Swahili
mjaribati
um-jah-ree-BAH-tee
How to say it
Swahilimjaribatium-jah-ree-BAH-teesoon
Englisheternalsoon
Frenchéternelsoon
Meaning
eternal, without beginning; a term used in religious contexts, especially of God.
Good to know
an adjective, chiefly religious register, describing something with no beginning, that is, eternal.
Examples
- Waislamu wanaamini Mungu ni mjaribati.Muslims believe God is eternal, without beginning.
- Je, dhana ya mjaribati inaeleweka kwako?Do you understand the concept of "without beginning"?
- Hakuna kitu kingine kilicho mjaribati isipokuwa Mungu.Nothing else is eternal except God.
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