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karibu: English → Arabic → Swahili · Lexodus

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karibu

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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c. 1630English

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c. 1650
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Hops are evenly spaced; labels show the year each form is first attested.