Swahili
jivujivu
jee-voo-JEE-voo
How to say it
Swahilijivujivujee-voo-JEE-voosoon
Englisheternal, everlastingsoon
Frenchéternelsoon
Meaning
eternal, without beginning; a term used especially in religious or philosophical contexts.
Good to know
religious and theological register, describing an eternal, uncreated nature.
Examples
- Waumini huamini kwamba Mungu ni jivujivu.Believers hold that God is eternal.
- Je, roho ni jivujivu kulingana na imani hiyo?Is the soul eternal according to that belief?
- Hakuna kitu duniani kilicho jivujivu.Nothing on earth is eternal.
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