"rufaa" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-rufaa.flac Forms: rufaa class IX [canonical], rufaa class X [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic رِفَاع (rifāʕ), verbal noun of رَافَعَ (rāfaʕa). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|رِفَاع}} Arabic رِفَاع (rifāʕ), {{root|sw|ar|ر ف ع}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} rufaa class IX (plural rufaa class X)
  1. an appeal (law: accusation by one private person against another) Categories (topical): Law Derived forms: -kata rufaa (english: to lodge an appeal)
    Sense id: en-rufaa-sw-noun-8hHwGZtt Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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    }
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        },
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          "name": "Law",
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            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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      ],
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        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
        "Swahili terms derived from the Arabic root ر ف ع",
        "sw:Law"
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        "an appeal (law: accusation by one private person against another)"
      ],
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