Swahili
faseha
fa-SE-ha
How to say it
Swahilifasehafa-SE-hasoon
Englishcleanlinesssoon
Frenchpropretésoon
Meaning
cleanliness and purity, especially in a moral or ritual sense.
Good to know
a rare, formal word.
Examples
- Waliizungumzia faseha ya moyo wake.They spoke of the purity of his heart.
- Je, faseha ya nafsi inawezekana?Is purity of the soul possible?
- Hakuwa na faseha katika mienendo yake.He had no purity in his conduct.
- Faseha ilikuwa sifa iliyotukuzwa na wahenga.Purity was a virtue praised by the ancestors.
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