Where does “kijitabu” come from?

kijitabu (Swahili) comes from Swahili kitabu, from Arabic كِتَاب, from Arabic ت — Form of ة; Dialectal form of ة; Abbreviation of...

kijitabu (Swahili): booklet, little book

Definitions

  1. booklet, little book

Ancestry of “kijitabu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikitabubook
2Arabicكِتَابbook
3ArabicتForm of ة; Dialectal form of ة; Abbreviation of...
Every word from Arabic ت →Every word from Arabic كِتَاب →Every word from Swahili kitabu →