"tofali" meaning in Swahili

See tofali in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-tofali.flac Forms: tofali class V [canonical], matofali class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic طفال. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|طفال}} Borrowed from Arabic طفال Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} tofali class V (plural matofali class VI)
  1. brick Categories (topical): Building materials
    Sense id: en-tofali-sw-noun-x2KDB0HB Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        "2": "ar",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tofali class V",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "matofali class VI",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "langcode": "sw",
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          "orig": "sw:Building materials",
          "parents": [
            "Construction",
            "Materials",
            "Architecture",
            "Engineering",
            "Manufacturing",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Art",
            "Technology",
            "Human activity",
            "Sciences",
            "Culture",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Society",
            "Fundamental",
            "Human"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "brick",
          "brick"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "matofali class VI",
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      ]
    }
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        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Swahili terms borrowed from Arabic",
        "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
        "sw:Building materials"
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    }
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}

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