"ghuba" meaning in Swahili

See ghuba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-ghuba.flac [Kenya] Forms: ghuba [plural]
Etymology: From dialectal Arabic غُبّ (ḡubb). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|غُبّ}} Arabic غُبّ (ḡubb), {{root|sw|ar|غ ب ب}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} ghuba, {{sw-noun|n}} ghuba (n class, plural ghuba)
  1. gulf, bay Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Geography

Download JSON data for ghuba meaning in Swahili (1.6kB)

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