"msalaba" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-msalaba.flac [Kenya] Forms: misalaba [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|صَلِيب|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb), {{bor+|sw|ar|صَلِيب}} Borrowed from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} msalaba, {{sw-noun|mi}} msalaba (m-mi class, plural misalaba)
  1. cross (geometrical figure) Tags: class-3, class-4
    Sense id: en-msalaba-sw-noun-iH2LXl8J
  2. cross (cross-shaped wooden post) Tags: class-3, class-4 Categories (topical): Christianity, Geometry
    Sense id: en-msalaba-sw-noun-Kgr8k714 Disambiguation of Christianity: 8 65 26 Disambiguation of Geometry: 32 59 10 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 5 88 7 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 91 5
  3. cross (Christian symbol) Tags: class-3, class-4
    Sense id: en-msalaba-sw-noun-afvPi8Z-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for msalaba meaning in Swahili (2.5kB)

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