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elimu

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Etymology

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Arabic عَلِمَ (ʕalima)
Arabic عِلْم (ʕilm)bor.
Swahili elimu

    Borrowed from Arabic عِلْم (ʕilm).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Noun

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    elimu class IX (plural elimu class X)

    1. education (process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment)
    2. knowledge

    Derived terms

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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 213 Nr. 1917
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