"sehemu" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-sehemu.flac [Kenya] Forms: sehemu [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Omani Arabic سهم (sehem), from Arabic سَهْم (sahm, “part, portion”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|acx|سهم|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=sehem|ts=}} Omani Arabic سهم (sehem), {{bor+|sw|acx|سهم|tr=sehem}} Borrowed from Omani Arabic سهم (sehem), {{der|sw|ar|سَهْم||part, portion}} Arabic سَهْم (sahm, “part, portion”), {{root|sw|ar|س ه م}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} sehemu, {{sw-noun|n}} sehemu (n class, plural sehemu)
  1. part, portion, fraction, act Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-sehemu-sw-noun-eYhpgf36
  2. place, part of the world Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-sehemu-sw-noun-No4NFN4X Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 4 96

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