"pana" meaning in Swahili

See pana in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɑ.nɑ/ (note: Unguja standard), /ˈpɑ.nɑ/ (note: Kimvita), /ˈpɑ.nɑ/ (note: Unguja standard), /ˈpʰɑ.nɑ/ (note: Kimvita) Audio: Sw-ke-pana.flac
Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective|declinable|cat2=|head=-pana}} -pana (declinable), {{sw-adj}} -pana (declinable) Forms: -pana [canonical], no-table-tags [table-tags], mpana [error-unrecognized-form, plural], wapana [error-unrecognized-form], mipana [error-unrecognized-form], pana [error-unrecognized-form, plural], mapana [error-unrecognized-form], kipana [error-unrecognized-form, plural], vipana [error-unrecognized-form], pana [error-unrecognized-form], papana [error-unrecognized-form, plural], kupana [error-unrecognized-form, plural], mupana [error-unrecognized-form, plural]
  1. wide Tags: declinable
    Sense id: en-pana-sw-adj-CrqkCxBD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɑ.nɑ/ (note: Unguja standard) Audio: Sw-ke-pana.flac
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|sw|verb form}} pana
  1. pa locative class subject inflected present affirmative of -wa na
    Locative (class 16) of kuwa na
    Sense id: en-pana-sw-verb-BpAO4voN Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 5 48 48
  2. pa locative class subject inflected present affirmative of -wa na
    (in an exact location): there is/are
    Sense id: en-pana-sw-verb-5RyzizVB Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 5 48 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: kuna, mna
Etymology number: 2
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "wapana",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mapana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kipana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vipana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "papana",
      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kupana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mupana",
      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
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      ]
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        "wide"
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          "wide",
          "wide"
        ]
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      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɑ.nɑ/",
      "note": "Unguja standard"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɑ.nɑ/",
      "note": "Kimvita"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɑ.nɑ/",
      "note": "Unguja standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʰɑ.nɑ/",
      "note": "Kimvita"
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          "wa na#Swahili"
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          "kuwa na#Swahili"
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        "there is/are"
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        "(in an exact location): there is/are"
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        "in an exact location"
      ]
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kipana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "pana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "papana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kupana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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          "wide"
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɑ.nɑ/",
      "note": "Unguja standard"
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɑ.nɑ/",
      "note": "Kimvita"
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɑ.nɑ/",
      "note": "Unguja standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʰɑ.nɑ/",
      "note": "Kimvita"
    }
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        "there is/are"
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        "(in an exact location): there is/are"
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    }
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}

Download raw JSONL data for pana meaning in Swahili (3.7kB)

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}

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