kitabu

Mwani

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb).

Noun

kitabu class 7 (plural vitabu)

1. book

Synonyms

• buku, livro

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Swahili

kitabu

Etymology

From Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb). The first syllable of the Arabic word has been reinterpreted as the Swahili noun prefix ki-.

Noun

kitabu (ki-vi class, plural vitabu)

1. book

Descendants

• → Acholi: kitabu
• → Kikuyu: gĩtabu
• → Luo: kitabu
• → Luganda: ekitabo