"naibu" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-naibu.flac [Kenya] Forms: manaibu [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic نَائِب (nāʔib). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|نَائِب}} Arabic نَائِب (nāʔib), {{root|sw|ar|ن و ب}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} naibu, {{sw-noun|ma}} naibu (ma class, plural manaibu)
  1. deputy Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-naibu-sw-noun-AGUiYdj1 Disambiguation of People: 50 50 Categories (other): Swahili terms with collocations, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 89 11
  2. representative Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-naibu-sw-noun-SCo33ZjZ Disambiguation of People: 50 50

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for naibu meaning in Swahili (2.0kB)

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