Kinyarwanda
umwarabu
Word parts: umw-arabu
oo-mwah-RAH-boo
How to say it
Kinyarwandaumwarabuoo-mwah-RAH-boosoon
EnglishArabsoon
Frencharabesoon
Meaning
a person of Arab ethnicity or origin.
Good to know
Arab
Examples
- Uwo mucuruzi ni umwarabu.That trader is an Arab.
- Ese abarabu baje kera i Zanzibar?Did Arabs come to Zanzibar long ago?
- Ntabwo ari umwarabu, ni umuhinde.He is not Arab, he is Indian.
- Abarabu benshi bavuga icyarabu.Many Arabs speak Arabic.
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