"kiberiti" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kiberiti.flac Forms: kiberiti class VII [canonical], viberiti class VIII [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic كِبْرِيت (kibrīt). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|كِبْرِيت}} Borrowed from Arabic كِبْرِيت (kibrīt) Head templates: {{sw-noun|vi}} kiberiti class VII (plural viberiti class VIII)
  1. match (device to make fire)
    Sense id: en-kiberiti-sw-noun-hsQG1sLe
  2. sulfur (chemical element) Categories (topical): Chemical elements, Fire Synonyms: sulfuri, salfa
    Sense id: en-kiberiti-sw-noun-5xc-Iwbo Disambiguation of Chemical elements: 2 98 Disambiguation of Fire: 21 79 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kibiriti

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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