"ombi" meaning in Swahili

See ombi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-ombi.flac Forms: ombi class V [canonical], maombi class VI [plural]
Etymology: From -omba. Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} ombi class V (plural maombi class VI)
  1. a request (act of requesting)
    Sense id: en-ombi-sw-noun-7Pgvdcxj Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 96 4
  2. a prayer Categories (topical): Religion Synonyms: swala
    Sense id: en-ombi-sw-noun-6C2SViwQ Disambiguation of Religion: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dua, swala

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From -omba.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ombi class V",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maombi class VI",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ma"
      },
      "expansion": "ombi class V (plural maombi class VI)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "swala"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "96 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a request (act of requesting)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ombi-sw-noun-7Pgvdcxj",
      "links": [
        [
          "request",
          "request"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 93",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Religion",
          "orig": "sw:Religion",
          "parents": [
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a prayer"
      ],
      "id": "en-ombi-sw-noun-6C2SViwQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "prayer",
          "prayer"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "swala"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-ombi.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/65/Sw-ke-ombi.flac/Sw-ke-ombi.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/65/Sw-ke-ombi.flac/Sw-ke-ombi.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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}
{
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    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili class V nouns",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "sw:Religion"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -omba.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ombi class V",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maombi class VI",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ma"
      },
      "expansion": "ombi class V (plural maombi class VI)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "dua"
    },
    {
      "word": "swala"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a request (act of requesting)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "request",
          "request"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a prayer"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prayer",
          "prayer"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "swala"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "audio": "Sw-ke-ombi.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/65/Sw-ke-ombi.flac/Sw-ke-ombi.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/65/Sw-ke-ombi.flac/Sw-ke-ombi.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
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  ],
  "word": "ombi"
}

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