"forosadi" meaning in All languages combined

See forosadi on Wiktionary

Noun [Swahili]

IPA: /fɔ.ɾɔˈsɑ.ɗi/ (note: Unguja standard) Audio: Sw-ke-forosadi.flac [Kenya] Forms: maforosadi [class-vi, plural], forsadi [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic فِرْصَاد (firṣād). Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:bor|ar:فِرْصَاد<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 231 Nr. 2117</span></span>>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "فِرْصَاد", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "forosadi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="forosadi"> Borrowed from Arabic فِرْصَاد (firṣād). Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} forosadi class V (plural maforosadi class VI)
  1. mulberry Tags: class-v Derived forms: mforosadi (english: mulberry tree)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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