"hekalu" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-hekalu.flac [Kenya] Forms: mahekalu [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic هَيْكَل (haykal). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|هَيْكَل|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic هَيْكَل (haykal), {{bor+|sw|ar|هَيْكَل}} Borrowed from Arabic هَيْكَل (haykal) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} hekalu, {{sw-noun|ma}} hekalu (ma class, plural mahekalu)
  1. temple Wikipedia link: sw:hekalu Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (topical): Places of worship
    Sense id: en-hekalu-sw-noun-Z0JYAb8a Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hekalu meaning in Swahili (1.9kB)

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