"takriban" meaning in Swahili

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Adverb

Audio: Sw-ke-takriban.flac
Etymology: From Arabic تَقْرِيبًا (taqrīban). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|تَقْرِيبًا}} Arabic تَقْرِيبًا (taqrīban), {{root|sw|ar|ق ر ب}} Head templates: {{head|sw|adverb}} takriban
  1. about (approximately)
    Sense id: en-takriban-sw-adv-Rnee2I9B
  2. almost (very close to, but not quite)
    Sense id: en-takriban-sw-adv-MkvhtVyu Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: takribani

Alternative forms

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