katibu

From Arabic كَتَبَ (kataba).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkatibu/, [ˈka.tɪ.bʊ]

katibu

1. to write
   • 2024, Kitab al Mukadas ma Arabi Juba [The Bible in Juba Arabic]‎^[1], Pioneer Bible Translators, Filemona [Philemon] 1:21:

     Ana arufu ita zol al indu ihtiram, fa ana gi katibu le ita. Ana arufu gali ita bi amulu aktar min kalam al ana asalu.

     I know you are a respectful person, so I'm writing to you. I know that you will do more than I ask.

• Ian Smith, Morris Timothy Ama (1985) A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English‎^[2], 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 149

Borrowed from Arabic كَاتِب (kātib).

• Audio (Kenya):

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katibu class V (plural makatibu class VI)

1. secretary, clerk

• ndege katibu (“secretary bird”)
• katibu mkuu (“General Secretary”)
• ukatibu (“secretariat”)