Swahili
mgombi
um-GOH-mbee
How to say it
Swahilimgombium-GOH-mbeesoon
Englishquarrelsome personsoon
Frenchquerelleursoon
Meaning
a quarrelsome or contentious person, someone who often argues.
Good to know
m- wa- class (people); from kugombana, to quarrel with one another.
Examples
- Mgombi hupenda kubishana na kila mtu.The quarrelsome person likes to argue with everyone.
- Je, kwa nini uko mgombi hivi leo?Why are you so quarrelsome today?
- Si mgombi, ni mtulivu sana.He is not quarrelsome; he is very calm.
- Wagombi hawakukaribishwa sherehe hiyo.Quarrelsome people were not welcomed at that celebration.
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