"embe" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-embe.flac [Kenya] Forms: maembe [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Omani Arabic امبا (embē), from an Indo-Iranian language, probably Persian انبه (anbe). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|acx|امبا|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=embē|ts=}} Omani Arabic امبا (embē), {{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: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} embe, {{sw-noun|ma}} embe (ma class, plural maembe)
  1. mango (tropical fruit) Wikipedia link: sw:embe Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (lifeform): Fruits Derived forms: mwembe

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for embe meaning in Swahili (2.9kB)

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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bem",
            "2": "iyembe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bemba: iyembe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bemba: iyembe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kg",
            "2": "riembe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kongo: riembe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kongo: riembe"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lg",
            "2": "omuyembe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Luganda: omuyembe",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Luganda: omuyembe"
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
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        "ts": ""
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            "Fundamental",
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        "class-6"
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    {
      "form": "maembe",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "class-6"
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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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