Swahili
alfajiri
al-fa-JI-ri
How to say it
Swahilialfajirial-fa-JI-risoon
Englishdawnsoon
Frenchaubesoon
Meaning
dawn or daybreak, the first light of morning.
Good to know
also the name of the first daily Islamic prayer, said at dawn.
Examples
- Tuliamka alfajiri na mapema.We woke up at early dawn.
- Sala ya alfajiri huswaliwa kabla jua halijachomoza.The dawn prayer is prayed before the sun rises.
- Alfajiri ndipo hewa ilipokuwa baridi zaidi.Dawn was when the air was coldest.
- Alifika nyumbani alfajiri.He arrived home at dawn.
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