"tafadhali" meaning in Swahili

See tafadhali in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Audio: Sw-ke-tafadhali.flac [Kenya] Forms: tafadhalini [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic تَفَضَّل (tafaḍḍal). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|تَفَضَّل|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic تَفَضَّل (tafaḍḍal), {{bor+|sw|ar|تَفَضَّل}} Borrowed from Arabic تَفَضَّل (tafaḍḍal), {{root|sw|ar|ف ض ل}} Head templates: {{head|sw|interjection|plural|tafadhalini}} tafadhali (plural tafadhalini)
  1. please
    Sense id: en-tafadhali-sw-intj-VszE3PyW Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for tafadhali meaning in Swahili (1.6kB)

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