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adabu

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic أَدَب (ʔadab).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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adabu class IX (plural adabu class X)

  1. etiquette, good manners, courtesy
  2. respect, politeness
  3. discipline
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References

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  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), 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 11 Nr. 35
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