"mja" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mja.flac Forms: mja class I [canonical], waja class II [plural]
Etymology: From -ja (“come”). Head templates: {{sw-noun|wa}} mja class I (plural waja class II)
  1. comer, one who comes, visitor
    Sense id: en-mja-sw-noun-IPl7xUqn Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 80 20
  2. (dated) servant, slave (especially a male one) Tags: dated Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-mja-sw-noun-v5wrcCYE Disambiguation of People: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mjakazi

Inflected forms

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  ],
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    },
    {
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        "plural"
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    }
  ],
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        },
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          "_dis": "74 26",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "80 20",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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      ],
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          "comer",
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        ],
        [
          "come",
          "come"
        ],
        [
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          "visitor"
        ]
      ]
    },
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            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
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        "servant, slave (especially a male one)"
      ],
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "(dated) servant, slave (especially a male one)"
      ],
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      ]
    }
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    "Swahili lemmas",
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    "sw:People"
  ],
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    {
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -ja (“come”).",
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      ],
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          "comer",
          "comer"
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        [
          "come",
          "come"
        ],
        [
          "visitor",
          "visitor"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "servant, slave (especially a male one)"
      ],
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        [
          "servant",
          "servant"
        ],
        [
          "slave",
          "slave"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        "dated"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "word": "mja"
}

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