"hawa" meaning in Swahili

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Adjective

Audio: Sw-ke-hawa.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{non-lemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective form}} hawa
  1. Wa class inflected form of hii.
    Sense id: en-hawa-sw-adj-1MObI9f8 Categories (other): Swahili links with redundant alt parameters, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 75 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-hawa.flac [Kenya] Forms: hawa [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic هَوَى (hawā, “love, desire, passion”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|هَوَى||love, desire, passion|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic هَوَى (hawā, “love, desire, passion”), {{bor+|sw|ar|هَوَى||love, desire, passion}} Borrowed from Arabic هَوَى (hawā, “love, desire, passion”), {{root|sw|ar|ه و ي}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} hawa, {{sw-noun|n}} hawa (n class, plural hawa)
  1. longing, desire Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-hawa-sw-noun-couQLxN~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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