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ghu-na
English: Having a resonant voice
Mwimbaji huyo ana ghuna nzuri.
That singer has a resonant voice.
ghu-ra-bu
English: Type of black crow
Ghurabu walikuwa wakipiga kelele juu ya miti.
The black crows were cawing on the trees.
ghu-ri
English: To deceive by misleading thoughts
Alighuri marafiki zake kwa ujanja.
He deceived his friends with tricks.
ghu-ri-ka
English: To be deceived; to be tricked
Alighurika kwa maneno ya kisiasa.
He was tricked by political talk.
ghu-ru-ri
English: Falsehood; pride; vanity
Alijawa na ghururi ya mali yake.
He was filled with vanity about his wealth.
ghu-ru-shi
English: Money; small coins
Alinipa ghurushi chache za kununua mkate.
He gave me a few coins to buy bread.
ghu-shi
English: To forge; to imitate falsely
Alighushi sahihi ya mwajiri wake.
He forged his employer's signature.
ghu-shi
English: To mix good with bad; adulterate
Mfanyabiashara alighushi² mafuta safi na yasiyo safi.
The trader adulterated pure oil with impure.
ghu-shi
English: Fake; not genuine
Huu ni dawa ghushi³.
This is fake medicine.
ghu-shi
English: Complete; sufficient
Chakula kilikuwa ghushi⁴ kwa familia nzima.
The food was sufficient for the whole family.
ghu-shu-i
English: (See hushuu) Calmness, humility
Alisali kwa ghushui.
He prayed with humility.
ghu-su-bi
English: Theft; unlawful taking of things
Ghusubi ni kosa la kisheria.
Theft is a crime.
ghu-su-bu
English: To rob violently; to snatch
Wezi walighusubu¹ mfanyabiashara.
The thieves robbed the businessman.
ghu-su-bu
English: To speak ill of someone
Alighusubu² jirani yake hadharani.
He spoke ill of his neighbor publicly.
gi-a
English: Gear; mechanism for driving a vehicle
Aliweka gia ya kwanza.
He engaged the first gear.
gi-da
English: To pour liquid
Aligida¹ maji kwenye kikombe.
He poured water into the cup.
gi-da
English: To drink alcohol heavily
Aligida² pombe usiku kucha.
He drank alcohol heavily all night.
gi-da
English: To draw water from a well
Waligida³ maji kisimani.
They drew water from the well.
gi-da
English: To borrow or copy ideas
Aliigida⁴ mawazo ya mwenzake.
He borrowed his colleague's ideas.
gi-da-mu
English: Shoelaces; fastening strings
Viatu vyake vilifungwa kwa gidamu¹.
His shoes were tied with shoelaces.
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