wakili

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wakili

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl).

noun mawakili

  1. class v lawyer, attorney (professional person authorized to practice law)

    Similar: mwanasheria

  2. class v agent, representative

In English

  • lawyer professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work
  • steward any administrator of the property or affairs of another

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{wakili_2026,
  title = {wakili},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/wakili},
  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-wakili.flac.