"kamari" meaning in Swahili

See kamari in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kamari.flac Forms: kamari class IX [canonical], kamari class X [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic قِمَار (qimār). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|قِمَار}} Arabic قِمَار (qimār), {{root|sw|ar|ق م ر}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} kamari class IX (plural kamari class X)
  1. gambling, a gambling game
    Sense id: en-kamari-sw-noun-i~34wVBj Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header
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