"mbashiri" meaning in Swahili

See mbashiri in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mbashiri.flac Forms: mbashiri class I [canonical], wabashiri class II [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic بَشِير (bašīr), then also analyzable as m- + -bashiri (“to predict, foretell”) that after this also occurs. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|بَشِير}} Borrowed from Arabic بَشِير (bašīr), {{prefix|sw|m|bashiri|alt2=-bashiri|gloss2=to predict, foretell}} m- + -bashiri (“to predict, foretell”), {{root|sw|ar|ب ش ر}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|m-wa}} mbashiri class I (plural wabashiri class II)
  1. predictor, foreteller Categories (topical): Occupations Related terms: mtabiri (english: forecaster)

Inflected forms

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        }
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    },
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      ]
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    }
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        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms borrowed from Arabic",
        "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
        "Swahili terms derived from the Arabic root ب ش ر",
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