"masafa" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-masafa.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَسَافَة (masāfa). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|مَسَافَة|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic مَسَافَة (masāfa), {{bor+|sw|ar|مَسَافَة}} Borrowed from Arabic مَسَافَة (masāfa) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} masafa, {{sw-noun|ma|plural}} masafa (ma class, plural only)
  1. distance, range, extent (space between two points) Tags: class-5, class-6, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-masafa-sw-noun-O2We-WO8 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili pluralia tantum

Download JSON data for masafa meaning in Swahili (1.7kB)

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