"makini" meaning in Swahili

See makini in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: Sw-ke-makini.flac
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَكِين (makīn). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|مَكِين}} Borrowed from Arabic مَكِين (makīn), {{root|sw|ar|م ك ن}} Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective|declinable|cat2=|head=-makini}} -makini (declinable), {{sw-adj}} -makini (declinable) Forms: -makini [canonical], no-table-tags [table-tags], mmakini [error-unrecognized-form, singular], wamakini [error-unrecognized-form, plural], mimakini [error-unrecognized-form, plural], makini [error-unrecognized-form, singular], mamakini [error-unrecognized-form, plural], kimakini [error-unrecognized-form, singular], vimakini [error-unrecognized-form, plural], makini [error-unrecognized-form, plural], pamakini [error-unrecognized-form, singular], kumakini [error-unrecognized-form, singular], mumakini [error-unrecognized-form, singular]
  1. attentive (paying attention) Tags: declinable
    Sense id: en-makini-sw-adj-hf-7iC8U Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili pluralia tantum Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 8 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 7 2 2 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 89 7 2 2 Disambiguation of Swahili pluralia tantum: 67 11 9 12
  2. calm Tags: declinable
    Sense id: en-makini-sw-adj-K0surfey

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-makini.flac Forms: makini class VI [canonical]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَكِين (makīn). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|مَكِين}} Borrowed from Arabic مَكِين (makīn), {{root|sw|ar|م ك ن}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma|plural}} makini class VI (plural only)
  1. attention (mental focus) Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-makini-sw-noun-plx5ogaC
  2. calmness Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-makini-sw-noun-tRIKbP0r
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Download raw JSONL data for makini meaning in Swahili (4.0kB)

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