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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

this too shall pass en · X

Etymology

Calque of Classical Persian اِین نِیز بُگْذَرَد (īn nīz bugzarad). Compare Latin sic transit gloria mundi.

Meanings

  1. Nothing, good or bad, lasts forever; all circumstances are temporary.

Forms

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this too shall pass away alternative lexicographic

Relateds

tomorrow is another day

Translations (14)

ta இதுவும் கடந்து போகும் (nothing lasts forever) · sv allting har en ände (nothing lasts forever) · fr cela aussi passera (nothing lasts forever) · fi kaikki loppuu aikanaan (nothing lasts forever) · az bu da keçər (nothing lasts forever) · tr bu da geçer (nothing lasts forever) · sv även detta ska gå över (nothing lasts forever) · gd an rud a thig leis a' ghaoith, falbhaidh e leis an t-sruth (nothing lasts forever) · fa این نیز بگذرد (nothing lasts forever) · he גם זה יעבור (nothing lasts forever) · de es geht alles vorüber (nothing lasts forever) · pt isto também passará (nothing lasts forever) · de es geht alles vorbei (nothing lasts forever) · ru и это пройдёт (nothing lasts forever)