"katili" meaning in Swahili

See katili in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: Sw-ke-katili.flac
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic قَاتِل (qātil). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|قَاتِل}} Borrowed from Arabic قَاتِل (qātil), {{root|sw|ar|ق ت ل}} Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective|declinable|cat2=|head=-katili}} -katili (declinable), {{sw-adj}} -katili (declinable) Forms: -katili [canonical], no-table-tags [table-tags], mkatili [error-unrecognized-form, singular], wakatili [error-unrecognized-form, plural], mikatili [error-unrecognized-form, plural], katili [error-unrecognized-form, singular], makatili [error-unrecognized-form, plural], kikatili [error-unrecognized-form, singular], vikatili [error-unrecognized-form, plural], katili [error-unrecognized-form, plural], pakatili [error-unrecognized-form, singular], kukatili [error-unrecognized-form, singular], mukatili [error-unrecognized-form, singular]
  1. cruel, brutal Tags: declinable Derived forms (Nominal derivations): ukatili (english: cruelty)
    Sense id: en-katili-sw-adj-wV67OxOo Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header
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      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "قَاتِل"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Arabic قَاتِل (qātil)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ق ت ل"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic قَاتِل (qātil).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-katili",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-cl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mkatili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakatili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mikatili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "makatili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kikatili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vikatili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pakatili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kukatili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukatili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "declinable",
        "cat2": "",
        "head": "-katili"
      },
      "expansion": "-katili (declinable)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-katili (declinable)",
      "name": "sw-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "cruelty",
          "sense": "Nominal derivations",
          "word": "ukatili"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cruel, brutal"
      ],
      "id": "en-katili-sw-adj-wV67OxOo",
      "links": [
        [
          "cruel",
          "cruel"
        ],
        [
          "brutal",
          "brutal"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declinable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-katili.flac",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "katili"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "cruelty",
      "sense": "Nominal derivations",
      "word": "ukatili"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "قَاتِل"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Arabic قَاتِل (qātil)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ق ت ل"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic قَاتِل (qātil).",
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    {
      "form": "-katili",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-cl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mkatili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakatili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mikatili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "makatili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kikatili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vikatili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pakatili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kukatili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukatili",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "declinable",
        "cat2": "",
        "head": "-katili"
      },
      "expansion": "-katili (declinable)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-katili (declinable)",
      "name": "sw-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swahili adjectives",
        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili terms borrowed from Arabic",
        "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
        "Swahili terms derived from the Arabic root ق ت ل"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cruel, brutal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cruel",
          "cruel"
        ],
        [
          "brutal",
          "brutal"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declinable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-katili.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e2/Sw-ke-katili.flac/Sw-ke-katili.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e2/Sw-ke-katili.flac/Sw-ke-katili.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "katili"
}

Download raw JSONL data for katili meaning in Swahili (2.6kB)

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