"harufu" meaning in Swahili

See harufu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-harufu.flac [Kenya] Forms: harufu [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic عَرْف (ʕarf). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|عَرْف|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic عَرْف (ʕarf), {{bor+|sw|ar|عَرْف}} Borrowed from Arabic عَرْف (ʕarf) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} harufu, {{sw-noun|n}} harufu (n class, plural harufu)
  1. smell, scent, odour Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-harufu-sw-noun-JMkgchuD Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 57 6 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-harufu.flac [Kenya] Forms: harufu [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|حَرْف|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf), {{bor+|sw|ar|حَرْف}} Borrowed from Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf), {{root|sw|ar|ح ر ف}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} harufu, {{sw-noun|n}} harufu (n class, plural harufu)
  1. Alternative form of herufi Tags: alt-of, alternative, class-10, class-9 Alternative form of: herufi
    Sense id: en-harufu-sw-noun-6TnjF~DW
  2. (poetry) syllable Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Poetry
    Sense id: en-harufu-sw-noun-20j3zrOx Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for harufu meaning in Swahili (3.6kB)

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