Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Gombea³

gom-be-a

English: See gomba¹ (to scold)

Example (Swahili):

Aligombea³ mtoto kwa kuchelewa.

Example (English):

He scolded the child for being late.

Gombera

gom-be-ra

English: Rector; head of a seminary

Example (Swahili):

Gombera aliwahutubia wanafunzi wa seminari.

Example (English):

The rector addressed the seminary students.

Gombeza

gom-be-za

English: To forbid strictly; to reprimand harshly

Example (Swahili):

Aligombeza mwanafunzi kwa kosa lake.

Example (English):

He reprimanded the student for his mistake.

Gombo¹

gom-bo

English: Scroll; page of a book

Example (Swahili):

Walihifadhi maandishi kwenye gombo¹.

Example (English):

They preserved writings on a scroll.

Gombo²

gom-bo

English: Ritual drum

Example (Swahili):

Waliimba wakiupiga gombo².

Example (English):

They sang while beating the ritual drum.

Gombo³

gom-bo

English: Stringed musical instrument like a guitar

Example (Swahili):

Alipiga gombo³ kwenye sherehe.

Example (English):

He played the stringed instrument at the celebration.

Gomboa¹

gom-bo-a

English: To redeem; to release from pawn

Example (Swahili):

Aligomboa¹ shamba lililokuwa rehani.

Example (English):

He redeemed the farm that was mortgaged.

Gomboa²

gom-bo-a

English: To grow new teeth (of fire)

Example (Swahili):

Moto ulianza kugomboa² meno.

Example (English):

The fire began to sprout teeth.

Gomboloa

gom-bo-lo-a

English: (Computing) To scroll text on a screen

Example (Swahili):

Aliendelea kugomboloa maandiko kwenye skrini.

Example (English):

He kept scrolling the text on the screen.

Gomboro

gom-bo-ro

English: Poultry disease (Newcastle disease)

Example (Swahili):

Kuku wengi walikufa kwa maradhi ya gomboro.

Example (English):

Many chickens died of Newcastle disease.

Gomdra

gom-dra

English: Sliding door

Example (Swahili):

Walifunga gomdra kwa usalama.

Example (English):

They closed the sliding door for safety.

Gona¹

go-na

English: To sleep; to have intercourse

Example (Swahili):

Aligona¹ mapema baada ya kazi.

Example (English):

He slept early after work.

Gona²

go-na

English: To catch someone committing adultery

Example (Swahili):

Walimgona² akizini.

Example (English):

They caught him committing adultery.

Gona³

go-na

English: A type of fish

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walipata samaki aina ya gona³.

Example (English):

The fishermen caught a fish called gona.

Gona⁴

go-na

English: See gonya (appease ancestral spirits)

Example (Swahili):

Walienda kugona⁴ mizimu ya mababu.

Example (English):

They went to appease the spirits of their ancestors.

Gonda¹

gon-da

English: A type of long-bodied lizard

Example (Swahili):

Tuliona gonda¹ kwenye mawe jangwani.

Example (English):

We saw a long-bodied lizard on the rocks in the desert.

Gonda²

gon-da

English: A loud and deep voice

Example (Swahili):

Alizungumza kwa sauti ya gonda².

Example (English):

He spoke with a deep, booming voice.

Gondea

gon-de-a

English: To stay long in one place; repeat a class

Example (Swahili):

Aligondea darasa la saba mara mbili.

Example (English):

He repeated class seven twice.

Gondi

gon-di

English: Leg or claw of a crab

Example (Swahili):

Gondi la kaa lilimkata mkono.

Example (English):

The crab's claw cut his hand.

Gondofu

gon-do-fu

English: A weak person; frail animal

Example (Swahili):

Kondoo huyo alikuwa gondofu na dhaifu.

Example (English):

That sheep was frail and weak.

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