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"5": "or",
"6": "",
"7": "or",
"8": "",
"9": "or",
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},
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},
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "zag",
"name": "mul-symbol"
}
],
"lang": "Translingual",
"lang_code": "mul",
"pos": "symbol",
"related": [
{
"word": "Wiktionary’s coverage of Zaghawa terms"
}
],
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{
"categories": [
"ISO 639-3",
"Pages with 6 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Translingual entries with incorrect language header",
"Translingual lemmas",
"Translingual symbols",
"Translingual terms with redundant script codes"
],
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"ISO 639-3 language code for Zaghawa."
],
"links": [
[
"language code",
"language code"
]
],
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"raw_glosses": [
"(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Zaghawa."
]
}
],
"word": "zag"
}
{
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{
"args": {
"1": "tk",
"2": "fa-cls",
"3": "زَاغ"
},
"expansion": "Borrowed from Classical Persian زَاغ (zāġ)",
"name": "bor+"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Borrowed from Classical Persian زَاغ (zāġ).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "zagy",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"definite"
]
},
{
"form": "zaglar",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "zakyja",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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"2": "noun",
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"5": "plural",
"6": "zaglar",
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"sort": "",
"tr": ""
},
"expansion": "zag (definite accusative zagy, plural zaglar)",
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "y",
"2": "lar"
},
"expansion": "zag (definite accusative zagy, plural zaglar)",
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],
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"glosses": [
"crow"
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"crow",
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]
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{
"word": "garga"
}
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "[ðɑːʁ]"
}
],
"word": "zag"
}
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