Swahili
jumba
JOOM-bah
How to say it
SwahilijumbaJOOM-bahsoon
Englishmansionsoon
Frenchmanoirsoon
Meaning
a large house or mansion, an augmentative form of nyumba.
Good to know
{augment, of nyumba) (large) jusin
Examples
- Tajiri alijenga jumba kubwa kando ya bahari.The rich man built a large mansion by the sea.
- Jumba lile lina vyumba ishirini.That mansion has twenty rooms.
- Je, jumba hilo ni la nani?Whose mansion is that?
- Walitembelea majumba ya kihistoria mjini.They visited the historic mansions in town.
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