"asasi" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-asasi.flac Forms: asasi class IX [canonical], asasi class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic أَسَاس (ʔasās). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|أَسَاس}} Borrowed from Arabic أَسَاس (ʔasās), {{root|sw|ar|ء س س}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} asasi class IX (plural asasi class X)
  1. the beginning, origin Synonyms: asili
    Sense id: en-asasi-sw-noun-T0~iGjgc Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 95 5
  2. institution, organization
    Sense id: en-asasi-sw-noun-hPTAh2~h
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "أَسَاس"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Arabic أَسَاس (ʔasās)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ء س س"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic أَسَاس (ʔasās).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "asasi class IX",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asasi class X",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "asasi class IX (plural asasi class X)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "95 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the beginning, origin"
      ],
      "id": "en-asasi-sw-noun-T0~iGjgc",
      "links": [
        [
          "beginning",
          "beginning"
        ],
        [
          "origin",
          "origin"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "asili"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "institution, organization"
      ],
      "id": "en-asasi-sw-noun-hPTAh2~h",
      "links": [
        [
          "institution",
          "institution"
        ],
        [
          "organization",
          "organization"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "audio": "Sw-ke-asasi.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/62/Sw-ke-asasi.flac/Sw-ke-asasi.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/62/Sw-ke-asasi.flac/Sw-ke-asasi.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "asasi"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili class IX nouns",
    "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 ء س س"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "أَسَاس"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ء س س"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic أَسَاس (ʔasās).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "asasi class IX",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asasi class X",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "asasi class IX (plural asasi class X)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the beginning, origin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beginning",
          "beginning"
        ],
        [
          "origin",
          "origin"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "asili"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "institution, organization"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "institution",
          "institution"
        ],
        [
          "organization",
          "organization"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-asasi.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/62/Sw-ke-asasi.flac/Sw-ke-asasi.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/62/Sw-ke-asasi.flac/Sw-ke-asasi.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "asasi"
}

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