naibu

Japanese

Romanization

naibu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ないぶ

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَائِب (nāʔib).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

naibu class V (plural manaibu class VI)

  1. deputy
    naibu waziri mkuudeputy prime minister
  2. representative

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 295 Nr. 2810