"ami" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-ami.flac Forms: ami [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic عَمّ (ʕamm, “paternal uncle”). Etymology templates: {{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)
    Sense id: en-ami-sw-noun-d5uLvhk8 Categories (other): Pages with 37 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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