See karfus on Wiktionary
{
"etymology_links": [
[
"krafes",
"krafes#Maltese"
],
[
"كَرَفْس",
"كرفس#Arabic"
],
[
"كرافس",
"كرافس#Moroccan_Arabic"
],
[
"celery",
"celery"
],
[
"كرافس",
"كرافس#Tunisian_Arabic"
],
[
"celery",
"celery"
]
],
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},
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},
{
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"2": "ar",
"3": "كَرَفْس"
},
"expansion": "Arabic كَرَفْس (karafs)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ary",
"2": "كرافس",
"t": "celery",
"tr": "krāfis"
},
"expansion": "Moroccan Arabic كرافس (krāfis, “celery”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
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"t": "celery",
"tr": "krāfis"
},
"expansion": "Tunisian Arabic كرافس (krāfis, “celery”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "By back-formation from the plural krafes, from a variant of Arabic كَرَفْس (karafs) reinterpreted as a plural form. Compare Moroccan Arabic كرافس (krāfis, “celery”), Tunisian Arabic كرافس (krāfis, “celery”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "karfusa",
"tags": [
"singulative"
]
},
{
"form": "krafes",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "karfusiet",
"tags": [
"paucal"
]
}
],
"lang": "Maltese",
"lang_code": "mt",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Maltese back-formations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
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},
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},
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"parents": [],
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},
{
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "mt",
"name": "Celery family plants",
"orig": "mt:Celery family plants",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "mt",
"name": "Foods",
"orig": "mt:Foods",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "mt",
"name": "Herbs",
"orig": "mt:Herbs",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "mt",
"name": "Spices and herbs",
"orig": "mt:Spices and herbs",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "mt",
"name": "Vegetables",
"orig": "mt:Vegetables",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "karfus il-ħmir"
},
{
"word": "karfus tal-ilma"
},
{
"word": "karfus tal-wied"
}
],
"glosses": [
"celery"
],
"id": "en-karfus-mt-noun-3cUXe5IE",
"links": [
[
"celery",
"celery"
]
],
"tags": [
"collective",
"masculine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/karˈfuːs/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-uːs"
}
],
"word": "karfus"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"word": "karfus il-ħmir"
},
{
"word": "karfus tal-ilma"
},
{
"word": "karfus tal-wied"
}
],
"etymology_links": [
[
"krafes",
"krafes#Maltese"
],
[
"كَرَفْس",
"كرفس#Arabic"
],
[
"كرافس",
"كرافس#Moroccan_Arabic"
],
[
"celery",
"celery"
],
[
"كرافس",
"كرافس#Tunisian_Arabic"
],
[
"celery",
"celery"
]
],
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{
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"2": "ar",
"3": "كَرَفْس"
},
"expansion": "Arabic كَرَفْس (karafs)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ary",
"2": "كرافس",
"t": "celery",
"tr": "krāfis"
},
"expansion": "Moroccan Arabic كرافس (krāfis, “celery”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "aeb",
"2": "كرافس",
"t": "celery",
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},
"expansion": "Tunisian Arabic كرافس (krāfis, “celery”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "By back-formation from the plural krafes, from a variant of Arabic كَرَفْس (karafs) reinterpreted as a plural form. Compare Moroccan Arabic كرافس (krāfis, “celery”), Tunisian Arabic كرافس (krāfis, “celery”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "karfusa",
"tags": [
"singulative"
]
},
{
"form": "krafes",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "karfusiet",
"tags": [
"paucal"
]
}
],
"lang": "Maltese",
"lang_code": "mt",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
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"Maltese collective nouns",
"Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
"Maltese lemmas",
"Maltese masculine nouns",
"Maltese nouns",
"Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
"Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:Maltese/uːs",
"Rhymes:Maltese/uːs/2 syllables",
"mt:Celery family plants",
"mt:Foods",
"mt:Herbs",
"mt:Spices and herbs",
"mt:Vegetables"
],
"glosses": [
"celery"
],
"links": [
[
"celery",
"celery"
]
],
"tags": [
"collective",
"masculine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/karˈfuːs/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-uːs"
}
],
"word": "karfus"
}
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