G iziqu

This is a part of a bigger set of pages about amabizomuntu namabizonto.

verb (isiqu in bold)ibizomuntuibizonto
ukugaba
> rely on someone or something
> take advantage of someone of something
> mark out a boundary or pattern
> plant in holes
> overflow, go beyond
alikhoi(li)gaba
small branch of a tree

ingaba
large branch of a tree

u(lu)gaba
top section of a maize stalk

isigaba
a section
a troop, division
a paragraph
a barracks
a noun class
ukugada
> guard, patrol, be on sentry, act as a bodyguard or escourt
unogada
a security guard
alikho
ukugaya
> grind, crush
umgayi
grinder

ugayummbila
a leopard
(lit. a mealie-grinder)
isigayelo
pain in the wrist from too much grinding

isifanekiso
sample, example, specimen
statue, image

i(li)gayo
a wheel (hlonipha term for isondo)
ukugcina
> come to an end, terminate
> keep, preserve, take care of something
> make something stick firmly
umgcini
a finisher

umgcinankundleni
caretaker, superintendent, or anyone with final oversight or authority

umgcinashoba
person at the end of the line

umgcinimnyango
a door-keeper

umgcinisihlalo
a chairperson

umgcinisikhwama
a treasurer
isigcino
an end

ingcina / ingcino
a securing
termination

amagcino
the last
the end
finality


isigcinasifuba
breast-plate

ugcinazithuthe
an ultimatum

ukugcizelela
> repear, complete
> insist, emphasize
alikhoisigcizelelo
emphasis
insistence
repetition
ukugibela
> ride
> mount
umgibeli
a rider
a passenger

ingibeli
an expert rider
isigibelo
a bicycle
ukugijima
> run
> flow rapidly

> master something
umgijimi
runner

ingijimi
expert runner

isigijimi
messenger
fast runner
umgijimo
a race
a marathon
ukugoba
> bend, bend over, be bent or stooped
> bend something
> tame, control, break something in
alikhougob[al]uphondo
somersault

ingobe
hooked stick, shepherd’s crook
a folding knife

u(lu)gobe
a conspiracy, a plot

i(li)gobela
an archway

ingobela
a hooked stick
ukugoma
> doctor, administer medicine
> swear or take an oath, speak emphatically
alikhoingomela
assertion, determination, asseveration

umgomo
essence, true fact, real truth
standard, limit, custom
goal, purpose, main object
ukugqiba
> fill up a hole
> finish something
> bribe
alikhoumgqibelo
Saturday

i(li)gqibo
anything overwhelmin, outshining, outdoing anything else

umgqibo
end of a matter, a conclusion
ukugqoka
> be covered over
> wear clothes
> dress in European fashion
i(li)gqoka
a person wearing European clothes
isigqoko
a hat or cap

i(li)gqokwe
a shield or object of defence
protection
ukugula
> be sick, be ill
> skim off, scrape together
> slant, lean over
> butt, ram
isiguli
patient
sick person
i(li)gula
a milk-vessel

u(lu)gule
something slanted or lop-sided
ukugweba
> round up
> rip at something
> pass judgement, decide
> scrape clean
umgwebi
a judge or magistrate
isigwebo
decision, judgement
ukugxeka
> cause to quarrel
> speak ill of someone, criticize, slander someone
umgxeki
a slanderer, a critic
isigxeko
contemptuous or slanderous remark

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