"sahibu" meaning in Swahili

See sahibu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-sahibu.flac Forms: sahibu class V [canonical], masahibu class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|صَاحِب}} Borrowed from Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib), {{root|sw|ar|ص ح ب}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} sahibu class V (plural masahibu class VI)
  1. companion, friend
    Sense id: en-sahibu-sw-noun-dCetjrU4 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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