"hekalu" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-hekalu.flac Forms: hekalu class V [canonical], mahekalu class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic هَيْكَل (haykal). Etymology templates: {{dercat|sw|ar|sem-wes-pro|akk|sux}}, {{bor+|sw|ar|هَيْكَل}} Borrowed from Arabic هَيْكَل (haykal) Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} hekalu class V (plural mahekalu class VI)
  1. temple Wikipedia link: sw:hekalu Categories (topical): Places of worship
    Sense id: en-hekalu-sw-noun-Z0JYAb8a Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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