mwalimu
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]mwalimu (plural mwalimus or walimu)
- A teacher in parts of Africa.
- 2006, Thomas Riggs, Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices: Countries A-L:
- Drawing on their African heritage, many Comorians also consult mwalimus or fundi (medicine men and astrologers learned in the use of sacred texts and knowledge) and marabouts (holy men) for divination, healing, and protection from evil […]
Swahili
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (abbreviation) Mwl.
Etymology
[edit]From Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim, “teacher”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mwalimu class I (plural walimu class II)
- teacher
- mwalimu mwandamizi ― senior teacher
Usage notes
[edit]The plural may also be waalimu. In Tanzania, it was used as a title for Julius Nyerere and often abbreviated as Mwl.
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- Swahili terms derived from the Arabic root ع ل م
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