kibra

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Juba Arabic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkibɾa/, [ˈkib.ɾa]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Arabic خِبْرَة (ḵibra).

Noun[edit]

kibra

  1. experience

Etymology 2[edit]

Likely from Luganda e-kibira (“forest”). Cognate with Nubi kibra.

Noun[edit]

kibra

  1. thick forest

References[edit]

  • Ian Smith, Morris Timothy Ama (1985) A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English‎[1], 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 150
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