"afa" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-afa.flac Forms: maafa [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic آفَة (ʔāfa). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|آفَة}} Borrowed from Arabic آفَة (ʔāfa), {{root|sw|ar|ء و ف}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} afa, {{sw-noun|ma}} afa (ma class, plural maafa)
  1. injury, damage Tags: class-5, class-6
    Sense id: en-afa-sw-noun-WkIRJL-V Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 85 15
  2. misfortune, calamity Tags: class-5, class-6
    Sense id: en-afa-sw-noun-yei9xtY4

Inflected forms

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        "class-6"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "calamity",
          "calamity"
        ]
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        "class-6"
      ]
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    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili palindromes",
    "Swahili terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from the Arabic root ء و ف"
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      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "sw",
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        "injury, damage"
      ],
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          "injury",
          "injury"
        ],
        [
          "damage",
          "damage"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "misfortune, calamity"
      ],
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          "misfortune",
          "misfortune"
        ],
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          "calamity",
          "calamity"
        ]
      ],
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        "class-6"
      ]
    }
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