"sasa" meaning in Swahili

See sasa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Audio: Sw-ke-sasa.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic [Term?], {{bor+|sw|ar}} Borrowed from Arabic [Term?] Head templates: {{head|sw|adverb}} sasa
  1. now Derived forms: kisasa (english: modern, current), sasa hivi (english: right now)
    Sense id: en-sasa-sw-adv-7V65o34t

Interjection

Audio: Sw-ke-sasa.flac [Kenya] Forms: saseni [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic [Term?], {{bor+|sw|ar}} Borrowed from Arabic [Term?] Head templates: {{head|sw|interjection|plural|saseni}} sasa (plural saseni)
  1. (Sheng) hello Tags: Sheng
    Sense id: en-sasa-sw-intj-LPJNul-w Categories (other): Sheng, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 0 100

Inflected forms

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