"mshari" meaning in Swahili

See mshari in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: mshari class I [canonical], washari class II [plural]
Etymology: From m- + shari (“evil”). Etymology templates: {{af|sw|m-|shari|t2=evil}} m- + shari (“evil”) Head templates: {{sw-noun|wa|anim=y}} mshari class I (plural washari class II)
  1. evil person
    Sense id: en-mshari-sw-noun-78ETHuv- Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with m- Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with m-: 50 50
  2. troublemaker, wrangler Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-mshari-sw-noun-wDE4VMUn Disambiguation of People: 0 100 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Swahili terms prefixed with m- Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with m-: 50 50

Inflected forms

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        "2": "m-",
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        "t2": "evil"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mshari class I",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "washari class II",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "wa",
        "anim": "y"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "44 56",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "65 35",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "77 23",
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
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        ],
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
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            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
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        "troublemaker, wrangler"
      ],
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        [
          "troublemaker",
          "troublemaker"
        ],
        [
          "wrangler",
          "wrangler"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms prefixed with m-",
    "sw:People"
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    }
  ],
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      "form": "mshari class I",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "washari class II",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "anim": "y"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "evil person"
      ],
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        [
          "evil",
          "evil"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "troublemaker, wrangler"
      ],
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        [
          "troublemaker",
          "troublemaker"
        ],
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          "wrangler"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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