ajabu

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ajabu

  • /ɑˈʄɑ.ɓu/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic عَجَب (ʕajab).

noun ajabu · IX · maajabu

  1. wonder, amazement
  2. something which is wondrous or amazing

adjective

  1. invariable wonderful

verb -ajabu · kuajabu · kutoajabu · ajabu · ajabuni

  1. to be amazed or surprised

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"ajabu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/ajabu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ajabu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/ajabu

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"ajabu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/ajabu.

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@misc{ajabu_2026,
  title = {ajabu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/ajabu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

The meanings are in English: this language's words come from the English Wiktionary. From Wiktionary, the free dictionary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free license: Sw-ke-ajabu.flac.