"nahau" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-nahau.flac [Kenya] Forms: nahau [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic نَحْو (naḥw). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|نَحْو|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic نَحْو (naḥw), {{bor+|sw|ar|نَحْو}} Borrowed from Arabic نَحْو (naḥw), {{root|sw|ar|ن ح و}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} nahau, {{sw-noun|n}} nahau (n class, plural nahau)
  1. idiom (established expression whose meaning is not deducible from the literal meanings of its component words) Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Figures of speech
    Sense id: en-nahau-sw-noun-FbvS6gxg Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

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