amani
noun
peace.
The older expression kwa salamu na amani pairs peace with safety.
Origins
Amani comes from Arabic أَمْن (ʾamn, “safety, security”), narrowed in Swahili to “peace.”
Sources3
A. C. Madan, Swahili-English Dictionary (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1903), Printed p. 332, Salamu; verified locked PDF page 358.
Records kwa salamu na amani with its translation; attests the historical phrase, not its present frequency.
African Studies Institute, University of Georgia, KIKO: Kiswahili kwa kompyuta (University of Georgia), Unit 15 glossary, amani.
Documents the peace sense.
- amani (Wiktionary)
States amani is borrowed from Arabic أَمْن (ʾamn, “safety, security”).
Examples
Tunataka kuishi kwa amani.
We want to live in peace.
Amani ni muhimu kwetu.
Peace is important to us.
Watoto wanahitaji amani.
Children need peace.
Walizungumza kuhusu amani.
They talked about peace.
Tunatumaini amani itadumu.
We hope peace will last.
Ninakutakia amani.
I wish you peace.
Tunaomba amani irudi kijijini.
We ask that peace return to the village.
Walifanya kazi kwa ajili ya amani.
They worked for peace.
Amani imerudi kijijini.
Peace has returned to the village.
