"suala" meaning in Swahili

See suala in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-suala.flac [Kenya] Forms: masuala [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic سُؤَال (suʔāl). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|سُؤَال|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic سُؤَال (suʔāl), {{bor+|sw|ar|سُؤَال}} Borrowed from Arabic سُؤَال (suʔāl), {{root|sw|ar|س ء ل}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} suala, {{sw-noun|ma}} suala (ma class, plural masuala)
  1. question, problem, issue (question or situation to be resolved) Tags: class-5, class-6
    Sense id: en-suala-sw-noun--wnrflVF Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for suala meaning in Swahili (1.7kB)

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