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Found 661 word(s) starting with "G"

Ghoba

gho-ba

English: Cave; hiding place

Example (Swahili):

Wanyama walijificha kwenye ghoba.

Example (English):

The animals hid in the cave.

Ghofira

gho-fi-ra

English: Forgiveness of sins

Example (Swahili):

Aliomba ghofira kwa makosa yake.

Example (English):

He asked for forgiveness for his sins.

Ghofiri

gho-fi-ri

English: To forgive

Example (Swahili):

Mungu huoghofiri waja wake.

Example (English):

God forgives His servants.

Ghorofa

gho-ro-fa

English: A multi-storey building

Example (Swahili):

Anaishi kwenye ghorofa ya pili.

Example (English):

He lives on the second floor of the building.

Ghoshi

gho-shi

English: (See ghushi) False or fake

Example (Swahili):

Hii ni habari ghoshi.

Example (English):

This is fake news.

Ghuba¹

ghu-ba

English: Bay; gulf of the sea

Example (Swahili):

Meli ilitia nanga kwenye ghuba.

Example (English):

The ship anchored in the bay.

Ghuba²

ghu-ba

English: (See makadi) Bay area

Example (Swahili):

Walitembea pwani ya ghuba.

Example (English):

They walked along the bay shore.

Ghubari-vunde

ghu-ba-ri-vun-de

English: Type of rain clouds

Example (Swahili):

Anga lilifunikwa na ghubari-vunde.

Example (English):

The sky was covered with rain clouds.

Ghubari¹

ghu-ba-ri

English: Heavy dust

Example (Swahili):

Ghubari kubwa ilijaa barabarani.

Example (English):

A cloud of dust filled the road.

Ghubari²

ghu-ba-ri

English: Thick raincloud

Example (Swahili):

Ghubari lilionyesha mvua kubwa inakuja.

Example (English):

The heavy raincloud signaled a storm.

Ghubini

ghu-bi-ni

English: To deceive; to trick mischievously

Example (Swahili):

Alighubini watu kwa ahadi za uongo.

Example (English):

He tricked people with false promises.

Ghulamu¹

ghu-la-mu

English: Boy; young man

Example (Swahili):

Ghulamu alisaidia kubeba mizigo.

Example (English):

The boy helped carry the luggage.

Ghulamu²

ghu-la-mu

English: Playing card of J or Q

Example (Swahili):

Alitoa ghulamu kwenye mchezo wa karata.

Example (English):

He played the jack card in the card game.

Ghulatii

ghu-la-tii

English: A fanatic; extremist

Example (Swahili):

Ghulatii aliendelea kushikilia msimamo wake.

Example (English):

The extremist continued to hold his stance.

Ghuli¹

ghu-li

English: Giant; huge being

Example (Swahili):

Walihofia ghuli msituni.

Example (English):

They feared the giant in the forest.

Ghuli²

ghu-li

English: Snake

Example (Swahili):

Aliona ghuli kubwa likitembea ardhini.

Example (English):

He saw a big snake crawling on the ground.

Ghuli³

ghu-li

English: Evil of a creature

Example (Swahili):

Walijikinga na ghuli la baharini.

Example (English):

They protected themselves from the sea monster's evil.

Ghuluwu

ghu-lu-wu

English: Exaggeration; excess

Example (Swahili):

Ghuluwu ya maneno yake ilichekesha watu.

Example (English):

The exaggeration in his words made people laugh.

Ghuma

ghu-ma

English: Calamity; disaster

Example (Swahili):

Ghuma kubwa ilikumba kijiji.

Example (English):

A great disaster struck the village.

Ghumivaa

ghu-mi-vaa

English: To faint; to be overwhelmed with shock

Example (Swahili):

Alighumivaa baada ya kusikia habari mbaya.

Example (English):

He fainted after hearing the bad news.

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