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Dunia or doonya also means world in a number of Indian languages too. I would guess that it's probably a borrowed term or root across at least some Malay and In
by nixme 18y ago
Dunia or doonya also means world in a number of Indian languages too. I would guess that it's probably a borrowed term or root across at least some Malay and Indic langauges.
- niyazpk 18y agoDunia means World in Arabic too.
- ramoq 18y agoto the best of my knowledge, 'dunya/dunia' comes from the arabic language. It's natively an arabic word.
- mahmud 18y agoDuniya means world in Somali too! wow, I can't believe my language has such influence and reach! kidding aside, "Duniya" is an important word in Islamic tradition. It's the counterpart for "after life". "Duniya wa Akhira" roughly means "Earth and the After life", or "here and in the after life". Whatever its origin, it's an Islamic word, just as "Rahma/Rehma/Rehmat"; it's used throughout the orient to mean various things: blessings, thanks, regards, with kindness, etc. It's used by Arabs, Africans, Persians, South Asians, Turkic peoples, South East Asians, Carribean muslims, Pacific islanders, etc.