"simu" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-simu.flac Forms: simu class IX [canonical], simu class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Omani Arabic سيم (sīm, “telegram”), from Persian سیم (sim, “wire”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|acx|سيم|t=telegram|tr=sīm}} Borrowed from Omani Arabic سيم (sīm, “telegram”), {{der|sw|fa|سیم|gloss=wire|tr=sim}} Persian سیم (sim, “wire”) Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} simu class IX (plural simu class X)
  1. telegram Categories (topical): Telephony
    Sense id: en-simu-sw-noun-P0BGKRWj Disambiguation of Telephony: 65 35 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 93 7
  2. telephone
    Sense id: en-simu-sw-noun-czlyUVmJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -piga simu, simu ya mkononi, simu ya rununu, simu ya kisasa, simu ya msaada (english: helpline)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "-piga simu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "simu ya mkononi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "simu ya rununu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "simu ya kisasa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "helpline",
      "word": "simu ya msaada"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "acx",
        "3": "سيم",
        "t": "telegram",
        "tr": "sīm"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Omani Arabic سيم (sīm, “telegram”)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "سیم",
        "gloss": "wire",
        "tr": "sim"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian سیم (sim, “wire”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Omani Arabic سيم (sīm, “telegram”), from Persian سیم (sim, “wire”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "simu class IX",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simu class X",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "simu class IX (plural simu class X)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "79 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "93 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "65 35",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Telephony",
          "orig": "sw:Telephony",
          "parents": [
            "Electronics",
            "Telecommunications",
            "Technology",
            "Communication",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "telegram"
      ],
      "id": "en-simu-sw-noun-P0BGKRWj",
      "links": [
        [
          "telegram",
          "telegram"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "telephone"
      ],
      "id": "en-simu-sw-noun-czlyUVmJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "telephone",
          "telephone"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-simu.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/15/Sw-ke-simu.flac/Sw-ke-simu.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/15/Sw-ke-simu.flac/Sw-ke-simu.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sw:simu"
  ],
  "word": "simu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili class IX nouns",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms borrowed from Omani Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from Omani Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from Persian",
    "sw:Telephony"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "-piga simu"
    },
    {
      "word": "simu ya mkononi"
    },
    {
      "word": "simu ya rununu"
    },
    {
      "word": "simu ya kisasa"
    },
    {
      "english": "helpline",
      "word": "simu ya msaada"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "acx",
        "3": "سيم",
        "t": "telegram",
        "tr": "sīm"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Omani Arabic سيم (sīm, “telegram”)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "سیم",
        "gloss": "wire",
        "tr": "sim"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian سیم (sim, “wire”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Omani Arabic سيم (sīm, “telegram”), from Persian سیم (sim, “wire”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "simu class IX",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simu class X",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "simu class IX (plural simu class X)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "telegram"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "telegram",
          "telegram"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "telephone"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "telephone",
          "telephone"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-simu.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/15/Sw-ke-simu.flac/Sw-ke-simu.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/15/Sw-ke-simu.flac/Sw-ke-simu.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sw:simu"
  ],
  "word": "simu"
}

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