"gari" meaning in Swahili

See gari in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡa.ri/ Audio: Sw-ke-gari.flac Forms: gari class V [canonical], magari class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Omani Arabic قاري (gāri, “car”), from Hindi गाड़ी (gāṛī, “cart, car”)/Urdu گاڑی (gāṛī) or Persian گاری (gâri, “cart”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|acx|قاري||car|tr=gāri}} Borrowed from Omani Arabic قاري (gāri, “car”), {{der|sw|hi|गाड़ी||cart, car}} Hindi गाड़ी (gāṛī, “cart, car”), {{bor|sw|ur|گاڑی|tr=gāṛī}} Urdu گاڑی (gāṛī), {{der|sw|fa|گاری||cart|tr=gâri}} Persian گاری (gâri, “cart”) Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma|magari}} gari class V (plural magari class VI)
  1. car (automobile)
    Sense id: en-gari-sw-noun-N4y4JwLN Categories (other): Swahili terms with collocations
  2. vehicle (any vehicle, including wagons and trains) Derived forms (Nominal derivations): garimoshi (english: train)
    Sense id: en-gari-sw-noun-8euHWO~M Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Transport, Vehicles Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Transport: 33 67 Disambiguation of Vehicles: 36 64 Disambiguation of 'Nominal derivations': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: motokaa

Inflected forms

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        {
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      "text": "→ Maore Comorian: gari"
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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            "2": "ngari",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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        "4": "",
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              11,
              14
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              14
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to drive a car",
          "text": "kuendesha gari",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms borrowed from Omani Arabic",
    "Swahili terms borrowed from Urdu",
    "Swahili terms derived from Hindi",
    "Swahili terms derived from Omani Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from Persian",
    "Swahili terms derived from Urdu",
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            "bor": "1"
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        {
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            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "2": "ngari",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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        "2": "acx",
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
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        "2": "hi",
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "fa",
        "3": "گاری",
        "4": "",
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        "tr": "gâri"
      },
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      "form": "gari class V",
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      ]
    },
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              10,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to drive a car",
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        }
      ],
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        "vehicle (any vehicle, including wagons and trains)"
      ],
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        ]
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    },
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}

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