"kiis" meaning in Afar

See kiis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkiːs/, [ˈkiːs] Forms: kíis [canonical, masculine], kiisá [plural], kiiswá [plural], kiisitté [plural], akyáas [plural], kíish [alternative]
Etymology: From Arabic كِيس (kīs). Etymology templates: {{bor|aa|ar|كِيس}} Arabic كِيس (kīs) Head templates: {{head|aa|noun|g=m|head=kíis}} kíis m, {{aa-noun|g=mf|head=kíis|pl=kiisá|pl2=kiiswá|pl3=kiisitté|pl4=akyáas|pl5=kuyúus}} kíis m (plural kiisá ? or kiiswá ? or kiisitté ? or akyáas ?)
  1. sack Synonyms: gooniyát
    Sense id: en-kiis-aa-noun-bsMnUi7o
  2. sachet, purse
    Sense id: en-kiis-aa-noun-A9CdddMO Categories (other): Afar entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Containers Disambiguation of Afar entries with incorrect language header: 9 43 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 44 14 14 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 44 14 14 14 Disambiguation of Containers: 10 79 10
  3. envelope of a letter
    Sense id: en-kiis-aa-noun-pwnjmUuF Categories (other): Afar entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afar entries with incorrect language header: 9 43 48
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aa",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "كِيس"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic كِيس (kīs)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic كِيس (kīs).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kíis",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kiisá",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kiiswá",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kiisitté",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akyáas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kíish",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aa",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m",
        "head": "kíis"
      },
      "expansion": "kíis m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "mf",
        "head": "kíis",
        "pl": "kiisá",
        "pl2": "kiiswá",
        "pl3": "kiisitté",
        "pl4": "akyáas",
        "pl5": "kuyúus"
      },
      "expansion": "kíis m (plural kiisá ? or kiiswá ? or kiisitté ? or akyáas ?)",
      "name": "aa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "kiis"
  ],
  "lang": "Afar",
  "lang_code": "aa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sack"
      ],
      "id": "en-kiis-aa-noun-bsMnUi7o",
      "links": [
        [
          "sack",
          "sack"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gooniyát"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 43 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Afar entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 44 14 14 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 44 14 14 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 79 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "aa",
          "name": "Containers",
          "orig": "aa:Containers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sachet, purse"
      ],
      "id": "en-kiis-aa-noun-A9CdddMO",
      "links": [
        [
          "sachet",
          "sachet"
        ],
        [
          "purse",
          "purse"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 43 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Afar entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "envelope of a letter"
      ],
      "id": "en-kiis-aa-noun-pwnjmUuF",
      "links": [
        [
          "envelope",
          "envelope"
        ],
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkiːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkiːs]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kiis"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Afar entries with incorrect language header",
    "Afar lemmas",
    "Afar masculine nouns",
    "Afar nouns",
    "Afar terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Afar terms derived from Arabic",
    "Afar terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "aa:Containers",
    "so:Clothing",
    "so:Containers"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aa",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "كِيس"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic كِيس (kīs)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic كِيس (kīs).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kíis",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kiisá",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kiiswá",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kiisitté",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akyáas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kíish",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aa",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m",
        "head": "kíis"
      },
      "expansion": "kíis m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "mf",
        "head": "kíis",
        "pl": "kiisá",
        "pl2": "kiiswá",
        "pl3": "kiisitté",
        "pl4": "akyáas",
        "pl5": "kuyúus"
      },
      "expansion": "kíis m (plural kiisá ? or kiiswá ? or kiisitté ? or akyáas ?)",
      "name": "aa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "kiis"
  ],
  "lang": "Afar",
  "lang_code": "aa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sack"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sack",
          "sack"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gooniyát"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sachet, purse"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sachet",
          "sachet"
        ],
        [
          "purse",
          "purse"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "envelope of a letter"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "envelope",
          "envelope"
        ],
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkiːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkiːs]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kiis"
}

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