Swahili
mnajisi
m-na-JEE-see
How to say it
Swahilimnajisim-na-JEE-seesoon
Englishimpuresoon
Frenchimpursoon
Meaning
someone or something ritually unclean, impure, or profane.
Good to know
used mainly in a religious sense, especially in Islamic contexts concerning purity.
Examples
- Maji hayo yalitangazwa kuwa mnajisi.That water was declared impure.
- Sheikh alieleza mambo yanayofanya kitu kuwa mnajisi.The sheikh explained the things that make something ritually unclean.
- Waumini huepuka vitu vinavyoonekana mnajisi.Believers avoid things considered impure.
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