"mhalifu" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mhalifu.flac [Kenya] Forms: wahalifu [plural]
Etymology: From m- + -halifu (“to disobey, rebel”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|sw|m|halifu|alt2=-halifu|gloss2=to disobey, rebel}} m- + -halifu (“to disobey, rebel”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} mhalifu, {{sw-noun|wa}} mhalifu (m-wa class, plural wahalifu)
  1. criminal (a person who is guilty of a crime) Tags: class-1, class-2 Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-mhalifu-sw-noun-j7cecwjL Disambiguation of People: 74 26 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
  2. villain (an evil character in fiction) Tags: class-1, class-2
    Sense id: en-mhalifu-sw-noun-9UKzc4pm Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with m- Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with m-: 38 62

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mhalifu meaning in Swahili (1.9kB)

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