beginning

farko, mafari, farawa

Noun

Singular beginning

Plural beginnings

1. farko, mafari, farawa, fil-azal / fil'azal <> the beginning.

   John 1:1

   1. A cikin farko akwai Kalma, Kalman nan kuwa tare da Allah, kuma Allah akwai Kalma. [1]
   2. Tun fara farawa akwai Kalma, Kalman kuwa yana nan tare da Allah, Kalman kuwa Allah ne. [2]
   3. Tun fil'azal akwai Kalma, Kalman nan kuwa tare da Allah yake, Kalman nan kuwa Allah ne. [3]
   4. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. [4]
   5. Before the world began, the Word was there. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. [5]
2. The beginning of something is where it starts from.
3. The beginning is the first part of something.

   The beginning of the book introduced all the main characters.

Verb

Plain form begin

Third person singular begins

Simple past began

Past participle begun

Present participle beginning

1. The present participle of begin.

   It's beginning to get dark so you better come in soon.

   She's been running 3 days a week for almost a month and she's finally beginning to lose some weight.