"huru" meaning in Swahili

See huru in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: Sw-ke-huru.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: From Arabic حُرّ (ḥurr, “free”). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|حر|حُرّ|free}} Arabic حُرّ (ḥurr, “free”), {{root|sw|ar|ح ر ر}} Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective|invariable|cat2=indeclinable adjectives|head=}} huru (invariable), {{sw-adj|inv}} huru (invariable)
  1. free, liberated Tags: invariable Derived forms: uhuru
    Sense id: en-huru-sw-adj-bUpPqcig

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-huru.flac [Kenya] Forms: mahuru [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic حُرّ (ḥurr, “free”). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|حر|حُرّ|free}} Arabic حُرّ (ḥurr, “free”), {{root|sw|ar|ح ر ر}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} huru, {{sw-noun|ma}} huru (ma class, plural mahuru)
  1. freedman, manumitted slave Tags: class-5, class-6
    Sense id: en-huru-sw-noun-jfH4BaRC Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 10 90

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for huru meaning in Swahili (2.4kB)

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