"serikali" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-serikali.flac Forms: serikali [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Omani Arabic سُركار (sörkār), from Persian سرکار (sarkâr). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|acx|سُركار|tr=sörkār}} Borrowed from Omani Arabic سُركار (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 Derived forms: kiserikali
    Sense id: en-serikali-sw-noun-q16eN2-V Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kamba: silikali",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kamba: silikali"
    },
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          "args": {
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            "2": "thirikari",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kikuyu: thirikari",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kikuyu: thirikari"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "luy",
            "2": "eserikali",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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    }
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
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        {
          "args": {
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kikuyu: thirikari"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
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    }
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        "Swahili terms derived from Persian",
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    {
      "word": "serkali"
    },
    {
      "word": "serekali"
    }
  ],
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}

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