"msafiri" meaning in Swahili

See msafiri in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-msafiri.flac Forms: msafiri class I [canonical], wasafiri class II [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مُسَافِر (musāfir), integrated as m- + -safiri (“to travel”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|مُسَافِر}} Borrowed from Arabic مُسَافِر (musāfir), {{prefix|sw|m|safiri|alt2=-safiri|t2=to travel}} m- + -safiri (“to travel”), {{root|sw|ar|س ف ر}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|wa}} msafiri class I (plural wasafiri class II)
  1. traveler, voyager Categories (topical): People

Inflected forms

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