ulimwengu

Swahili

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Ajami	اُلِمِغُ

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Noun

ulimwengu (u class, plural malimwengu)

1. 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

• (world): dunia

Related terms

• mlimwengu (“human being”)