kabaila

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَبَائِل (qabāʔil, “tribes”), plural of قَبِيلَة (qabīla).

Noun

kabaila (ma class, plural makabaila)

  1. nobleman
  2. landowner, feudalist

Derived terms
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