Wiktionary

kitabu

Mwani edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb).

Noun edit

kitabu class 7 (plural vitabu)

  1. book

Synonyms edit

Swahili edit

 
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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun edit

kitabu (ki-vi class, plural vitabu)

  1. book

Descendants edit

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

Tooro edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kitabu class 7

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