"majaliwa" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-majaliwa.flac Forms: majaliwa class VI [canonical]
Etymology: From -jaliwa (“be granted [by God]”), the passive form of -jalia (“[for God] to be favorable”). Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma|plural}} majaliwa class VI (plural only)
  1. fate (that which predetermines events) Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-majaliwa-sw-noun-GvsWpUfW Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
  2. the grace of God, as in by the Grace of God Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-majaliwa-sw-noun-5gA2B51N Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili pluralia tantum Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Swahili pluralia tantum: 28 72
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