bawabu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَوَّاب (bawwāb).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

bawabu class V (plural mabawabu class VI)

  1. doorman, doorkeeper, gatekeeper

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 43 Nr. 332
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