"msalaba" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-msalaba.flac Forms: misalaba [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb). Etymology templates: {{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: 7 71 22 Disambiguation of Geometry: 18 77 5 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 88 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 91 5 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 4 91 5
  3. cross (Christian symbol) Tags: class-3, class-4
    Sense id: en-msalaba-sw-noun-afvPi8Z-

Inflected forms

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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ki",
            "2": "mũtharaba",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kikuyu: mũtharaba",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kikuyu: mũtharaba"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "2": "ar",
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      "name": "bor+"
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  ],
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    {
      "form": "misalaba",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "sw",
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        "cross (geometrical figure)"
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          "cross",
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        ]
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        "class-3",
        "class-4"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "6 88 6",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 91 5",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 91 5",
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        },
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            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
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          ],
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        },
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          "name": "Geometry",
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            "Formal sciences",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        "cross (cross-shaped wooden post)"
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        ]
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        "class-4"
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          "cross",
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        ]
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili m-mi class nouns",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
    "sw:Christianity",
    "sw:Geometry"
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        {
          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Kikuyu: mũtharaba",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kikuyu: mũtharaba"
    }
  ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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          "cross",
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        "class-3",
        "class-4"
      ]
    },
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        "cross (cross-shaped wooden post)"
      ],
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          "cross",
          "cross"
        ]
      ],
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        "class-3",
        "class-4"
      ]
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        "cross (Christian symbol)"
      ],
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          "cross",
          "cross"
        ]
      ],
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        "class-3",
        "class-4"
      ]
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