"mwalimu" meaning in Swahili

See mwalimu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mwalimu.flac Forms: mwalimu class I [canonical], walimu class II [plural], waalimu class II [plural], Mwl. [alternative]
Etymology: From Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim, “teacher”). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|مُعَلِّم||teacher}} Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim, “teacher”), {{root|sw|ar|ع ل م}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|wa|pl2=waalimu}} mwalimu class I (plural walimu class II or waalimu class II)
  1. teacher Wikipedia link: sw:mwalimu Related terms: profesa

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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