"adui" meaning in Swahili

See adui in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɑˈɗui/ Audio: Sw-ke-adui.flac Forms: adui class I [canonical], IX [canonical], adui class II [plural], X [plural], maadui class II [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic عَدُوّ (ʕaduww). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|عَدُوّ}} Borrowed from Arabic عَدُوّ (ʕaduww), {{root|sw|ar|ع د و}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|n|anim=y|coll=y}} adui class I/IX (plural adui class II/X or maadui class II/X)
  1. enemy Wikipedia link: sw:adui Derived forms: uadui
    Sense id: en-adui-sw-noun-ZhDMVSRp Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        "2": "ar",
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
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      "form": "adui class I",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "IX",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "adui class II",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "X",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maadui class II",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "anim": "y",
        "coll": "y"
      },
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      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "uadui"
        }
      ],
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        "enemy"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "enemy",
          "enemy"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ɑˈɗui/"
    },
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  ],
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "IX",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "adui class II",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "maadui class II",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "anim": "y",
        "coll": "y"
      },
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      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms borrowed from Arabic",
        "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
        "Swahili terms derived from the Arabic root ع د و"
      ],
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        "enemy"
      ],
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          "enemy"
        ]
      ],
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    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ɑˈɗui/"
    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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