"tawafa" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-tawafa.flac Forms: tawafa [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic طَوَّافَة (ṭawwāfa). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|طَوَّافَة}} Borrowed from Arabic طَوَّافَة (ṭawwāfa), {{root|sw|ar|ط و ف}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} tawafa, {{sw-noun|n}} tawafa (n class, plural tawafa)
  1. candle Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Light sources
    Sense id: en-tawafa-sw-noun-b6WZ~nsC Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header
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