naibu
Japanese
Romanization
naibu
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic نَائِب (nāʔib).[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
naibu class V (plural manaibu class VI)
- deputy
- naibu waziri mkuu ― deputy prime minister
- representative
References
- ^ 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