"sanamu" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-sanamu.flac Forms: sanamu [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic صَنَم (ṣanam). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|صَنَم}} Arabic صَنَم (ṣanam), {{root|sw|ar|ص ن م}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} sanamu, {{sw-noun|n}} sanamu (n class, plural sanamu)
  1. statue, idol Wikipedia link: sw:sanamu Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Art
    Sense id: en-sanamu-sw-noun-Vk6fTczG Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header
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