"firauni" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-firauni.flac Forms: mafirauni [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic فِرْعَوْن (firʕawn). The sense "bad person" may originate from the Qur'an. Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|فِرْعَوْن}} Arabic فِرْعَوْن (firʕawn) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} firauni, {{sw-noun|ma}} firauni (ma class, plural mafirauni)
  1. pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt) Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (topical): Ancient Egypt, Heads of state Synonyms: farao
    Sense id: en-firauni-sw-noun-jjm49pTy Disambiguation of Ancient Egypt: 80 20 Disambiguation of Heads of state: 72 28 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
  2. (colloquial) a bad person Tags: class-5, class-6, colloquial
    Sense id: en-firauni-sw-noun-49-mVWi5 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 53 47

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for firauni meaning in Swahili (2.3kB)

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