Gashi

SASSAN JIKIN MUTUM
Gashi [gA.shi]
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A noun for the English word hair. Also called “Suma”.
Suma [su.mA] is used more when referring to a female’s hair.
It is popularly used in some areas more than others.
As with most Hausa words, it can be used In conjunction
with a pronoun:
“Gashin kanka yana cika” : your hair is full
“Gashin kanki yana da kyau” : your hair is pretty
Because gashi can be found on various parts of the body, it
would need a qualifier when referring to the body part:
Gashin kanka/kanki :
Gashin baki :
Gashin Jiki :
Gashin Kirji :
Gashin Ido :
hair on your head (male/female)
moustache
body hair
chest hair
eye lashes
Gashi ko Suma
As with other Hausa nouns, gashi can be used with appropriate pronouns:
Gashinka/Gashinki : Your hair (male/female)
Gashinku :
Your hair (plural)
Gashinta :
Her hair
Gashinsa :
His hair
“Amma ba
ko daya
daga cikin
gashin
kanku…”
Gashinsu :
Gashinmu :
Gashina :
Their hair
Our hair
My hair
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SASSAN JIKIN MUTUM
Gashi [gA.shi]
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A Cikin Littafi Mai Tsarki : In the Scriptures
The bible in Hausa has a few example of the use of the word
‘gashi’. Here are a few examples:
Luka 21:18 : “Amma ba ko daya daga cikin gashin kanku…”
Farawa 25:25 : “dukan jikinsa kamar riga mai gashi”
Matiyu 10:30 : “ko gashin kanku ma an kirga su”
A cikin maganganun yau da kullun : In daily expressions
Tana da gashi da yawa : she has plenty hair
Gashinki yana da kyau : your hair is beautiful
Ina da dogon gashi : I have long hair
Dan’uwan mai sanko : The bald brother
Dan’uwan mai kwaliyanmolo : The brother with a shaved/cut hair
Na yanke gashin kaina jiya : I cut my hair yesterday
Dan’uwan da ba shi da gashi a kai: The brother with no hair on his head
gashi
gashi
gashi
Interestingly, there are a few body parts
with hair but with their peculiar names
(without gashi in the name)
Gemu [gE.mu] :
Gira [gI.rA] :
Beard
eyebrow
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