huruma
hoo-ROO-mah
How to say it
Swahilihurumahoo-ROO-mah
Englishmercy, compassion, pity
Frenchmiséricorde, compassion, pitié
Meaning
The feeling of sorrow for someone who suffers, with the wish to help them or to spare them punishment.
Good to know
N class noun, no plural. Kuonea huruma is to feel pity for; bila huruma means without mercy, and mwenye huruma is a kind person.
Examples
- Tuwaonee huruma wazee wasio na msaada.Let us have compassion for old people who have no help.
- Askari aliwapiga wafungwa bila huruma.The guard beat the prisoners without mercy.
- Mama yetu ni mtu mwenye huruma sana.Our mother is a very compassionate person.
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