"asali" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Hausa]

IPA: /ʔá.sá.líː/, [ʔá.sə́.líː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: asalī [canonical, masculine], àsàlai [plural], asalin [possessed-form]
Etymology: From Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl). Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|ar|أَصْل}} Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl) Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|asalī|àsàlai}} asalī m (plural àsàlai, possessed form asalin)
  1. origin, beginning
    Sense id: en-asali-ha-noun-JJ5dYuZc Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 61 18 21
  2. foundation
    Sense id: en-asali-ha-noun-K9i3sNg-
  3. heritage, pedigree
    Sense id: en-asali-ha-noun-SL5zG2SF

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-asali.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic عَسَل (ʕasal). Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:bor|ar:عَسَل<ref:<span class="cited-source">Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), <cite>Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa</cite> (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; <span class="None" lang="und">145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, <small>→ISBN</small>, page 208 Nr. 1863</span></span>>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "عَسَل", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "asali", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="asali"> Borrowed from Arabic عَسَل (ʕasal). Head templates: {{sw-noun|n|-}} asali class IX (no plural)
  1. honey (sweet substance produced by bees) Tags: class-ix, no-plural
    Sense id: en-asali-sw-noun-wSm648rg Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Swahili entries referencing missing etymons, Swahili entries with etymology texts, Swahili entries with etymon, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Honey Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 19 6 18 33 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 6 16 38 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 5 12 54 16 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 16 5 15 44 20 Disambiguation of Swahili entries referencing missing etymons: 73 27 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology texts: 66 34 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 89 11 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Honey: 100 0
  2. syrup Tags: class-ix, no-plural
    Sense id: en-asali-sw-noun-saySWr14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: uki
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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "أَصْل",
      "أصل#Arabic"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "أَصْل"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "asalī",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àsàlai",
      "links": [
        [
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          "asalai"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asalin",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "asalī",
        "3": "àsàlai"
      },
      "expansion": "asalī m (plural àsàlai, possessed form asalin)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "61 18 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "origin, beginning"
      ],
      "id": "en-asali-ha-noun-JJ5dYuZc",
      "links": [
        [
          "origin",
          "origin"
        ],
        [
          "beginning",
          "beginning"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "foundation"
      ],
      "id": "en-asali-ha-noun-K9i3sNg-",
      "links": [
        [
          "foundation",
          "foundation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "heritage, pedigree"
      ],
      "id": "en-asali-ha-noun-SL5zG2SF",
      "links": [
        [
          "heritage",
          "heritage"
        ],
        [
          "pedigree",
          "pedigree"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔá.sá.líː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔá.sə́.líː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "asali"
}

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      "عَسَل",
      "عسل#Arabic"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": ":bor",
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        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
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      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic عَسَل (ʕasal).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "asali class IX (no plural)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 6 18 33 24",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "18 6 16 38 21",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "13 5 12 54 16",
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          "_dis": "16 5 15 44 20",
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        },
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          "_dis": "73 27",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 34",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "75 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Honey",
          "orig": "sw:Honey",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "honey (sweet substance produced by bees)"
      ],
      "id": "en-asali-sw-noun-wSm648rg",
      "links": [
        [
          "honey",
          "honey"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-ix",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "syrup"
      ],
      "id": "en-asali-sw-noun-saySWr14",
      "links": [
        [
          "syrup",
          "syrup"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Kenya"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "uki"
    }
  ],
  "word": "asali"
}
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    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa masculine nouns",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Hausa terms derived from Arabic",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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  ],
  "etymology_links": [
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      "أَصْل",
      "أصل#Arabic"
    ]
  ],
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        "2": "ar",
        "3": "أَصْل"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "asalī",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "àsàlai",
      "links": [
        [
          "àsàlai",
          "asalai"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asalin",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "asalī",
        "3": "àsàlai"
      },
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      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "origin, beginning"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "origin",
          "origin"
        ],
        [
          "beginning",
          "beginning"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "foundation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "foundation",
          "foundation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "heritage, pedigree"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "heritage",
          "heritage"
        ],
        [
          "pedigree",
          "pedigree"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔá.sá.líː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔá.sə́.líː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "asali"
}

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    "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
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    ]
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": ":bor",
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      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic عَسَل (ʕasal).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "asali class IX (no plural)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "honey (sweet substance produced by bees)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "honey",
          "honey"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        [
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        ]
      ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "uki"
    }
  ],
  "word": "asali"
}

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