"ukuba" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Forms: ukuba [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar}} Borrowed from Arabic [Term?], {{root|sw|ar|ع ق ب}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} ukuba, {{sw-noun|n}} ukuba (n class, plural ukuba)
  1. bad luck Tags: class-10, class-9 Synonyms: nuksi
    Sense id: en-ukuba-sw-noun-2~jmaYUy
  2. misfortune Tags: class-10, class-9 Synonyms: balaa
    Sense id: en-ukuba-sw-noun-aYpqDoxo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: ukuba [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar}} Borrowed from Arabic [Term?] Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} ukuba, {{sw-noun|n}} ukuba (n class, plural ukuba)
  1. bad smell, odour Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Smell
    Sense id: en-ukuba-sw-noun-kpqfNMgY Disambiguation of Smell: 3 1 96 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 7 60 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 25 2 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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