"bila" meaning in Swahili

See bila in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

Audio: Sw-ke-bila.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: From Arabic بِلَا (bilā, “without”). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|بِلَا||without}} Arabic بِلَا (bilā, “without”) Head templates: {{head|sw|preposition}} bila
  1. without
    Sense id: en-bila-sw-prep-EhayqIl1 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili prepositions

Download JSON data for bila meaning in Swahili (1.1kB)

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