majaliwa

Swahili

Etymology

From -jaliwa (“be granted [by God]”), the passive form of -jalia (“[for God] to be favorable”).

Pronunciation
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Noun

majaliwa (ma class, plural only)

  1. fate (that which predetermines events)
  2. the grace of God, as in by the Grace of God
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