinapisee-NAH-peesoon
Englishmustard seedsoon
Frenchgraine de moutardesoon
Meaning
a small pungent seed from the mustard plant, used as a spice and, in the Bible, as a symbol of small beginnings.
Good to know
a loanword best known from the biblical parable of the mustard seed (urubuto rwa sinapi).
Examples
- Urubuto rwa sinapi ni ruto cyane.The mustard seed is very small.
- Uzi uko sinapi imera?Do you know how mustard grows?
- Ukwizera kwacu ntikungana n'urubuto rwa sinapi.Our faith is not even the size of a mustard seed.
- Bazatera sinapi mu murima uyu mwaka utaha.They will plant mustard in the field next year.
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