"mbele" meaning in Swahili

See mbele in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Audio: Sw-ke-mbele.flac
Head templates: {{head|sw|adverb}} mbele
  1. in front
    Sense id: en-mbele-sw-adv-sxQgeT7h
  2. before (previously) Synonyms (previously): kabla
    Sense id: en-mbele-sw-adv-VweLqE53 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 0 93 7 Disambiguation of 'previously': 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mbele ya, mbele za

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mbele.flac Forms: mbele class IX [canonical], mbele class X [plural]
Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} mbele class IX (plural mbele class X)
  1. the front (side)
    Sense id: en-mbele-sw-noun-HwwQ~y1Q
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mbele ya"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mbele za"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "in front"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "in front",
          "in front"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 93 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "before (previously)"
      ],
      "id": "en-mbele-sw-adv-VweLqE53",
      "links": [
        [
          "before",
          "before"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "20 80",
          "sense": "previously",
          "word": "kabla"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "audio": "Sw-ke-mbele.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/Sw-ke-mbele.flac/Sw-ke-mbele.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/Sw-ke-mbele.flac/Sw-ke-mbele.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mbele"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “adverb and noun”",
      "word": "nyuma"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mbele class IX",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbele class X",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "mbele class IX (plural mbele class X)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the front (side)"
      ],
      "id": "en-mbele-sw-noun-HwwQ~y1Q",
      "links": [
        [
          "front",
          "front"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/Sw-ke-mbele.flac/Sw-ke-mbele.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/Sw-ke-mbele.flac/Sw-ke-mbele.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mbele"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili adverbs",
    "Swahili class IX nouns",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "mbele ya"
    },
    {
      "word": "mbele za"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "mbele",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "in front"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "in front",
          "in front"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "before (previously)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "before",
          "before"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "audio": "Sw-ke-mbele.flac",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/Sw-ke-mbele.flac/Sw-ke-mbele.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "previously",
      "word": "kabla"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mbele"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “adverb and noun”",
      "word": "nyuma"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili adverbs",
    "Swahili class IX nouns",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mbele class IX",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbele class X",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "mbele class IX (plural mbele class X)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the front (side)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "front",
          "front"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-mbele.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/Sw-ke-mbele.flac/Sw-ke-mbele.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/Sw-ke-mbele.flac/Sw-ke-mbele.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mbele"
}

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