"mnara" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mnara.flac [Kenya] Forms: minara [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|مَنَارَة}} Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra), {{root|sw|ar|ن و ر}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} mnara, {{sw-noun|mi}} mnara (m-mi class, plural minara)
  1. tower Tags: class-3, class-4
    Sense id: en-mnara-sw-noun-rSAVJj8z
  2. lighthouse Tags: class-3, class-4
    Sense id: en-mnara-sw-noun-s3DeFOlB Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 1 45 50 4
  3. (Islam) minaret Tags: class-3, class-4 Categories (topical): Islam
    Sense id: en-mnara-sw-noun-u9I7XRCE Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 1 45 50 4 Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
  4. (figuratively) a prominent landmark Tags: class-3, class-4, figuratively
    Sense id: en-mnara-sw-noun-1IDy6MoR

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mnara meaning in Swahili (2.2kB)

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