mwarabu
mwah-RAH-boo
How to say it
Swahilimwarabumwah-RAH-boo
EnglishArab (person)
FrenchArabe
Meaning
A person whose people come from Arabia or the Arabic speaking countries; many Arabs have long lived and traded on the East African coast.
Good to know
M class noun for people, plural Waarabu, often written with a capital. Kiarabu is Arabic, the language, and Arabuni is Arabia.
Examples
- Mwarabu huyo ana duka la vitambaa Mombasa.That Arab has a cloth shop in Mombasa.
- Waarabu walifanya biashara pwani kwa karne nyingi.Arabs traded on the coast for many centuries.
- Babu yake alikuwa Mwarabu kutoka Oman.His grandfather was an Arab from Oman.
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