"subui" meaning in Swahili

See subui in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: subui class IX [canonical], subui class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic سُبْع (subʕ), سُبُع (subuʕ). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|سُبْع}} Borrowed from Arabic سُبْع (subʕ), {{root|sw|ar|س ب ع}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} subui class IX (plural subui class X)
  1. one-seventh
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