"mdhamini" meaning in All languages combined

See mdhamini on Wiktionary

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-mdhamini.flac [Kenya] Forms: wadhamini [class-ii, plural]
Etymology: From m- + -dhamini (“to guarantee”). Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:af|m-<id:class 1 noun>|dhamini<t:to guarantee><alt:-dhamini>|text=+|tree=1}} From m- + -dhamini (“to guarantee”). Head templates: {{sw-noun|wa}} mdhamini class I (plural wadhamini class II)
  1. a guarantor (person that provides a guarantee) Tags: class-i
    Sense id: en-mdhamini-sw-noun-rT5Qc29A Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Swahili entries with etymology texts, Swahili entries with etymology trees, Swahili entries with etymon, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 49 51 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology texts: 49 51 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology trees: 49 51 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
  2. a sponsor (person or organisation with responsibility) Tags: class-i
    Sense id: en-mdhamini-sw-noun-nkoziEAQ Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Swahili entries with etymology texts, Swahili entries with etymology trees, Swahili entries with etymon, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with m- (class 1 noun) Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 49 51 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology texts: 49 51 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology trees: 49 51 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with m- (class 1 noun): 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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