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Ghamu¹

gha-mu

English: Great desire

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa na ghamu ya kusafiri duniani.

Example (English):

He had a great desire to travel the world.

Ghamu²

gha-mu

English: Sadness; grief

Example (Swahili):

Alilia kwa ghamu baada ya kupoteza rafiki.

Example (English):

She cried in grief after losing a friend.

Ghanamu

gha-na-mu

English: Sheep

Example (Swahili):

Mkulima ana ghanamu wengi shambani.

Example (English):

The farmer has many sheep on the farm.

Ghani¹

gha-ni

English: To sing a song or poem

Example (Swahili):

Washairi walighani mashairi ya mapenzi.

Example (English):

The poets sang love poems.

Ghani²

gha-ni

English: Rich; wealthy; generous

Example (Swahili):

Alijulikana kama mtu ghani na mkarimu.

Example (English):

He was known as a wealthy and generous man.

Ghanima

gha-ni-ma

English: Spoils of war; prosperity

Example (Swahili):

Wapiganaji waligawana ghanima baada ya vita.

Example (English):

The fighters shared the spoils of war after the battle.

Gharada

gha-ra-da

English: Birdsong; chirping of birds

Example (Swahili):

Asubuhi tuliamshwa na gharada ya ndege.

Example (English):

In the morning we were awakened by the birds' songs.

Gharadhi¹

gha-ra-dhi

English: Intention; purpose

Example (Swahili):

Gharadhi yake ilikuwa kusaidia jamii.

Example (English):

His purpose was to help the community.

Gharadhi²

gha-ra-dhi

English: Arrogance; spite

Example (Swahili):

Alionekana na gharadhi katika maneno yake.

Example (English):

He showed arrogance in his words.

Gharailou

gha-rai-lou

English: (See ghariba) Strange thing

Example (Swahili):

Tukio lile lilikuwa gharailou lisilo la kawaida.

Example (English):

That event was a strange occurrence.

Gharama

gha-ra-ma

English: Cost; expense; payment for services

Example (Swahili):

Gharama za ujenzi zilipanda sana.

Example (English):

The construction costs increased greatly.

Gharani

gha-ra-ni

English: Jealousy; envy

Example (Swahili):

Alijawa na gharani dhidi ya ndugu zake.

Example (English):

He was filled with jealousy toward his siblings.

Gharasa

gha-ra-sa

English: A card placed aside in play

Example (Swahili):

Alitupa gharasa mezani katika mchezo wa karata.

Example (English):

He placed a side card on the table in the card game.

Ghariba

gha-ri-ba

English: A strange or unusual thing

Example (Swahili):

Waliona kiumbe ghariba msituni.

Example (English):

They saw a strange creature in the forest.

Gharibu¹

gha-ri-bu

English: Foreign; strange; unusual

Example (Swahili):

Hii ni tabia gharibu kwa mtoto mdogo.

Example (English):

This is strange behavior for a young child.

Gharibu²

gha-ri-bu

English: Foreigner; stranger

Example (Swahili):

Alijisikia kama gharibu katika mji ule.

Example (English):

He felt like a stranger in that town.

Gharika

gha-ri-ka

English: Floods

Example (Swahili):

Kijiji kiliharibiwa na gharika kubwa.

Example (English):

The village was destroyed by a massive flood.

Ghariki

gha-ri-ki

English: To be flooded; to drown in water

Example (Swahili):

Nyumba nyingi zilighariki baada ya mvua kubwa.

Example (English):

Many houses were flooded after the heavy rain.

Gharikisha

gha-ri-ki-sha

English: To cause flooding

Example (Swahili):

Uvunaji wa miti uliogharikisha kijiji.

Example (English):

Deforestation caused the village to flood.

Gharikisho

gha-ri-ki-sho

English: Destructive flood

Example (Swahili):

Gharikisho la mwaka jana liliharibu mashamba yote.

Example (English):

Last year's destructive flood ruined all the farms.

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