Swahili
msengenyaji
m-sen-geh-NYAH-jee
How to say it
Swahilimsengenyajim-sen-geh-NYAH-jeesoon
Englishslanderersoon
Frenchcalomniateursoon
Meaning
a person who slanders or attacks others underhandedly; figuratively, the devil or Satan.
Good to know
the figurative religious sense refers to Satan as the great slanderer.
Examples
- Msengenyaji huzua uzushi dhidi ya wenzake.The slanderer fabricates rumors against his fellows.
- Wakristo humwita Shetani msengenyaji.Christians call Satan the slanderer/accuser.
- Je, kwa nini unamwita msengenyaji?Why do you call him a slanderer?
- Hakuwa msengenyaji, alitetea jina lake.He was not a slanderer, he defended his name.
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