karibu
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karibu
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic قَرِيب (qarīb, “nearby”), also used to welcome a visitor in Omani Arabic. The sense "you're welcome" is a calque of English you're welcome.
interjection karibuni
- welcome!
- come in!
- you're welcome! (response to being thanked)
Thesaurus
adverb
Opposite: mbali
In English
- you're welcome reply to thanks
Talk about this word "karibu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/karibu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. karibu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/karibu "karibu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/karibu.Cite this
@misc{karibu_2026,
title = {karibu},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/karibu},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
