"riwaya" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-riwaya.flac Forms: riwaya class IX [canonical], riwaya class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic رِوَايَة (riwāya). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|رِوَايَة}} Borrowed from Arabic رِوَايَة (riwāya), {{root|sw|ar|ر و ي}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} riwaya class IX (plural riwaya class X)
  1. novel (work of prose fiction) Wikipedia link: sw:riwaya Categories (topical): Literature
    Sense id: en-riwaya-sw-noun-cQdx~J-r Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header
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