shenzi in All languages combined

Audio: Sw-ke-shenzi.flac

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Etymology: Uncertain, perhaps from the same source as Arabic زَنْج (zanj, “Zanj”). Etymology templates: {{unc|sw}} Uncertain, {{cog|ar|زَنْج||Zanj}} Arabic زَنْج (zanj, “Zanj”) Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective|declinable|cat2=|head=-shenzi}} -shenzi (declinable), {{sw-adj}} -shenzi (declinable) Inflection templates: {{sw-decl}} Forms: -shenzi [canonical], no-table-tags [table-tags], mshenzi [error-unrecognized-form, singular], washenzi [error-unrecognized-form, plural], mishenzi [error-unrecognized-form, plural], shenzi [error-unrecognized-form, singular], mashenzi [error-unrecognized-form, plural], kishenzi [error-unrecognized-form, singular], vishenzi [error-unrecognized-form, plural], shenzi [error-unrecognized-form, plural], pashenzi [error-unrecognized-form, singular], kushenzi [error-unrecognized-form, singular], mushenzi [error-unrecognized-form, singular]

Inflected forms

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      "form": "shenzis",
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}

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    }
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}

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"shenzi" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [English]

Adjective [Swahili]

Inflected forms