"liwali" meaning in All languages combined

See liwali on Wiktionary

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-liwali.flac Forms: liwali class V [canonical], maliwali class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic وَالٍ (wālin). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|وَالٍ}} Borrowed from Arabic وَالٍ (wālin), {{root|sw|ar|و ل ي}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} liwali class V (plural maliwali class VI)
  1. (historical) An Arab who served as an administrative official and governor during sultanate and colonial times. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-liwali-sw-noun-JTSHMIB- Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        "(historical) An Arab who served as an administrative official and governor during sultanate and colonial times."
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        "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
        "Swahili terms derived from the Arabic root و ل ي",
        "Swahili terms with historical senses"
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