"ka" meaning in Senhaja de Srair

See ka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Etymology: Clipping of kamek. Etymology templates: {{clip|sjs|kamek}} Clipping of kamek Head templates: {{sjs-adverb}} ka (Tifinagh spelling ⴽⴰ)
  1. Ketama form of amek: (interrogative) how
    Sense id: en-ka-sjs-adv-auGZDd4A
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Conjunction

IPA: /ka/ Forms: luka [alternative], lukan [alternative], kʷa [alternative], uka [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic لو كان (lū kān), from Arabic لَوْ كَانَ (law kāna, literally “if it were”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sjs|ary|لو كان|tr=lū kān}} Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic لو كان (lū kān), {{der|sjs|ar|لَوْ كَانَ|lit=if it were}} Arabic لَوْ كَانَ (law kāna, literally “if it were”) Head templates: {{sjs-conjunction}} ka (Tifinagh spelling ⴽⴰ)
  1. if (counterfactual)
    Sense id: en-ka-sjs-conj-qXPy7XLn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Particle

IPA: /ka/
Etymology: Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic لو كان (lū kān), from Arabic لَوْ كَانَ (law kāna, literally “if it were”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sjs|ary|لو كان|tr=lū kān}} Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic لو كان (lū kān), {{der|sjs|ar|لَوْ كَانَ|lit=if it were}} Arabic لَوْ كَانَ (law kāna, literally “if it were”) Head templates: {{sjs-particle}} ka (Tifinagh spelling ⴽⴰ)
  1. Used to introduce a yes-or-no question. Synonyms: wac
    Sense id: en-ka-sjs-particle-m1-H31Ot Categories (other): Senhaja de Srair entries with incorrect language header, Senhaja de Srair particles Disambiguation of Senhaja de Srair entries with incorrect language header: 11 5 84 Disambiguation of Senhaja de Srair particles: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sjs",
        "2": "ary",
        "3": "لو كان",
        "tr": "lū kān"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic لو كان (lū kān)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sjs",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "لَوْ كَانَ",
        "lit": "if it were"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic لَوْ كَانَ (law kāna, literally “if it were”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic لو كان (lū kān), from Arabic لَوْ كَانَ (law kāna, literally “if it were”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ka (Tifinagh spelling ⴽⴰ)",
      "name": "sjs-particle"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Senhaja de Srair",
  "lang_code": "sjs",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 5 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Senhaja de Srair entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Senhaja de Srair particles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Did he give them to her?",
          "text": "Ka ikk-as-ten?",
          "translation": "Did he give them to her?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to introduce a yes-or-no question."
      ],
      "id": "en-ka-sjs-particle-m1-H31Ot",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "wac"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ka/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ka"
}

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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sjs",
        "2": "ary",
        "3": "لو كان",
        "tr": "lū kān"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic لو كان (lū kān)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sjs",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "لَوْ كَانَ",
        "lit": "if it were"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic لَوْ كَانَ (law kāna, literally “if it were”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic لو كان (lū kān), from Arabic لَوْ كَانَ (law kāna, literally “if it were”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "luka",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lukan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kʷa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uka",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ka (Tifinagh spelling ⴽⴰ)",
      "name": "sjs-conjunction"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Senhaja de Srair",
  "lang_code": "sjs",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "if (counterfactual)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ka-sjs-conj-qXPy7XLn",
      "links": [
        [
          "if",
          "if"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ka/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ka"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sjs",
        "2": "kamek"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of kamek",
      "name": "clip"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of kamek.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ka (Tifinagh spelling ⴽⴰ)",
      "name": "sjs-adverb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Senhaja de Srair",
  "lang_code": "sjs",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Ketama form of amek: (interrogative) how"
      ],
      "id": "en-ka-sjs-adv-auGZDd4A",
      "links": [
        [
          "amek",
          "amek#Senhaja_de_Srair"
        ],
        [
          "how",
          "how"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ka"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages using lite templates",
    "Pages with 80 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Senhaja de Srair adverbs",
    "Senhaja de Srair clippings",
    "Senhaja de Srair conjunctions",
    "Senhaja de Srair entries with incorrect language header",
    "Senhaja de Srair lemmas",
    "Senhaja de Srair particles",
    "Senhaja de Srair terms borrowed from Moroccan Arabic",
    "Senhaja de Srair terms derived from Arabic",
    "Senhaja de Srair terms derived from Moroccan Arabic",
    "Senhaja de Srair terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sjs",
        "2": "ary",
        "3": "لو كان",
        "tr": "lū kān"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic لو كان (lū kān)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sjs",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "لَوْ كَانَ",
        "lit": "if it were"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic لَوْ كَانَ (law kāna, literally “if it were”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic لو كان (lū kān), from Arabic لَوْ كَانَ (law kāna, literally “if it were”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ka (Tifinagh spelling ⴽⴰ)",
      "name": "sjs-particle"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Senhaja de Srair",
  "lang_code": "sjs",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Senhaja de Srair terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Did he give them to her?",
          "text": "Ka ikk-as-ten?",
          "translation": "Did he give them to her?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to introduce a yes-or-no question."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "wac"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ka/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ka"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages using lite templates",
    "Pages with 80 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Senhaja de Srair adverbs",
    "Senhaja de Srair clippings",
    "Senhaja de Srair conjunctions",
    "Senhaja de Srair entries with incorrect language header",
    "Senhaja de Srair lemmas",
    "Senhaja de Srair particles",
    "Senhaja de Srair terms borrowed from Moroccan Arabic",
    "Senhaja de Srair terms derived from Arabic",
    "Senhaja de Srair terms derived from Moroccan Arabic",
    "Senhaja de Srair terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sjs",
        "2": "ary",
        "3": "لو كان",
        "tr": "lū kān"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic لو كان (lū kān)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sjs",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "لَوْ كَانَ",
        "lit": "if it were"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic لَوْ كَانَ (law kāna, literally “if it were”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic لو كان (lū kān), from Arabic لَوْ كَانَ (law kāna, literally “if it were”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "luka",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lukan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kʷa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uka",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ka (Tifinagh spelling ⴽⴰ)",
      "name": "sjs-conjunction"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Senhaja de Srair",
  "lang_code": "sjs",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "if (counterfactual)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "if",
          "if"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ka/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ka"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages using lite templates",
    "Pages with 80 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Senhaja de Srair adverbs",
    "Senhaja de Srair clippings",
    "Senhaja de Srair entries with incorrect language header",
    "Senhaja de Srair lemmas"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sjs",
        "2": "kamek"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of kamek",
      "name": "clip"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of kamek.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ka (Tifinagh spelling ⴽⴰ)",
      "name": "sjs-adverb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Senhaja de Srair",
  "lang_code": "sjs",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Ketama form of amek: (interrogative) how"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "amek",
          "amek#Senhaja_de_Srair"
        ],
        [
          "how",
          "how"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ka"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ka meaning in Senhaja de Srair (3.7kB)

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: Tifinagh spelling ⴽⴰ",
  "path": [
    "ka"
  ],
  "section": "Senhaja de Srair",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "ka",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: Tifinagh spelling ⴽⴰ",
  "path": [
    "ka"
  ],
  "section": "Senhaja de Srair",
  "subsection": "conjunction",
  "title": "ka",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: Tifinagh spelling ⴽⴰ",
  "path": [
    "ka"
  ],
  "section": "Senhaja de Srair",
  "subsection": "adverb",
  "title": "ka",
  "trace": ""
}

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