"herufi" meaning in Swahili

See herufi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-herufi.flac [Kenya] Forms: herufi [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|حَرْف}} Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf), {{root|sw|ar|ح ر ف}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} herufi, {{sw-noun|n}} herufi (n class, plural herufi)
  1. letter (letter of the alphabet) Wikipedia link: sw:herufi Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Orthography
    Sense id: en-herufi-sw-noun-wLGcFOsh Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for herufi meaning in Swahili (1.5kB)

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