معادامو while

Language
javascript
Surface
stdlib
Locale
sw-Arab
Concept
while
Brain ID
javascript/stdlib/while
Gloss
while — a loop that repeats while a condition holds
Upstream reference
MDN · search
Brain version
1.1.0-alpha.13 · generated Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:26:24 GMT · hash 4914b8003cdd29d0…

Provenance

Full per-leaf change history across brain builds is not yet recorded; shown is the current build's layer stack.

Discuss this term on the NADA forum →

Across locales

What each covering migration carries for this concept, per locale — the whole-brain view, not filtered by your language. Forms are the migration's leaf values (pre-transform, pre-human-verdict); a locale without a form falls back to canonical English. Chips open that locale's live docs page for this term.

control-flow · concept while — per-locale forms

Expand to load the per-locale matrix.

demo-alpha · concept while — per-locale forms

Expand to load the per-locale matrix.

sealion-refinement · concept while — per-locale forms

Expand to load the per-locale matrix.

AI council review

Reviewed by 1 model · @cf/aisingapore/gemma-sea-lion-v4-27b-it · 2026-07-17

Cluster control-flow · locale sw-Arab · member while

flag
verdict
معادامو
existing translation
معادامو
improved translation
Explanation

The Arabic-origin 'maadamu' is technically correct, but a native Swahili speaker should confirm if a more common equivalent exists for 'while' in a programming context. Needs review.

Issue breakdown

  • cultural While 'maadamu' is understandable, it's a more formal/literary 'as long as'. A more common colloquial equivalent might be better.