kitabu

Mwani

Etymology

From Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb).

Noun

kitabu class 7 (plural vitabu)

1. book

Synonyms

• buku, livro

Swahili

kitabu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb). The first syllable of the Arabic word has been reinterpreted as the Swahili noun prefix ki-.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

kitabu (ki-vi class, plural vitabu)

1. book

Descendants

• → Acholi: kitabu
• → Kikuyu: gĩtabu
• → Luo: kitabu
• → Luganda: ekitabo
• → Rwanda-Rundi: igitabo, igitabu
• → Tooro: ekitabu

Tooro

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kitáβu/

Noun

kitabu class 7

1. augmentless form of ekitabu; it is a book/bed