"dikteta" meaning in Swahili

See dikteta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-dikteta.flac [Kenya] Forms: madikteta [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English dictator. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|en|dictator|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English dictator, {{bor+|sw|en|dictator}} Borrowed from English dictator Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} dikteta, {{sw-noun|ma}} dikteta (ma class, plural madikteta)
  1. dictator (totalitarian leader of a dictatorship) Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (topical): Government, Leaders Derived forms: udikteta
    Sense id: en-dikteta-sw-noun-R7qrlIXx Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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