"mkataba" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mkataba.flac Forms: mikataba [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic مُكَاتَبَة (mukātaba). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|مُكَاتَبَة}} Arabic مُكَاتَبَة (mukātaba), {{root|sw|ar|ك ت ب}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} mkataba, {{sw-noun|mi}} mkataba (m-mi class, plural mikataba)
  1. contract, legal agreement Wikipedia link: sw:mkataba Tags: class-3, class-4 Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: kandarasi, kondrati
    Sense id: en-mkataba-sw-noun-K-4g3~dW Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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