gura

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gura"

Afar

Etymology

Borrowed from Amharic ግራ (gəra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡura/ [ˈɡʊɾʌ]
• Hyphenation: gu‧ra

Adverb

gúra

1. on the left
2. to the left

Noun

gúra m (plural guraarí f)

1. left
2. left hand

Declension

Declension of gúra
absolutive	gúra
predicative	gúra
subjective	gurí
genitive	gurí
Postpositioned forms l-case gúral k-case gúrak t-case gúrat h-case gúrah

Antonyms

• mígda, mídga

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “gùra”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 38

Irish

Etymology

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Particle

gura (subjunctive copular particle used before consonants, form used before vowels gurab)

1. may... be (expressing a wish)

   gura fada buan í an Bhanríon ― long live the Queen

   gura slán duit ― all health to you

   gura maith an mhaise duit é ― may you enjoy it

Related terms

Irish copular forms

Simple copular forms Present/future Affirmative Negative Interrogative Neg. inter. Main clauses is ní an nach Direct relative clauses nach Indirect relative clauses ar, arbv Other subordinate clauses gur, gurbv an nach Past/conditional Affirmative Negative Interrogative Neg. inter. Main clauses ba, b’v níor, níorbhv ar, arbhv nár, nárbhv Direct relative clauses ba, abv nár, nárbhv Indirect relative clauses ar, arbhv Other subordinate clauses gur, gurbhv ar, arbhv nár, nárbhv Present subjunctive Affirmative Negative gura, gurabv nára, nárabv		Compound copular forms Base word Present/future Past/conditional cá cár, cárbv cár, cárbhv cé cér, cérbv cér, cérbhv dá dá mba, dá mb’v de/do dar, darbv dar, darbhv faoi faoinar, faoinarbv faoinar, faoinarbhv i inar, inarbv inar, inarbhv le lenar, lenarbv lenar, lenarbhv má más má ba, má b’v mura mura, murabv murar, murarbhv ó (prep.) ónar, ónarbv ónar, ónarbhv ó (conj.) ós ó ba, ó b’v trí trínar, trínarbv trínar, trínarbhv
v Used before vowel sounds

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡura]

Noun

gura

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of gură

Rwanda-Rundi

Verb

-gura (infinitive kugura, perfective -guze)

1. buy

Derived terms

• -gurisha (“sell”)
• -guza (“borrow, lend”)
• ikiguzi (“price, cost”)

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-gura (infinitive kugura)

1. (dialectal) to move, go

Conjugation

Conjugation of -gura
Positive present -nagura Subjunctive -gure Negative -guri Imperative singular gura
Infinitives
Positive kugura Negative kutogura
Imperatives
Singular gura Plural gureni
Tensed forms
Habitual hugura Positive past positive subject concord + -ligura Negative past negative subject concord + -kugura
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nagura) Singular Plural 1st person ninagura/nagura tunagura 2nd person unagura mnagura 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anagura wanagura other classes positive subject concord + -nagura
Negative present (negative subject concord + -guri) Singular Plural 1st person siguri hatuguri 2nd person huguri hamguri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haguri hawaguri other classes negative subject concord + -guri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tagura Negative future negative subject concord + -tagura
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gure) Singular Plural 1st person nigure tugure 2nd person ugure mgure 3rd person m-wa(I/II) agure wagure other classes positive subject concord + -gure
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sigure Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngegura Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singegura Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaligura Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaligura
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -agura) Singular Plural 1st person nagura twagura 2nd person wagura mwagura 3rd person m-wa(I/II) agura wagura m-mi(III/IV) wagura yagura ji-ma(V/VI) lagura yagura ki-vi(VII/VIII) chagura vyagura n(IX/X) yagura zagura u(XI) wagura see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwagura pa(XVI) pagura mu(XVIII) mwagura
Perfect positive subject concord + -megura "Already" positive subject concord + -meshagura "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jagura "If/When" positive subject concord + -kigura "If not" positive subject concord + -sipogura Consecutive kagura / positive subject concord + -kagura Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kagure
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nigura -tugura 2nd person -kugura -wagura/-kugureni/-wagureni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mgura -wagura m-mi(III/IV) -ugura -igura ji-ma(V/VI) -ligura -yagura ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kigura -vigura n(IX/X) -igura -zigura u(XI) -ugura see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kugura pa(XVI) -pagura mu(XVIII) -mugura Reflexive -jigura
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -gura- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -guraye -gurao m-mi(III/IV) -gurao -gurayo ji-ma(V/VI) -guralo -gurayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -guracho -guravyo n(IX/X) -gurayo -gurazo u(XI) -gurao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -gurako pa(XVI) -gurapo mu(XVIII) -guramo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -gura) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yegura -ogura m-mi(III/IV) -ogura -yogura ji-ma(V/VI) -logura -yogura ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chogura -vyogura n(IX/X) -yogura -zogura u(XI) -ogura see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kogura pa(XVI) -pogura mu(XVIII) -mogura
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Swedish

Noun

gura c

1. (colloquial) a guitar

   Synonym: gitarr

   Kan din kompis lira gura?

   Can your friend play guitar?

Declension

Declension of gura

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gura	guras
	definite	guran	gurans
plural	indefinite	guror	gurors
	definite	gurorna	gurornas

References

• gura in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)