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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

karibu.

welcome!

6 characters3 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

intj
  1. welcome!

  2. come in!

  3. you're welcome! (response to being thanked)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic قَرِيب (qarīb, “nearby”), also used to welcome a visitor in Omani Arabic. The sense "you're welcome" is a calque of English you're welcome.

adv
  1. near

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic قَرِيب (qarīb, “nearby”), also used to welcome a visitor in Omani Arabic. The sense "you're welcome" is a calque of English you're welcome.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.