"mtaala" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mtaala.flac Forms: mtaala class III [canonical], mitaala class IV [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مُطَالَعَة (muṭālaʕa). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|مُطَالَعَة}} Borrowed from Arabic مُطَالَعَة (muṭālaʕa), {{root|sw|ar|ط ل ع}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|mi}} mtaala class III (plural mitaala class IV)
  1. curriculum Wikipedia link: sw:mtaala
    Sense id: en-mtaala-sw-noun-1U633OGE Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Education

Inflected forms

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