"barabara" meaning in Swahili

See barabara in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɓɑˈrɑɓɑrɑ/ Audio: Sw-ke-barábara.flac
Etymology: From Persian برابر (barâbar). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|fa|برابر|tr=barâbar}} Persian برابر (barâbar) Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective|invariable|cat2=indeclinable adjectives|head=}} barabara (invariable), {{sw-adj|inv}} barabara (invariable)
  1. proper, correct, exactly right Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-barabara-sw-adj--GKELE45 Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 43 0 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 0 56 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 51 6 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adverb

IPA: /ɓɑˈrɑɓɑrɑ/ Audio: Sw-ke-barábara.flac
Etymology: From Persian برابر (barâbar). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|fa|برابر|tr=barâbar}} Persian برابر (barâbar) Head templates: {{head|sw|adverb}} barabara
  1. exactly, precisely
    Sense id: en-barabara-sw-adv-z4Z95eOu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ɓɑrɑˈɓɑrɑ/ Audio: Sw-ke-barabara.flac Forms: barabara [plural]
Etymology: Possibly from Arabic بَرّ (barr, “land, earth”). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|بَرّ||land, earth}} Arabic بَرّ (barr, “land, earth”), {{root|sw|ar|ب ر ر}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} barabara, {{sw-noun|n}} barabara (n class, plural barabara)
  1. road (strip of land made suitable for travel) Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Roads Synonyms: njia
    Sense id: en-barabara-sw-noun-bO2Pp2ia Disambiguation of Roads: 12 0 88 Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 43 0 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 0 56 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 51 6 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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