"kifaa" meaning in All languages combined

See kifaa on Wiktionary

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-kifaa.flac Forms: kifaa class VII [canonical], vifaa class VIII [plural]
Etymology: From -faa (“be useful”). Head templates: {{sw-noun|vi}} kifaa class VII (plural vifaa class VIII)
  1. tool Categories (topical): Tools Synonyms (tool): ala
    Sense id: en-kifaa-sw-noun-fJu-Xsmz Disambiguation of Tools: 80 20 Disambiguation of 'tool': 100 0
  2. device (a piece of equipment made for a particular purpose)
    Sense id: en-kifaa-sw-noun-zyYCuhlO Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 8 92

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "kifaa class VII",
      "tags": [
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    },
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    }
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "tool"
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          "word": "ala"
        }
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          "device"
        ],
        [
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    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "sw:Tools"
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "vifaa class VIII",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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    }
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      "sense": "tool",
      "word": "ala"
    }
  ],
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}

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