akiba

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَاقِبَة (ʕāqiba).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

akiba class IX (plural akiba class X)

  1. saving
  2. reserve
    askari wa akiba ― reserve soldier

References

  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 211 Nr. 1898
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