Kinyarwanda
zima
ZEE-mah
How to say it
KinyarwandazimaZEE-mahsoon
Englishalivesoon
Frenchvivant, entier, en bonne santésoon
Meaning
living, in one's full natural state, or in good health.
Good to know
an adjective agreeing with noun class (umuntu muzima, "a healthy/whole person"); common in the greeting uri muzima?.
Examples
- Ese uri muzima?Are you well?
- Yavutse azima.He was born alive.
- Turashaka inka nzima, ntabwo turondera indwara.We want a healthy cow, we're not looking for a sick one.
- Amagi twagurishaga yari azima yose.The eggs we sold were all whole and undamaged.
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