"serikali" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-serikali.flac [Kenya] Forms: serikali [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Omani Arabic [script needed] (sörkār), from Persian سرکار (sarkâr). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|acx||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=sörkār|ts=}} Omani Arabic [script needed] (sörkār), {{bor+|sw|acx|tr=sörkār}} Borrowed from Omani Arabic [script needed] (sörkār), {{der|sw|fa|سرکار|tr=sarkâr}} Persian سرکار (sarkâr) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} serikali, {{sw-noun|n}} serikali (n class, plural serikali)
  1. government Wikipedia link: sw:serikali Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Government Synonyms: serkali, serekali

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Download JSON data for serikali meaning in Swahili (2.8kB)

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