"bibi" meaning in Swahili

See bibi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-bibi.flac Forms: bibi class V [canonical], mabibi class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Omani Arabic بيبي (bībi), from Persian بیبی (bi-bi). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|acx|بيبي|tr=bībi}} Borrowed from Omani Arabic بيبي (bībi), {{der|sw|fa|بیبی|tr=bi-bi}} Persian بیبی (bi-bi) Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} bibi class V (plural mabibi class VI)
  1. lady; mistress (female master or the female equivalent of a gentleman) Categories (topical): Female family members
    Sense id: en-bibi-sw-noun-DmBmpzqq Disambiguation of Female family members: 35 40 11 14
  2. Mrs. Categories (topical): Card games, Female family members
    Sense id: en-bibi-sw-noun-JrNB7lXV Disambiguation of Card games: 6 56 2 36 Disambiguation of Female family members: 35 40 11 14 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 10 1 1 16 12 0 1 6 0 0 7 7 7 10 1 1 1 14 0 3 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 8 72 1 18
  3. grandmother Categories (topical): Female family members
    Sense id: en-bibi-sw-noun-wE2HqnCn Disambiguation of Female family members: 35 40 11 14
  4. (card games) queen Categories (topical): Card games, Female family members
    Sense id: en-bibi-sw-noun-qcPB92dF Disambiguation of Female family members: 35 40 11 14 Topics: card-games, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Bi. [abbreviation] Derived forms: kibibi (english: young lady) Coordinate_terms: bwana

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "form": "mabibi class VI",
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      "word": "ree"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "rea"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "rei"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mbili"
    },
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      "word": "nne"
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    },
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      "word": "kumi"
    },
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      "word": "ghulamu"
    },
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      "word": "mzungu wa tatu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "malkia"
    },
    {
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      "word": "mzungu wa pili"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mfalme"
    },
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      "word": "mzungu wa nne"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "basha"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "jokari"
    }
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        ],
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        ]
      ]
    },
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        },
        {
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        },
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          "_dis": "6 56 2 36",
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          "card game"
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        "(card games) queen"
      ],
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        "card-games",
        "games"
      ]
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  ],
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    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms borrowed from Omani Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from Omani Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from Persian",
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  ],
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    }
  ],
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "rea"
    },
    {
      "word": "rei"
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    {
      "word": "mbili"
    },
    {
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    },
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      "word": "nne"
    },
    {
      "word": "tano"
    },
    {
      "word": "sita"
    },
    {
      "word": "saba"
    },
    {
      "word": "nane"
    },
    {
      "word": "tisa"
    },
    {
      "word": "kumi"
    },
    {
      "word": "ghulamu"
    },
    {
      "word": "mzungu wa tatu"
    },
    {
      "word": "malkia"
    },
    {
      "word": "mzungu wa pili"
    },
    {
      "word": "mfalme"
    },
    {
      "word": "mzungu wa nne"
    },
    {
      "word": "basha"
    },
    {
      "word": "jokari"
    }
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        [
          "mistress",
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}

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