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Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic قَبَائِل (qabāʔil, “tribes”), plural of قَبِيلَة (qabīla).
Noun
kabaila class V (plural makabaila class VI)
- nobleman
- landowner, feudalist
Derived terms