Swahili
kiguba
ki-GU-ba
How to say it
Swahilikigubaki-GU-basoon
Englishsmall domesoon
Frenchpetit dômesoon
Meaning
something dome-shaped, or a small dome; a diminutive of kuba.
Good to know
a noun (class 7); used architecturally for a rounded, dome-like structure, such as a small mosque cupola.
Examples
- Msikiti una kiguba kizuri juu yake.The mosque has a beautiful small dome on top.
- Je, kiguba hiki kimejengwa lini?When was this small dome built?
- Hakuna kiguba kwenye jengo hili.There is no dome on this building.
- Wajenzi watamalizia kiguba wiki ijayo.The builders will finish the small dome next week.
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