"jamaa" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-jamaa.flac [Kenya] Forms: jamaa [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic جَمَاعَة (jamāʕa). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|جَمَاعَة|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic جَمَاعَة (jamāʕa), {{bor+|sw|ar|جَمَاعَة}} Borrowed from Arabic جَمَاعَة (jamāʕa), {{root|sw|ar|ج م ع}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} jamaa, {{sw-noun|n}} jamaa (n class, plural jamaa)
  1. relative; family member (someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption) Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-jamaa-sw-noun-oD7Y3-xB Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 88 11 1 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup: 81 17 2
  2. dude, guy, bloke (used to refer to someone unknown in a friendly way) Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-jamaa-sw-noun-4J-9pxvZ
  3. (in the plural) family Tags: class-10, class-9, in-plural Categories (topical): Family
    Sense id: en-jamaa-sw-noun-00pWmreq Disambiguation of Family: 14 16 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ujamaa, jamani

Download JSON data for jamaa meaning in Swahili (2.6kB)

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