"staa" meaning in All languages combined

See staa on Wiktionary

Verb [Alemannic German]

Head templates: {{gsw-verb|var=1}} staa
  1. alternative form of stah Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: stah

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-staa.flac [Kenya] Forms: mastaa [class-vi, plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Germanic *sternǭ Proto-West Germanic *sternō Proto-West Germanic *sterrō Old English steorra Middle English sterre English starbor. Swahili staa Borrowed from English star. Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:bor|en:star|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Germanic *sternǭ Proto-West Germanic *sternō Proto-West Germanic *sterrō Old English steorra Middle English sterre English starbor. Swahili staa [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to be dry, to burn", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂eHs-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tḗr", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂stḗr", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*sternǭ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*sternō", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*sterrō", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "steorra", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "sterre", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "star", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "staa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="staa"> Borrowed from English star., {{ety|sw|:bor|en:star|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Germanic *sternǭ Proto-West Germanic *sternō Proto-West Germanic *sterrō Old English steorra Middle English sterre English starbor. Swahili staa Borrowed from English star. Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} staa class V (plural mastaa class VI)
  1. celebrity Tags: class-v Synonyms: nyota

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "var": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "staa",
      "name": "gsw-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Alemannic German",
  "lang_code": "gsw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "word": "stah"
        }
      ],
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "stah",
          "stah#Alemannic_German"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "staa"
}

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    [
      "*h₂eHs-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂eHs-#Proto-Indo-European:_to_be_dry,_to_burn"
    ],
    [
      "*-tḗr",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-tḗr#Proto-Indo-European:_agent_noun"
    ],
    [
      "*h₂stḗr",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂stḗr"
    ],
    [
      "*sternǭ",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sternǭ"
    ],
    [
      "*sternō",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sternō"
    ],
    [
      "*sterrō",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sterrō"
    ],
    [
      "steorra",
      "steorra#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "sterre",
      "sterre#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "star",
      "star#English"
    ],
    [
      "star",
      "star#English"
    ]
  ],
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        "text": "+",
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      },
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      "name": "ety"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": ":bor",
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        "text": "+",
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      },
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      "name": "ety"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mastaa",
      "tags": [
        "class-vi",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ma"
      },
      "expansion": "staa class V (plural mastaa class VI)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "sw:People",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "celebrity"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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          "celebrity"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nyota"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-v"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/05/Sw-ke-staa.flac/Sw-ke-staa.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/05/Sw-ke-staa.flac/Sw-ke-staa.flac.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Kenya"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "staa"
}
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      "args": {
        "var": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "staa",
      "name": "gsw-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "gsw",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "stah"
        }
      ],
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        "Alemannic German variant lemmas",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stah",
          "stah#Alemannic_German"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "staa"
}

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*h₂eHs-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂eHs-#Proto-Indo-European:_to_be_dry,_to_burn"
    ],
    [
      "*-tḗr",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-tḗr#Proto-Indo-European:_agent_noun"
    ],
    [
      "*h₂stḗr",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂stḗr"
    ],
    [
      "*sternǭ",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sternǭ"
    ],
    [
      "*sternō",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sternō"
    ],
    [
      "*sterrō",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sterrō"
    ],
    [
      "steorra",
      "steorra#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "sterre",
      "sterre#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "star",
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    ],
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      "star",
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    ]
  ],
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    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Swahili terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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}

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