"afisa" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Choctaw]

Etymology: From English officer. Etymology templates: {{bor|cho|en|officer}} English officer Head templates: {{head|cho|noun|alienable}} afisa (alienable)
  1. officer Tags: alienable
    Sense id: en-afisa-cho-noun-1x8L1iPl Categories (other): Choctaw entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-afisa.flac [Kenya] Forms: maafisa [class-ii, plural], ofisa [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from English officer. Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:bor|en:officer<ref:<span class="cited-source">Tucker, A. N. (<span class="None" lang="und">1946), “Foreign Sounds in Swahili”, in <cite>Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies</cite>, volume 11, number 4, <small>→DOI</small>, page 861 of 854-871</span></span>>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "officer", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "afisa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="afisa"> Borrowed from English officer. Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma|anim=y}} afisa class I (plural maafisa class II)
  1. officer (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) Tags: class-i Derived forms: afisa wa polisi, afisa wa usalama

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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