"masaibu" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-masaibu.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَصَائِب (maṣāʔib), plural of مُصِيبَة (muṣība), whence Swahili msiba. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|مَصَائِب|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic مَصَائِب (maṣāʔib), {{bor+|sw|ar|مَصَائِب}} Borrowed from Arabic مَصَائِب (maṣāʔib), {{m|ar|مُصِيبَة}} مُصِيبَة (muṣība), {{m+|sw|msiba}} Swahili msiba, {{root|sw|ar|ص و ب}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} masaibu, {{sw-noun|ma|-}} masaibu (ma class, no plural)
  1. problem, difficulty Tags: class-5, class-6, no-plural
    Sense id: en-masaibu-sw-noun-Tkk8n1py Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for masaibu meaning in Swahili (1.9kB)

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