"shifta" meaning in All languages combined

See shifta on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: shiftas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili shifta, from Amharic ሽፍታ (šəfta). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sw|shifta}} Swahili shifta, {{der|en|am|ሽፍታ}} Amharic ሽፍታ (šəfta) Head templates: {{en-noun}} shifta (plural shiftas)
  1. (Africa) outlaw, bandit Wikipedia link: shifta Tags: Africa

Noun [Hausa]

IPA: /ʃíf.tàː/, [ʃɪ́ɸ.tàː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: shiftā̀ [canonical, feminine], shiftàr̃ [possessed-form]
Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|shiftā̀}} shiftā̀ f (possessed form shiftàr̃)
  1. dictation
    Sense id: en-shifta-ha-noun-NqrO8Yke Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-shifta.flac Forms: shifta class IX [canonical], shifta class V [canonical], shifta class X [plural], mashifta class VI [plural]
Etymology: From Amharic ሽፍታ (šəfta). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|am|ሽፍታ}} Amharic ሽፍታ (šəfta) Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} shifta class IX (plural shifta class X), {{sw-noun|ma}} shifta class V (plural mashifta class VI)
  1. (chiefly Kenya) outlaw, bandit Tags: Kenya

Inflected forms

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        "2": "sw",
        "3": "shifta"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "am",
        "3": "ሽፍታ"
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      "tags": [
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
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      "form": "shiftā̀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shiftàr̃",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
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          "source": "w"
        },
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ʃɪ́ɸ.tàː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shifta class V",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shifta class X",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mashifta class VI",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "shifta class V (plural mashifta class VI)",
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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      ],
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        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shiftàr̃",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃɪ́ɸ.tàː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "shifta"
}

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    }
  ],
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      "form": "shifta class IX",
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    },
    {
      "form": "shifta class V",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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    },
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      "form": "mashifta class VI",
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      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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        "Pages with entries",
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        "Swahili class V nouns",
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