"shemali" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-shemali.flac Forms: shemali [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic شِمَالْ (šimāl). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|شِمَالْ}} Borrowed from Arabic شِمَالْ (šimāl), {{root|sw|ar|ش م ل}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} shemali, {{sw-noun|n}} shemali (n class, plural shemali)
  1. (literary) left hand Tags: class-10, class-9, literary Synonyms: mkono wa kushoto
    Sense id: en-shemali-sw-noun-xavJDVlq Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 9 9 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 86 7 7
  2. (literary) left side Tags: class-10, class-9, literary Synonyms: kushoto
    Sense id: en-shemali-sw-noun-Eztn1p7r
  3. (literary) north Tags: class-10, class-9, literary Synonyms: kaskazini
    Sense id: en-shemali-sw-noun-3DZeedQc
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