wajibu
Swahili
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
wajibu class IX (plural wajibu class X)
Derived terms
- Verbal derivations:
- Causative: -wajibisha (“to hold accountable”)
- Stative: -wajibika (“to be responsible”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Verb
wajibu
- inflection of -jibu:
- third-person plural subjunctive
- m-wa class subject inflected plural subjunctive
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 301 Nr. 2886