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}
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"1": "ny",
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},
"expansion": "→ Chichewa: bwana",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Chichewa: bwana"
},
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"3": "أب",
"4": "أَبُونَا",
"5": "our father"
},
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"name": "der"
},
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"2": "ar",
"3": "ء ب و"
},
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],
"etymology_text": "From Arabic أَبُونَا (ʔabūnā, “our father”).",
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"tags": [
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],
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],
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"lord",
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]
},
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"mister, Mr."
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"Mr.",
"Mr."
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}
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],
"word": "Bw."
}
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}
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"Swahili ma class nouns",
"Swahili nouns",
"Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
"Swahili terms derived from the Arabic root ء ب و",
"Swahili terms with audio links"
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}
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"name": "der"
},
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},
"expansion": "",
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],
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"master"
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{
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"mister, Mr."
],
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"mister",
"mister"
],
[
"Mr.",
"Mr."
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},
{
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"husband",
"husband"
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],
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"word": "Bw."
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swahili dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
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