"wakala" meaning in Swahili

See wakala in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-wakala.flac Forms: mawakala [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic وِكالة (wikāla). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|وِكالة}} Borrowed from Arabic وِكالة (wikāla), {{root|sw|ar|و ك ل}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} wakala, {{sw-noun|ma}} wakala (ma class, plural mawakala)
  1. an agency (business of one entrusted with the concerns of another) Tags: class-5, class-6
    Sense id: en-wakala-sw-noun-1eO6e~co
  2. an agent from an agency (one who acts in place of another) Tags: class-5, class-6
    Sense id: en-wakala-sw-noun-9acwbnLv Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 30 70

Inflected forms

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