"swali" meaning in Swahili

See swali in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-swali.flac Forms: swali class V [canonical], maswali class VI [plural], suali [alternative]
Etymology: From Arabic سُؤَال (suʔāl). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|سُؤَال}} Arabic سُؤَال (suʔāl), {{root|sw|ar|س ء ل}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} swali class V (plural maswali class VI)
  1. question (sentence which asks for information)
    Sense id: en-swali-sw-noun-qKW0LZUu Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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