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wajibu

Kiswahili

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wajibu¹

  • /ˈwɑ.ʄi.ɓu/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic وَاجِب (wājib).

noun wajibu

  1. class ix duty, obligation, commitment

wajibu²

  • /wɑˈʄi.ɓu/

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb

  1. plural, subjunctive, third person third-person plural subjunctive -jibu
  2. class 1, class 2, inflected, plural, subjective, subjunctive m-wa class subject inflected plural subjunctive -jibu

In English

  • obligation act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{wajibu_2026,
  title = {wajibu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/wajibu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}