"jirani" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-jirani.flac [Kenya] Forms: jirani [canonical], majirani [plural], jirani [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic جِيرَان (jīrān), plural of جَار (jār). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|جِيرَان}} Arabic جِيرَان (jīrān), {{m|ar|جَار}} جَار (jār), {{root|sw|ar|ج و ر}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} jirani, {{sw-noun|ma|majirani}} jirani (ma class, plural majirani), {{head|sw|noun|head=}} jirani, {{sw-noun|n}} jirani (n class, plural jirani)
  1. neighbour Tags: class-10, class-5, class-6, class-9 Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-jirani-sw-noun-lozPZUw1 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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

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