"msalaba" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-msalaba.flac Forms: msalaba class III [canonical], misalaba class IV [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|صَلِيب}} Borrowed from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb) Head templates: {{sw-noun|mi}} msalaba class III (plural misalaba class IV)
  1. cross (geometrical figure)
    Sense id: en-msalaba-sw-noun-iH2LXl8J Categories (other): Geometry Disambiguation of Geometry: 67 22 12
  2. cross (cross-shaped wooden post)
    Sense id: en-msalaba-sw-noun-Kgr8k714 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 89 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 90 5 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 6 86 8
  3. cross (Christian symbol)
    Sense id: en-msalaba-sw-noun-afvPi8Z- Categories (other): Christianity Disambiguation of Christianity: 19 21 60

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ki",
            "2": "mũtharaba",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kikuyu: mũtharaba",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kikuyu: mũtharaba"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "صَلِيب"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb)",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb).",
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    {
      "form": "msalaba class III",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "misalaba class IV",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi"
      },
      "expansion": "msalaba class III (plural misalaba class IV)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "67 22 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Geometry",
          "orig": "sw:Geometry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "cross (geometrical figure)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "cross",
          "cross"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 89 6",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "5 90 5",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "6 86 8",
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          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "cross (cross-shaped wooden post)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "cross",
          "cross"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 21 60",
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          "name": "Christianity",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "cross (Christian symbol)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "cross",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
    "sw:Christianity",
    "sw:Geometry"
  ],
  "descendants": [
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        {
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            "1": "ki",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kikuyu: mũtharaba",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kikuyu: mũtharaba"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "صَلِيب"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb).",
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    {
      "form": "msalaba class III",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "misalaba class IV",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        "cross (geometrical figure)"
      ],
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          "cross",
          "cross"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "cross (cross-shaped wooden post)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cross",
          "cross"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cross (Christian symbol)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cross",
          "cross"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "word": "msalaba"
}

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