"habari" meaning in Swahili

See habari in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hɑˈɓɑ.ɾi/ Audio: Sw-ke-habari.flac [Kenya] Forms: habari [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|خَبَر}} Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar), {{root|sw|ar|خ ب ر}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} habari, {{sw-noun|n}} habari (n class, plural habari)
  1. news Wikipedia link: sw:habari Tags: class-10, class-9 Derived forms: habari feki (english: fake news), habari gani?, habari yako?, habari ya asubuhi? (english: good morning), habari za jioni? (english: good evening)

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