"ami" meaning in Swahili

See ami in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-ami.flac [Kenya] Forms: ami [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic عَمّ (ʕamm, “paternal uncle”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|عَمّ||paternal uncle|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic عَمّ (ʕamm, “paternal uncle”), {{bor+|sw|ar|عَمّ||paternal uncle}} Borrowed from Arabic عَمّ (ʕamm, “paternal uncle”), {{root|sw|ar|ع م م}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} ami, {{sw-noun|n}} ami (n class, plural ami)
  1. paternal uncle Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Family Synonyms: amu Coordinate_terms: mjomba (english: maternal uncle)

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for ami meaning in Swahili (2.1kB)

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