komiin

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /komiːn/

Verb

komiin

1. to appear, to seem, to imagine
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Luuk 13:18:

     Jiizas aks dem se, “Ou Gad kindom tan? Wa it komiin laik?

     Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to?

   • 2021, “Wa Jeuova Komiin Laik?”, in JW.org‎^[1]:

     Wen yu tingk bout Jeuova Gad, wa yu tingk im komiin laik? Yu tingk im big an powaful bot im de faar faar fram yu, laik di staar dem we wie op iina spies? Ar yu tingk im komiin laik wan orikien, we big an powaful bot na’av no fiilinz? Bot wa Jeuova riili komiin laik?

     When you think about Jehova, what do you imagine him to be like? Do you think of him as big and powerful but far from you, like the stars in space? Or do you picture him like a hurricane, big and powerful but having no feelings? But what does Jehova really look like?