"embe" meaning in Swahili

See embe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-embe.flac Forms: embe class V [canonical], maembe class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Omani Arabic امبا (embē), from an Indo-Iranian language, probably Persian انبه (anbe). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|acx|امبا|tr=embē}} Borrowed from Omani Arabic امبا (embē), {{der|sw|iir}} Indo-Iranian, {{der|sw|fa|انبه|tr=anbe}} Persian انبه (anbe) Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} embe class V (plural maembe class VI)
  1. mango (tropical fruit) Wikipedia link: sw:embe Categories (lifeform): Fruits Derived forms: mwembe
    Sense id: en-embe-sw-noun-L6tZWCDs Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bem",
            "2": "iyembe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bemba: iyembe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bemba: iyembe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kg",
            "2": "riembe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kongo: riembe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kongo: riembe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lg",
            "2": "omuyembe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Luganda: omuyembe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Luganda: omuyembe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kcn",
            "2": "yembe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Nubi: yembe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Nubi: yembe"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "acx",
        "3": "امبا",
        "tr": "embē"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Omani Arabic امبا (embē)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "iir"
      },
      "expansion": "Indo-Iranian",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "انبه",
        "tr": "anbe"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian انبه (anbe)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Omani Arabic امبا (embē), from an Indo-Iranian language, probably Persian انبه (anbe).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "embe class V",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maembe class VI",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ma"
      },
      "expansion": "embe class V (plural maembe class VI)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Fruits",
          "orig": "sw:Fruits",
          "parents": [
            "Foods",
            "Plants",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "mwembe"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mango (tropical fruit)"
      ],
      "id": "en-embe-sw-noun-L6tZWCDs",
      "links": [
        [
          "mango",
          "mango"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "sw:embe"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-embe.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/04/Sw-ke-embe.flac/Sw-ke-embe.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/04/Sw-ke-embe.flac/Sw-ke-embe.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "embe"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "mwembe"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bem",
            "2": "iyembe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bemba: iyembe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bemba: iyembe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kg",
            "2": "riembe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kongo: riembe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kongo: riembe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lg",
            "2": "omuyembe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Luganda: omuyembe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Luganda: omuyembe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kcn",
            "2": "yembe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Nubi: yembe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Nubi: yembe"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "acx",
        "3": "امبا",
        "tr": "embē"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Omani Arabic امبا (embē)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "iir"
      },
      "expansion": "Indo-Iranian",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "انبه",
        "tr": "anbe"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian انبه (anbe)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Omani Arabic امبا (embē), from an Indo-Iranian language, probably Persian انبه (anbe).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "embe class V",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maembe class VI",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ma"
      },
      "expansion": "embe class V (plural maembe class VI)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swahili class V nouns",
        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms borrowed from Omani Arabic",
        "Swahili terms derived from Indo-Iranian languages",
        "Swahili terms derived from Omani Arabic",
        "Swahili terms derived from Persian",
        "sw:Fruits"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mango (tropical fruit)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mango",
          "mango"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "sw:embe"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-embe.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/04/Sw-ke-embe.flac/Sw-ke-embe.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/04/Sw-ke-embe.flac/Sw-ke-embe.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "embe"
}

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