indimi

Swahili

irabu

ee-RAH-boo

How to say it

Swahiliirabuee-RAH-boosoon
Englishvowel signsoon
Frenchsigne vocaliquesoon

Meaning

a vowel sign or diacritical mark used in Arabic script.

Good to know

a technical term used in Quranic and Arabic-script literacy.

Examples

  • Mwalimu alifundisha wanafunzi kusoma irabu za Kiarabu.The teacher taught the students to read the Arabic vowel signs.
  • Bila irabu, neno la Kiarabu linaweza kusomwa vibaya.Without the vowel signs, an Arabic word can be read wrongly.
  • Je, umejifunza irabu zote za msingi?Have you learned all the basic vowel signs?
  • Kitabu hicho cha dini kina irabu kamili.That religious book has full vowel marking.

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