"bikira" meaning in Swahili

See bikira in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-bikira.flac Forms: bikira class V [canonical], mabikira class VI [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic بِكْر (bikr, “virgin”). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|بِكْر||virgin}} Arabic بِكْر (bikr, “virgin”), {{root|sw|ar|ب ك ر}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} bikira class V (plural mabikira class VI)
  1. virgin (person who has never had sexual intercourse) Wikipedia link: sw:bikira Categories (topical): Sex
    Sense id: en-bikira-sw-noun-GUk4ETrc Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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