bawabu

Kiswahili

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bawabu

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Borrowed from Arabic بَوَّاب (bawwāb).

noun mabawabu

class v doorman, doorkeeper, gatekeeper

In English

doorman man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
gatekeeper person who guards or monitors passage through a gate
doorkeeper person in charge of an entryway

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

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

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

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@misc{bawabu_2026,
  title = {bawabu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/bawabu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}