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"causative",
"verb"
],
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},
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],
"word": "-karibiwa"
}
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"2": "ar",
"3": "قَرِيب",
"t": "nearby"
},
"expansion": "Arabic قَرِيب (qarīb, “nearby”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
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"2": "en",
"3": "you're welcome",
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},
"expansion": "calque of English you're welcome",
"name": "calque"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sw",
"2": "ar",
"3": "ق ر ب"
},
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],
"etymology_text": "From Arabic قَرِيب (qarīb, “nearby”), also used to welcome a visitor in Omani Arabic. The sense \"you're welcome\" is a calque of English you're welcome.",
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{
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"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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}
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"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
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}
],
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"welcome!"
],
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"come in!"
],
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},
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"english": "enjoy your meal",
"sense": "Other formations",
"tags": [
"verb"
],
"word": "-karibu chakula"
}
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"glosses": [
"you're welcome! (response to being thanked)"
],
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"tags": [
"Kenya"
],
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}
],
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}
{
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}
],
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},
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"name": "der"
},
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},
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],
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"canonical"
]
},
{
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"canonical"
]
}
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"Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
"Swahili entries with language name categories using raw markup",
"Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"Swahili interjections",
"Swahili lemmas",
"Swahili phrasebook",
"Swahili terms calqued from English",
"Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
"Swahili terms derived from English",
"Swahili terms derived from the Arabic root ق ر ب",
"Swahili terms with audio links",
"sw:Greetings"
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"tags": [
"causative",
"verb"
],
"word": "-karibisha"
},
{
"tags": [
"passive",
"verb"
],
"word": "-karibiwa"
},
{
"english": "enjoy your meal",
"sense": "Other formations",
"tags": [
"verb"
],
"word": "-karibu chakula"
}
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"2": "ar",
"3": "قَرِيب",
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},
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sw",
"2": "en",
"3": "you're welcome",
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"name": "calque"
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{
"args": {
"1": "sw",
"2": "ar",
"3": "ق ر ب"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
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],
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"forms": [
{
"form": "karibuni",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"1": "sw",
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"3": "plural",
"4": "karibuni"
},
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"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Swahili",
"lang_code": "sw",
"pos": "intj",
"related": [
{
"word": "hodi"
}
],
"senses": [
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"glosses": [
"welcome!"
],
"links": [
[
"welcome",
"welcome"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"come in!"
],
"links": [
[
"come in",
"come in"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"you're welcome! (response to being thanked)"
],
"links": [
[
"you're welcome",
"you're welcome"
]
]
}
],
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/08/Sw-ke-karibu.flac/Sw-ke-karibu.flac.ogg",
"tags": [
"Kenya"
],
"text": "Audio (Kenya)"
}
],
"word": "karibu"
}
{
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"word": "mbali"
}
],
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"Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
"Swahili entries with language name categories using raw markup",
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"Swahili interjections",
"Swahili lemmas",
"Swahili phrasebook",
"Swahili terms calqued from English",
"Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
"Swahili terms derived from English",
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"sw:Greetings"
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"2": "ar",
"3": "قَرِيب",
"t": "nearby"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sw",
"2": "en",
"3": "you're welcome",
"nocap": "1"
},
"expansion": "calque of English you're welcome",
"name": "calque"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sw",
"2": "ar",
"3": "ق ر ب"
},
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"name": "root"
}
],
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"forms": [
{
"form": "karibu na",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"form": "karibu ya",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
}
],
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"name": "head"
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"name": "head"
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],
"lang": "Swahili",
"lang_code": "sw",
"pos": "adv",
"senses": [
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"near"
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"near",
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"sounds": [
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"audio": "Sw-ke-karibu.flac",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/08/Sw-ke-karibu.flac/Sw-ke-karibu.flac.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/08/Sw-ke-karibu.flac/Sw-ke-karibu.flac.ogg",
"tags": [
"Kenya"
],
"text": "Audio (Kenya)"
}
],
"word": "karibu"
}
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