"maarufu" meaning in Swahili

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Adjective

Audio: Sw-ke-maarufu.flac
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf, “[commonly] known”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|مَعْرُوف|t=􂀿commonly􂁀 known}} Borrowed from Arabic مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf, “[commonly] known”), {{root|sw|ar|ع ر ف}} Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective|invariable|cat2=indeclinable adjectives|head=}} maarufu (invariable), {{sw-adj|inv}} maarufu (invariable)
  1. popular, famous, distinguished (known by the common people) Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-maarufu-sw-adj--BPYqcYN
  2. known (as) Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-maarufu-sw-adj-ZI6GATAX Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (Nominal derivations): umaarufu (english: fame)
Disambiguation of 'Nominal derivations': 29 71
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      ],
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