labeka
التعريفات والمعاني
== Swahili ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Arabic لَبَّيْكَ (labbayka).
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Interjection ===
labeka!
answer given in response to being called
Synonyms: abee, naam
at your service
yes sir, yes madam
=== References ===
Eastman, Carol M. (1983), “Exclamations in Standard Swahili as Cultural Communication”, in Journal of African Languages and Linguistics[1], volume 5, number 2, →DOI, page 162 of 157-180: