ulimwengu
Swahili
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Ajami | اُلِمِغُ |
Pronunciation
editNoun
editulimwengu (u class, plural malimwengu)
- world; universe
- 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi[1], stanza 13:
- هُنُ اُلِمِغُ بَحَرِ تِيْسِ ، اُنَ مَتُبَوِ نَمَغِ مَاسِ،
- Hunu ulimwengu baḥari tesi, una matumbawe na-mangi masi,
- This world is a troubled sea, it has corals and much wickedness;
Synonyms
edit- (world): dunia
Related terms
edit- mlimwengu (“human being”)