"msiba" meaning in Swahili

See msiba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-msiba.flac Forms: msiba class III [canonical], misiba class IV [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مُصِيبَة (muṣība). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|مُصِيبَة}} Borrowed from Arabic مُصِيبَة (muṣība), {{root|sw|ar|ص و ب}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|mi}} msiba class III (plural misiba class IV)
  1. misfortune, disaster, catastrophe
    Sense id: en-msiba-sw-noun-tpeEExbm Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
  2. bereavement, sorrow
    Sense id: en-msiba-sw-noun-fmiWNQ9T Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 46 54

Inflected forms

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        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "",
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    }
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    {
      "form": "msiba class III",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "misiba class IV",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "misfortune, disaster, catastrophe"
      ],
      "id": "en-msiba-sw-noun-tpeEExbm",
      "links": [
        [
          "misfortune",
          "misfortune"
        ],
        [
          "disaster",
          "disaster"
        ],
        [
          "catastrophe",
          "catastrophe"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
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          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bereavement, sorrow"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "bereavement",
          "bereavement"
        ],
        [
          "sorrow",
          "sorrow"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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}
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    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili class III nouns",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from the Arabic root ص و ب"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
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        "3": "ص و ب"
      },
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    }
  ],
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "misiba class IV",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "misfortune, disaster, catastrophe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "misfortune",
          "misfortune"
        ],
        [
          "disaster",
          "disaster"
        ],
        [
          "catastrophe",
          "catastrophe"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bereavement, sorrow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bereavement",
          "bereavement"
        ],
        [
          "sorrow",
          "sorrow"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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    }
  ],
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}

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