"arifa" meaning in Swahili

See arifa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-arifa.flac [Kenya] Forms: arifa [plural]
Etymology: Likely a back-formation from maarifa. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|sw|maarifa|nocap=1}} back-formation from maarifa Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} arifa, {{sw-noun|n}} arifa (n class, plural arifa)
  1. a notice; a notification Tags: class-10, class-9 Related terms: maarifa
    Sense id: en-arifa-sw-noun-KOiyA11Y Categories (other): Swahili back-formations, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

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