Where does “ualimu” come from?
ualimu (Swahili) comes from Swahili alimu, from Arabic عَالِم, from Arabic عَلِمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.
ualimu (Swahili): teaching profession of teaching
Definitions
- teaching profession of teaching
Ancestry of “ualimu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swahili | alimu | an educated person |
| 2 | Arabic | عَالِم | knowing, learned, also scholar; learned one;... |
| 3 | Arabic | عَلِمَ | to know, to perceive, to distinguish |
| 4 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | for, to |