kitabu

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Swahili [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Arabic كتاب (kitāb).

Noun [edit]

kitabu (ki-vi class, plural vitabu)

  1. book

Usage notes [edit]

  • This noun forms its plural via a regular change for Swahili nouns in /ki/, despite it being a borrowing from Arabic, due to a misinterpretation of the first syllable.