"wajibu" meaning in Swahili

See wajibu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-wájibu.flac [Kenya] Forms: wajibu [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic وَاجِب (wājib). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|وَاجِب|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic وَاجِب (wājib), {{bor+|sw|ar|وَاجِب}} Borrowed from Arabic وَاجِب (wājib), {{root|sw|ar|و ج ب}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} wajibu, {{sw-noun|n}} wajibu (n class, plural wajibu)
  1. duty, obligation, commitment Tags: class-10, class-9 Derived forms: -wajibika (english: to be responsible) [stative, verb]
    Sense id: en-wajibu-sw-noun--mrOGP7i Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 14 39 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Audio: Sw-ke-wajibu.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{non-lemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|sw|verb form}} wajibu
  1. inflection of -jibu:
    third-person plural subjunctive
    Tags: form-of, plural, subjunctive, third-person
    Sense id: en-wajibu-sw-verb-XzldIII9 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 14 39 47
  2. inflection of -jibu:
    m-wa class subject inflected plural subjunctive
    Tags: class-1, class-2, form-of, inflected, plural, subjective, subjunctive
    Sense id: en-wajibu-sw-verb-MO7CEQwN Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 14 39 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for wajibu meaning in Swahili (3.4kB)

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