"farasi" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Swahili]

IPA: /fɑˈɾɑ.si/ (note: Unguja standard) Audio: Sw-ke-farasi.flac [Kenya] Forms: farasi [class-x, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic فَرَس (faras). Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:bor|ar:فَرَس<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 230 Nr. 2112</span></span>>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "فَرَس", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "farasi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="farasi"> Borrowed from Arabic فَرَس (faras). Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} farasi class IX (plural farasi class X)
  1. horse Tags: class-ix
    Sense id: en-farasi-sw-noun-~WKGK23C Categories (other): Swahili terms with collocations
  2. framework Tags: class-ix
    Sense id: en-farasi-sw-noun-BqYd8EKt
  3. (chess) knight Tags: class-ix
    Sense id: en-farasi-sw-noun-zh2AHRUt Categories (other): Chess, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Swahili entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Swahili entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, Swahili entries with etymology texts, Swahili entries with etymon, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Chess, Chinese zodiac signs, Equids Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 6 7 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 4 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 6 91 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 4 4 92 Disambiguation of Swahili entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 4 6 90 Disambiguation of Swahili entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 3 21 76 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology texts: 4 20 76 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 4 7 89 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 2 27 70 Disambiguation of Chess: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Chinese zodiac signs: 5 12 83 Disambiguation of Equids: 5 6 89 Topics: board-games, chess, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kifarasi
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    },
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      "lang": "Lingala",
      "lang_code": "ln",
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        "borrowed"
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      "word": "farása"
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      "word": "mbalaàsi"
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