"ghulamu" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

IPA: /ɣu.la.mu/, /ɡu.la.mu/ Audio: Sw-ke-ghulamu.flac Forms: ghulamu class V [canonical], maghulamu class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic غُلَام (ḡulām). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|غُلَام}} Borrowed from Arabic غُلَام (ḡulām), {{root|sw|ar|غ ل م}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} ghulamu class V (plural maghulamu class VI)
  1. young man
    Sense id: en-ghulamu-sw-noun-3feBPnUu
  2. (card games) jack Categories (topical): Card games, Card games Synonyms: mzungu wa tatu
    Sense id: en-ghulamu-sw-noun-MWERWefm Disambiguation of Card games: 17 83 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Topics: card-games, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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    {
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    {
      "word": "nane"
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      "word": "tisa"
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      "word": "mzungu wa tatu"
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