"kabaila" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Forms: makabaila [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic قَبَائِل (qabāʔil, “tribes”), plural of قَبِيلَة (qabīla). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|قَبَائِل|t=tribes}} Borrowed from Arabic قَبَائِل (qabāʔil, “tribes”), {{root|sw|ar|ق ب ل}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} kabaila, {{sw-noun|ma}} kabaila (ma class, plural makabaila)
  1. nobleman Tags: class-5, class-6
    Sense id: en-kabaila-sw-noun-wpGoAPg9 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 38 62
  2. landowner, feudalist Tags: class-5, class-6
    Sense id: en-kabaila-sw-noun-pP1O2IBM Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ukabaila [feudalism, politics, government]

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for kabaila meaning in Swahili (1.5kB)

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        "feudalism",
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      ],
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    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "قَبَائِل",
        "t": "tribes"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Arabic قَبَائِل (qabāʔil, “tribes”)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ق ب ل"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic قَبَائِل (qabāʔil, “tribes”), plural of قَبِيلَة (qabīla).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "makabaila",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "sw",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kabaila",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ma"
      },
      "expansion": "kabaila (ma class, plural makabaila)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
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        {
          "_dis": "38 62",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "nobleman",
          "nobleman"
        ]
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        "class-6"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "landowner",
          "landowner"
        ],
        [
          "feudalist",
          "feudalist"
        ]
      ],
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        "class-5",
        "class-6"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kabaila"
}
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    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili ma class nouns",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from the Arabic root ق ب ل"
  ],
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    {
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        "feudalism",
        "politics",
        "government"
      ],
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    }
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
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        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "makabaila",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kabaila",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ma"
      },
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      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "nobleman"
      ],
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        [
          "nobleman",
          "nobleman"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "landowner, feudalist"
      ],
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        [
          "landowner",
          "landowner"
        ],
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          "feudalist",
          "feudalist"
        ]
      ],
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        "class-5",
        "class-6"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kabaila"
}

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