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Swahili
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
wajibu (n class, plural wajibu)
- duty, obligation, commitment
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
wajibu
- inflection of -jibu:
- third-person plural subjunctive
- m-wa class subject inflected plural subjunctive
References
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 301 Nr. 2886