Swahili
minghairi
min-GHAI-ri
How to say it
Swahiliminghairimin-GHAI-risoon
Englishexcept forsoon
Frenchsaufsoon
Meaning
except for, apart from, without.
Good to know
a formal, literary preposition found in classical or religious Swahili texts.
Examples
- Hakuna aliyeokoka minghairi ya wale walioamini.No one was saved except those who believed.
- Aliondoka minghairi ya kuaga.He left without saying goodbye.
- Minghairi ya baba yake, hakuna aliyemjua.Apart from his father, no one knew him.
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