"methali" meaning in All languages combined

See methali on Wiktionary

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-methali.flac Forms: methali [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic مَثَل (maṯal, “proverb”). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|مَثَل||proverb}} Arabic مَثَل (maṯal, “proverb”), {{root|sw|ar|م ث ل}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} methali, {{sw-noun|n}} methali (n class, plural methali)
  1. proverb (phrase expressing a basic truth) Wikipedia link: sw:methali Tags: class-10, class-9 Synonyms: mithali
    Sense id: en-methali-sw-noun-7-sVNS0m Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

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