kitabu

Mwani

Etymology

From Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb).

Noun

kitabu class 7 (plural vitabu)

book

Synonyms

buku, livro

Swahili

kitabu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb). The first syllable of the Arabic word has been reinterpreted as the Swahili noun prefix ki-.

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya) (file)

Noun

kitabu (ki-vi class, plural vitabu)

book

Descendants

→ Acholi: kitabu
→ Kikuyu: gĩtabu
→ Luo: kitabu
→ Luganda: ekitabo
→ Rwanda-Rundi: igitabo, igitabu
→ Tooro: ekitabu

Tooro

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kitáβu/

Noun

kitabu class 7

augmentless form of ekitabu; it is a book/bed

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