"wakili" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-wakili.flac Forms: wakili class V [canonical], mawakili class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|وَكِيل}} Borrowed from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl), {{root|sw|ar|و ك ل}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} wakili class V (plural mawakili class VI)
  1. lawyer, attorney (professional person authorized to practice law) Synonyms: mwanasheria
    Sense id: en-wakili-sw-noun-JFOFlY-g Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Legal occupations Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 35 34 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 35 34 16 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Legal occupations: 54 46
  2. agent, representative
    Sense id: en-wakili-sw-noun-rNReuZEw Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Legal occupations Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 35 34 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 35 34 16 Disambiguation of Legal occupations: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -wakilisha [causative, verb], -wakilika [stative, verb]

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-wakilisha"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "stative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-wakilika"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "وَكِيل"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "و ك ل"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wakili class V",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawakili class VI",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ma"
      },
      "expansion": "wakili class V (plural mawakili class VI)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 35 34 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 35 34 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "59 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Legal occupations",
          "orig": "sw:Legal occupations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lawyer, attorney (professional person authorized to practice law)"
      ],
      "id": "en-wakili-sw-noun-JFOFlY-g",
      "links": [
        [
          "lawyer",
          "lawyer"
        ],
        [
          "attorney",
          "attorney"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mwanasheria"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "16 35 34 15",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 35 34 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Legal occupations",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "agent, representative"
      ],
      "id": "en-wakili-sw-noun-rNReuZEw",
      "links": [
        [
          "agent",
          "agent"
        ],
        [
          "representative",
          "representative"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili class V nouns",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from the Arabic root و ك ل",
    "sw:Legal occupations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-wakilisha"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "stative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-wakilika"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "وَكِيل"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "و ك ل"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wakili class V",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mawakili class VI",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ma"
      },
      "expansion": "wakili class V (plural mawakili class VI)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lawyer, attorney (professional person authorized to practice law)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lawyer",
          "lawyer"
        ],
        [
          "attorney",
          "attorney"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mwanasheria"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "agent, representative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "agent",
          "agent"
        ],
        [
          "representative",
          "representative"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-wakili.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e7/Sw-ke-wakili.flac/Sw-ke-wakili.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e7/Sw-ke-wakili.flac/Sw-ke-wakili.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wakili"
}

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