Swahili
mkana
MKA-na
How to say it
SwahilimkanaMKA-nasoon
Englishdeniersoon
Frenchcelui qui niesoon
Meaning
one who denies or disavows something; specifically, in mkana Mungu, 'an atheist', one who denies God.
Good to know
from -kana, 'to deny'; mkana Mungu is the standard word for atheist.
Examples
- Yeye ni mkana Mungu, hasadiki kuwepo kwa Mungu.He is an atheist; he doesn't believe God exists.
- Je, kwa nini umekuwa mkana wa ahadi zako?Why have you become someone who denies their promises?
- Mkana ukweli hatimaye alikiri kosa lake.The one who denied the truth eventually admitted his fault.
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