"mithali" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mithali.flac Forms: mithali class IX [canonical], mithali class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مِثْل (miṯl). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|مِثْل}} Borrowed from Arabic مِثْل (miṯl), {{root|sw|ar|م ث ل}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} mithali class IX (plural mithali class X)
  1. equal, equivalent
    Sense id: en-mithali-sw-noun-LEfy6NHe Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 69 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mithali.flac Forms: mithali class IX [canonical], mithali class X [plural]
Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} mithali class IX (plural mithali class X)
  1. Alternative form of methali (“proverb”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: methali (extra: proverb)
    Sense id: en-mithali-sw-noun-TwQAlbTy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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