mwalimu
English
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Borrowed from Swahili mwalimu, borrowed from Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim, “teacher”), from عَلَّمَ (ʕallama).
Noun
[edit]mwalimu (plural mwalimus or walimu)
- A teacher in parts of Africa.
- 2006, Thomas Riggs, Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices: Countries A-L:
- Drawing on their African heritage, many Comorians also consult mwalimus or fundi (medicine men and astrologers learned in the use of sacred texts and knowledge) and marabouts (holy men) for divination, healing, and protection from evil […]
Swahili
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Alternative forms
[edit]- (abbreviation) Mwl.
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim, “teacher”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mwalimu class I (plural walimu class II or waalimu class II)
- teacher
- mwalimu mwandamizi ― senior teacher
Usage notes
[edit]- In Tanzania, it was used as a title for Julius Nyerere and often abbreviated as Mwl.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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 214 Nr. 1925
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