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Etymology

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From Arabic مُكَاتَبَة (mukātaba).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mkataba (m-mi class, plural mikataba)

  1. contract, legal agreement
    Synonyms: kandarasi, kondrati
    • 2019 July 14, “Barua mpya iliyovuja yadai Trump amevunja mkataba wa nyukilia 'ili kumkera Obama'”, in BBC News Swahili[1]:
      Sir Kim Darroch alielezea hatua ya Trump kuvunja mkataba huo kama "ubadhirifu wa kidiplomasia" kwa mujibu wa gazeti la Mail on Sunday.
      Sir Kim Darroch referred to Trump's actions to break the agreement as "diplomatic vandalism" according to the Mail on Sunday.