"msanii" meaning in All languages combined

See msanii on Wiktionary

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-msanii.flac [Kenya] Forms: wasanii [class-ii, plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *mu- Swahili m- Arabic صَانِع (ṣāniʕ) Swahili msanii From m- + Arabic صَانِع (ṣāniʕ, “artisan”). Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:af|m-<id:class 1 noun>|ar:صَانِع<t:artisan>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *mu- Swahili m- Arabic صَانِع (ṣāniʕ) Swahili msanii [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Sabaki", "term" : "*mu-", "gloss" : "class-1 noun prefix", "lang" : "bnt-sab-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "m-", "lang" : "sw" }, { "gloss" : "artisan", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "ص ن ع", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "root", "is_invisible" : "all" } ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "صَانِع", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "msanii", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="msanii"> From m- + Arabic صَانِع (ṣāniʕ, “artisan”). Head templates: {{sw-noun|wa}} msanii class I (plural wasanii class II)
  1. artist (person who creates art) Tags: class-i Synonyms: mwanasanaa Related terms: sanaa [art, arts]

Inflected forms

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