"imamu" meaning in Swahili

See imamu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-imamu.flac [Kenya] Forms: maimamu [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|إِمَام}} Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām), {{root|sw|ar|ء م م}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} imamu, {{sw-noun|ma}} imamu (ma class, plural maimamu)
  1. imam Wikipedia link: sw:imamu Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (topical): Islam, Leaders, Occupations Synonyms: imam
    Sense id: en-imamu-sw-noun-2~VYS-tt Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

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Download JSON data for imamu meaning in Swahili (1.8kB)

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