Maliya

Bembe

Etymology

Derived from English Maria

Proper noun

Maliya

  1. Mary (mother of Jesus)

Yao (Africa)

Etymology

Borrowed from English Maria, from Derived from Latin Maria from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), from Aramaic מַרְיָם (maryām) or Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryām).

Proper noun

Maliya

  1. Mary
    1. (religion) The mother of Jesus, believed in Christianity and Islam to have been a virgin at his birth, and believed by some Christians to have been born herself without sin, to have ascended to Heaven without death, and to act as a sympathetic intermediary for believers.
    2. (biblical) Any of several other women in the New Testament, notably:
      1. Mary Magdalene, a disciple of Jesus.
      2. Mary of Bethany, the sister of Lazarus and Martha

References

  • Bible Society of Malawi, Buku Jeswela, 2014