"wakili" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Hausa]

IPA: /wà.kíː.lìː/, [wə̀.cíː.lìː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: wàkīlī̀ [canonical, masculine], wàkī̀lai [plural], wàkīlìn [possessed-form]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl). Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|ar|وَكِيل}} Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl) Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|wàkīlī̀|wàkī̀lai}} wàkīlī̀ m (plural wàkī̀lai, possessed form wàkīlìn)
  1. representative, agent
    Sense id: en-wakili-ha-noun-76ZRnUjr Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 83 17
  2. member of the legislature
    Sense id: en-wakili-ha-noun-95M2YV1n

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-wakili.flac [Kenya] Forms: mawakili [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|وَكِيل|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl), {{bor+|sw|ar|وَكِيل}} Borrowed from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl), {{root|sw|ar|و ك ل}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} wakili, {{sw-noun|ma}} wakili (ma class, plural mawakili)
  1. lawyer, attorney (professional person authorized to practice law) Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (topical): Legal occupations Synonyms: mwanasheria
    Sense id: en-wakili-sw-noun-JFOFlY-g Disambiguation of Legal occupations: 65 35 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 77 23
  2. agent, representative Tags: class-5, class-6
    Sense id: en-wakili-sw-noun-rNReuZEw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -wakilisha [causative, verb], -wakilika [stative, verb]

Inflected forms

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