"maana" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-maana.flac Forms: maana class IX [canonical], maana class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَعْنَى (maʕnā). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|مَعْنَى}} Borrowed from Arabic مَعْنَى (maʕnā), {{root|sw|ar|ع ن ي}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} maana class IX (plural maana class X)
  1. meaning (symbolic value of something), significance, sense, reason Derived forms: -maanisha [causative, verb]
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