rubani
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic رُبَّان (rubbān).[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
rubani class V (plural marubani class VI)
- pilot (controller of a ship or aircraft)
References
- ^ 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 114 Nr. 1015