sifa

From Arabic ⁧صِفَة⁩ (ṣifa).

sifa ka (plural sifaaji)

1. type, sort, kind, fashion, manner
2. description, explanation
3. adjective

Can variously take the singular classifier ka or o.

• sifagol

• noone
• sugu

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.

sifa

1. life

   sifa adəv

   eternal life

   Zəzagəla avà à anu sifa adəv à gay aw, sifa uwaga kà avà à anu, kà la Kona aŋha la abà. (Yuhana 5:11)[1]

   God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son (John 5:11)

From Arabic ⁧صِفَة⁩ (ṣifa, “quality, trait”).

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sifa (n class, plural sifa)

1. character (moral strength)
2. character, trait, quality
3. praise, commendation
4. (grammar) adjective

   Synonym: kivumishi

• -sifu (“to praise, admire”)

• sifa in Swahili Oxford Living Dictionaries, Oxford University Press