"a" meaning in Swahili

See a in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

Head templates: {{head|sw|particles|head=-a}} -a Inflection templates: {{sw-decl-verbal|a}} Forms: -a [canonical], no-table-tags [table-tags], wa [error-unrecognized-form, singular], wa [error-unrecognized-form, plural], ya [error-unrecognized-form, plural], la [error-unrecognized-form, singular], cha [error-unrecognized-form, singular], vya [error-unrecognized-form, plural], ya [error-unrecognized-form, singular], za [error-unrecognized-form, plural], pa [error-unrecognized-form, singular], kwa [error-unrecognized-form, singular], mwa [error-unrecognized-form, singular]
  1. The genitive particle; adjectival particle; of Related terms: -enye: the ornative particle
    Sense id: en-a-sw-particle-GHCqyvVR Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili particles

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      "form": "sw-decl-verbal",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ya",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vya",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ya",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "za",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "head": "-a"
      },
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "child's book",
          "text": "kitabu cha mtoto",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "egg yolk (literally, “center of egg”)",
          "text": "kiini cha yai",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "The genitive particle; adjectival particle; of"
      ],
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        ],
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        ]
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          "word": "-enye: the ornative particle"
        }
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    }
  ],
  "word": "a"
}
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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    },
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      "form": "cha",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "vya",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ya",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "za",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
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    },
    {
      "form": "pa",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
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    }
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          "text": "kitabu cha mtoto",
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        {
          "english": "egg yolk (literally, “center of egg”)",
          "text": "kiini cha yai",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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        ],
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        ],
        [
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          "of"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
  "word": "a"
}
{
  "called_from": "inflection/2457",
  "msg": "rejected heuristic header: table cell identified as header and given candidate status, BUT the cleaned text is not in LANGUAGES_WITH_CELLS_AS_HEADERS[Swahili]; cleaned text: pa",
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    "a"
  ],
  "section": "Swahili",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "a",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'm-wa class_((I/II))'",
  "path": [
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  ],
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  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "a",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'm-mi class_((III/IV))'",
  "path": [
    "a"
  ],
  "section": "Swahili",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "a",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'ji-ma class_((V/VI))'",
  "path": [
    "a"
  ],
  "section": "Swahili",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "a",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'ki-vi class_((VII/VIII))'",
  "path": [
    "a"
  ],
  "section": "Swahili",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "a",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'n class_((IX/X))'",
  "path": [
    "a"
  ],
  "section": "Swahili",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "a",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'u class_((XI))'",
  "path": [
    "a"
  ],
  "section": "Swahili",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "a",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'pa class_((XVI))'",
  "path": [
    "a"
  ],
  "section": "Swahili",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "a",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'ku class_((XVII))'",
  "path": [
    "a"
  ],
  "section": "Swahili",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "a",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'mu class_((XVIII))'",
  "path": [
    "a"
  ],
  "section": "Swahili",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "a",
  "trace": ""
}

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