"tabaka" meaning in Swahili

See tabaka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-tabaka.flac Forms: tabaka class V [canonical], IX [canonical], matabaka class VI [plural], tabaka class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic طَبَقَة (ṭabaqa). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|طَبَقَة}} Borrowed from Arabic طَبَقَة (ṭabaqa), {{root|sw|ar|ط ب ق}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|59}} tabaka class V or IX (plural matabaka class VI or tabaka class X)
  1. layer, stratum
    Sense id: en-tabaka-sw-noun-Juxcqrp4 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 90 10
  2. class, social class
    Sense id: en-tabaka-sw-noun-PryPx39c
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tabaka tawala (english: ruling class)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "ruling class",
      "word": "tabaka tawala"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "طَبَقَة"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Arabic طَبَقَة (ṭabaqa)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ط ب ق"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic طَبَقَة (ṭabaqa).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tabaka class V",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "IX",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matabaka class VI",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tabaka class X",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "59"
      },
      "expansion": "tabaka class V or IX (plural matabaka class VI or tabaka class X)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "90 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "layer, stratum"
      ],
      "id": "en-tabaka-sw-noun-Juxcqrp4",
      "links": [
        [
          "layer",
          "layer"
        ],
        [
          "stratum",
          "stratum"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "class, social class"
      ],
      "id": "en-tabaka-sw-noun-PryPx39c",
      "links": [
        [
          "class",
          "class"
        ],
        [
          "social class",
          "social class"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "audio": "Sw-ke-tabaka.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/70/Sw-ke-tabaka.flac/Sw-ke-tabaka.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/70/Sw-ke-tabaka.flac/Sw-ke-tabaka.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sw:Tabaka (jamii)"
  ],
  "word": "tabaka"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili class IX nouns",
    "Swahili class V nouns",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from the Arabic root ط ب ق",
    "Swahili terms with redundant head parameter"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "ruling class",
      "word": "tabaka tawala"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "طَبَقَة"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Arabic طَبَقَة (ṭabaqa)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ط ب ق"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic طَبَقَة (ṭabaqa).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tabaka class V",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "IX",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matabaka class VI",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tabaka class X",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "59"
      },
      "expansion": "tabaka class V or IX (plural matabaka class VI or tabaka class X)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "layer, stratum"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "layer",
          "layer"
        ],
        [
          "stratum",
          "stratum"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "class, social class"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "class",
          "class"
        ],
        [
          "social class",
          "social class"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-tabaka.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/70/Sw-ke-tabaka.flac/Sw-ke-tabaka.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/70/Sw-ke-tabaka.flac/Sw-ke-tabaka.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sw:Tabaka (jamii)"
  ],
  "word": "tabaka"
}

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