"farisi" meaning in Swahili

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Adjective

IPA: /fɑˈɾi.si/ (note: Unguja standard) Audio: Sw-ke-farisi.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic فَارِس (fāris). Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:bor|ar:فَارِس|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "فَارِس", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "farisi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="farisi"> Borrowed from Arabic فَارِس (fāris). Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective|invariable|cat2=indeclinable adjectives|head=}} farisi (invariable), {{sw-adj|inv}} farisi (invariable)
  1. expert, skillful, proficient Tags: invariable Derived forms: ufarisi
    Sense id: en-farisi-sw-adj-hNcOP65w Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Swahili entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Swahili entries with etymology texts, Swahili entries with etymon, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 37 37 11 12 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 37 37 11 12 3 Disambiguation of Swahili entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 42 46 12 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology texts: 42 47 10 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 30 35 35 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 44 48 7

Noun

IPA: /fɑˈɾi.si/ (note: Unguja standard) Audio: Sw-ke-farisi.flac [Kenya] Forms: mafarisi [class-vi, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic فَارِس (fāris). Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:bor|ar:فَارِس|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "فَارِس", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "farisi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="farisi"> Borrowed from Arabic فَارِس (fāris). Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} farisi class V (plural mafarisi class VI)
  1. expert, master Tags: class-v
    Sense id: en-farisi-sw-noun--QzwWttP Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Swahili entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Swahili entries with etymology texts, Swahili entries with etymon, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 37 37 11 12 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 37 37 11 12 3 Disambiguation of Swahili entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 42 46 12 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology texts: 42 47 10 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 30 35 35 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 44 48 7
  2. (literary) knight, hero Tags: class-v, literary
    Sense id: en-farisi-sw-noun-h75yihGF Categories (other): Swahili entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Swahili entries with etymology texts, Swahili entries with etymon Disambiguation of Swahili entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 42 46 12 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology texts: 42 47 10 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 30 35 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: farasi
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