wajibu

Swahili

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

wajibu class IX (plural wajibu class X)

  1. duty, obligation, commitment
Derived terms
  • Verbal derivations:

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

wajibu

  1. inflection of -jibu:
    1. third-person plural subjunctive
    2. m-wa class subject inflected plural subjunctive

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 301 Nr. 2886