Swahili
janna
JAHN-nah
How to say it
SwahilijannaJAHN-nahsoon
Englishparadisesoon
Frenchparadissoon
Meaning
a literary term for paradise or heaven.
Good to know
a rare, mostly religious/literary synonym of peponi.
Examples
- Waumini wanaamini kuwa wema utawaingiza janna.Believers hold that good deeds will lead them into paradise.
- Mashairi ya kale yalielezea uzuri wa janna.Old poems described the beauty of paradise.
- Je, janna inatajwa mara ngapi katika kitabu hiki?How many times is paradise mentioned in this book?
- Walisali wakiomba kuingia janna.They prayed asking to enter paradise.
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