mũraata

n. · class 1/2

1. friend, companion. Friend, companion. A person with whom one has a close personal relationship based on mutual affection, trust, and loyalty.

Example: Ndikaigua thoni kũgitĩra mũraata wakwa, na ndikaamwĩhitha. (I am not ashamed to shelter a friend, and I will not hide from him.); mũndũ ũrĩa wĩ mũraata wa ma, na mũndũ ũrĩa waragĩria andũ mathikĩrĩirie. (Happy the one who finds a friend, who speaks to attentive ears.)