mfalme
Swahili edit
Alternative forms edit
- (obsolete) mfaume
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mfalme (m-wa class, plural wafalme)
- king (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation)
- (chess) king
- (card games) king
Derived terms edit
See also edit
| Chess pieces in Swahili · kete za sataranji (see also: sataranji, chesi) (layout · text) | |||||
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| shaha, shehe, mfalme, kete kuu | malkia | ngome | sataranja, padre | farasi, jemadari | kitunda |
| Playing cards in Swahili · karata za kucheza (layout · text) | ||||||
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| ree, rea, rei | mbili | tatu | nne | tano | sita | saba |
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| nane | tisa | kumi | ghulamu, mzungu wa tatu | malkia, mzungu wa pili, bibi | mfalme, mzungu wa nne, basha | jokari |