mhanza
/m̤aⁿz̤a/
- English translation
- luck
- 1. Fortune; hap; that which happens to a person by chance, conceived as having a real tendency to be favourable or unfavourable, or as if there were an inward connection between a succession of fortuitous occurrences having the same character as favourable or unfavourable.
2. Good fortune; favourable hap; a supposed something, pertaining to a person, at least for a time, giving to fortuitous events a favourable character; also, in a weakened sense, a fortuitous combination of favourable occurrences.
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| mhanza iyi | this luck |
| mhanza iyo | that luck |
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| mhanza yangu | my luck |
| mhanza yako | your luck (singular) |
| mhanza yenyu | your luck (plural) |
| mhanza yake | his/her luck |
| mhanza yedu | our luck |
| mhanza yacho | its luck |
| mhanza yavo | their luck |
last updated: Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 9:19:41 AM Central European Standard Time
mhanza
/m̤aⁿz̤a/
- adjective
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
- English translation
- lucky
- Favored by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune; – said of persons; as, a lucky adventurer.
last updated: Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 9:19:41 AM Central European Standard Time
mhanza
/m̤aⁿz̤a/
- verb
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
last updated: Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 9:19:41 AM Central European Standard Time
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