mkataba
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Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic مُكَاتَبَة (mukātaba).
Pronunciation
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Noun
mkataba (m-mi class, plural mikataba)
- contract, legal agreement
- 2019 July 14, “Barua mpya iliyovuja yadai Trump amevunja mkataba wa nyukilia 'ili kumkera Obama'”, in BBC News Swahili:
- 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.