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ijumaa

ee-joo-MAH-ah

How to say it

Swahiliijumaaee-joo-MAH-ah
EnglishFriday
Frenchvendredi

Meaning

The day of the week after Thursday, the day of the main weekly prayer for Muslims.

Good to know

Written with a capital: Ijumaa. It comes from Arabic, the day of gathering; sala ya Ijumaa is the Friday prayer.

Examples

  • Tutaonana tena Ijumaa jioni.We will meet again on Friday evening.
  • Waislamu huenda msikitini siku ya Ijumaa.Muslims go to the mosque on Friday.
  • Ripoti inatakiwa kabla ya Ijumaa.The report is due before Friday.

The same word in

Kirundiku wa gatanuKOO WAH gah-TAH-nooKinyarwandaku wa gatanuKOO-wah gah-TAH-noo

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