This is a part of a bigger set of pages about amabizomuntu namabizonto.
| verb (isiqu in bold) | ibizomuntu | ibizonto |
| ukutaka > place in a heap, accumulate > puzzle, be too much for; engross | alikho | isitaki a pile, heap, accumulation umtako a big proposition something that demands great and prolonged exertion to accomplish |
| ukutalasa > walk with the buttocks rudely turned up > show contemputous disregard | isitalasi contemptuous person rude, boastful person | ubutalasi contemptuous disregard rudeness |
| ukutana > be exhausted > get tired, worn out | alikho | amatanatana mainifold hindrances bewildering number or quantity something bewildering |
| ukutanya > have an easy, comfortable life > walk with comfortable assurance > eat to the full, fully satisfy the appetite > be clear or straightforward | alikho | umtanya delicious drink intanyatanya soft, tender object delicious food or drink |
| ukutapa > extract, take out honey from a hive or ore from a mine > demolish, pull down > touch or step on something soft or sticky > feast the eyes, gaze intently > gather foodstuffs for immediate use > grow long (like horns or nails) | umtapbi collector of honey, moulding clay etc. a mine-owner | itapo a double handful anything that can be scooped up with two hands umtapo a source of supply (of clay, ore, honey, knowledge) a mine a library a wholesale store a warehouse |
| ukutatabuka > try to walk, walk supporting oneself > show signs of returning health > act lazily | intatabuka a physically weak person, of slow movements | alikho |
| ukutatama > drag oneself along (as a very weak person does) > commence to walk (as a child does, holding on) > become convalescent, show signs of returning health | umtatama slow, decrepit person a physically weak person umtatamisi a hospital assistant a nurse an orderly | alikho |
| ukutebha > show wilful disregard; be indifferent > wear a loin-cloth in a slovenly way so as to expose the upper part of the buttocks > wear garments carelessly so as to show a division | alikho | umtebhiso style of wearing clothes low or long |
| ukutebekesa > procrastinate in some way; put something off until later > leave a child to their own devices, omitting to punish or correct them > lack enthusiasm or interest | alikho | umtebekeso procrastination |
| ukutetema > be peevish, fretful > be fastidious, particular > grumble, find continual fault > be slow in growth (like a sickly child or poor crops) > be delicate | isitetemana short, stunted, drawish person intetemisa a peevish, spoilt child a fault-finding person | alikho |
| ukutha > give a name to someone; christen or nickname someone >pour something into a vessel with a small aperture, through a funnel > inject an enema > select, pick out the best | utha the first child or the first wife of a man | ukuthakazi contemptuous, insignificant object |
| ukuthabela > be delighted for; be satisfied with; be in a good mood towards > challenge playfully | alikho | ithabela a playful challenge ithabelo approval, delight, great joy |
| ukuthaka > compound > concot medicinal mixtures > mix up medicines > dispense | umthaki mixer of medicines dispenser chemist | isithako medicinal concoction prescription ingredient |
| ukuthakatha > practise witchcraft > deal in harmful or nefarious charms, concoctions or poisons > act with skill | umthakathi one who practises witchcraft; a witch or wizard a skilful person tapeworm | ubuthakathi witchcraft, wizardry, sorcery skill |
| ukuthakazela > be genial towards > be kind to someone > show courtesy to someone > welcome, greet on arrival > adulate, laud, praise flatteringly > congratulate | umthakazeli a genial, kind person one who praises or congratulates | isithakazelo adulation, flattering praise, laudation, congratulation a clan salutation peculiar to each clan isithakazo title, surname, cognomen name of distinction |
| ukuthalaza > look hither and thither > search about > peer about | uthalazi fearful person, who peers about nervously intractable person, who is difficult to persuade | uthalazi a hard, intractable object |
| ukuthambama > slant, decline like the sun after midday > become afternoon > cool down | alikho | intambama afternoon a cooling down |
| ukuthambeka > slope, lean, incline > place something sloping > cause something to lean > tip something up | umthambekela vassal | umthambeka a sloping place an incline intambekela slope submission, subservience umthambekela slope, incline inclination |
| ukuthambisa > soften, make supple > tame, domesticate > cool the temper | alikho | intambiso medicine for chest complaints soothing words, syrup or medicine persuasion umthambiso amelioration, easing, softening |
| ukuthanda > plait, weave > wind, twine tound, encase with coils > do artistic work > carve | alikho | intandela any creeper or climbing isithando a blacksmith’s shop umthando entwining, coiling plaited material coil of wire |
| ukuthanda > like, love, be fond of > value, esteem, admire, prefer | izithandani lovers umthandi one who likes or loves something intandokazi a favourite wife isithandwa beloved person sweetheart popular person | intando will, free will, power of choice uthando liking, affection, love desire, fancy intandokazi a favourite thing |
| ukuthandabuza > be slow, be sluggish > doubt, be in doubt | alikho | umthandabuzo sloth, laziness, lethargy doubt |
| ukuthandaza > beg, beseech > pray, make supplication | alikho | umthandazo prayer, supplication |
| ukuthantatha > gain the mastery of something, be self confident > deviate, wander off the path > strike, hit | umthanti a precious person a gifted person | umthantatho narrow way, causeway vain, fruitless quest |
| ukuthapha > extract, take out honey from a hive, ore from a mine > demolish, pull down > touch or step on something soft or unpleasant > gaze intently, feast the eyes upon > gather foodstuffs for immediate use > take freely > grow long like horns or fingernails | umthaphi collector or honey, moulding clay, ore etc. a mine-owner | ithapho double handful umthapho source of supply mine, library, source of clay wholesale store warehouse |
| ukuthasisela > add on a bit > comment on something | alikho | isithasiselo additional portion something added on a comment |
| ukuthatha > take, receive > lay hold of something > carry something away > begin, commence > marry | ithatha forward, precocious person isithatha a smart, celver person a skilled person isithathabulembu a person lacking energy or initiative a lackadaisical person intatheli a reporter, a journalist a gossip or tale-bearer a person who is quick at picking up a tune or song umthathisi a conductor of a band or choir | ubuthatha insolence precociousness ithatha a barbed spear a long flowing moustache umthatha fresh mealie grains before being stored isithathabantwana Mantis isithathabulembu slimy covering on the surface of water a fabulous monster intathelo a setting-off, a starting-off a circuitous course sloth, slowness lack of spirit |
| ukuthefula > be oily or slimy > grease something > be unattractive > speak in Qwabe fashion, using ‘y’ in place of ‘l’ | ithefula a person who speaks in Qwabe fashion | uthefulo Qwabe dialect |
| ukuthekela > solicit food from a friend in time of scarcity > court danger or trouble > import something | isithekeli one who solicits food umthekeli one who solicits food from friends in times of scarcity a woman umthekelikazi a young married woman when breastfeeding her first child | umthekeliso exported article exports (plural form) umthekelo imported article imports (plural form) |
| ukuthekeleza > tie a knot > tie, bind > gossip, tell tales > exaggerate | alikho | amathekelezana exaggerations, rumours, tales, lies umthekelezo knot |
| ukuthela > pour; pour out, pour into > sprinkle, scatter over > throw down > bear fruit > blossom, bloom > pay tax > submit, give in, yield, surrender | alikho | intela tax intelabulima a stupefying affair a matter which makes one appear foolish intelakabili double taxation uthelawayeka concerted action simultaneous attack lack of control lawlessness a freeway umthelela anything additional reinforcement, auxiliary subdivision, portion offspring effect umthelelo a poisonous concoction placed on the groun or in a victim’s food, to kill by witchcraft intelo poisonous concoction used in witchcraft isithelo fruit, crop deed, product of work |
| ukutheleza > smoothe, make smooth > render ineffective, counteract > render charms innocuous > provide an antidote > increase, grow in size or number | alikho | intelezane protective sprinkling medicine ithelezi ineffectiveness, failure, lack of success, misfortune intelezi protective medicine protective charm calculated to render evil ineffective ubuthelezi smoothness, slipperiness sensation of having the teeth put on edge |
| ukuthemba > hope, trust > expect > trust in, have faith in, put confidence in, rely on someone | alikho | ithemba hope, trust, faith, expectation, reliance, belief intemba trust, reliance expectation, reliance, belief intembiso promise isithembiso promise, assurance |
| ukuthemeleza > speak pointlessly, talk inconclusively, talk on and on, gabble > sing praises; chant in honour of someone > pray devoutly; offer devout worship | alikho | isithemelezo praise, prayer, devout speech |
| ukuthena > castrate, emasculate > dock the end of pumpkin runners or potato tops to render them more fruitful > prune fruit-trees > discourage, lessen effectiveness | umtheni a castrator of animals | intena a recently castrated bull-calf umtheno castration a castrated animal |
| ukuthenda > roll along | alikho | intendeka slope |
| ukuthendeleza > roll > tie round, tie up, tether | intendelezi bulky, stout man | intendelezo spot outside the umuzi where the cows are milked |
| ukuthendemuza > be slow, lacking in energy > lack progress > impede progress, slow down or delay | alikho | intendemuzi impediment excuse protecting fence around an umuzi |
| ukuthenga > barter, trade > buy, purchase > pay back in one’s own coin, retaliate > bribe | umthengeli a shop assistant umthengi buye, a customer umthengisi seller, tradesman, hawker | intengiso a price commercial dealings, trade, commerce intengo buying, barter, trade price bargain |
| ukuthetha > scold, find fault noisily, nag > try law case, preside over a lawsuit > offer praises, prayer or sacrifices to the spirits > propitiate > give judgement in favour of someonel find them not guilty, let them off > be in sympathy with, be attracted by someone or something | isithethi one skilled in singing praises to the spirits scolding, noisy person, nagger umthethimacala a magistrate judge one who tries cases | intethelelo forgiveness intetho subject matter speech utterance isithetho favourable decision judgement in favour umthetho law, custom, rule, edict, statue pronouncement, arrangement, system |
| ukutheza > gather firewood > talk wildly, deliriously | alikho | amathezane nervousness, agitation, shyness digets, nervous twitches delirium uthezo hlonipha term for firewood |
| ukuthezuka > scream, shout > get upset, topple over > deviate in talk, say the wrong thing | alikho | umthezuka steep slope, precipitous place |
| ukuthiba > restrain, check > ward off > make a threatening grimace > prepare for combat | alikho | intibelo beer froth ladled from a boiling or fementing pot amelioration, pacification umthibo hlonipha term for umhluzi, gravy |
| ukuthikameza > disturb, distract, interrupt | alikho | isithikamezo disturbance, interruption |
| ukuthimba sit in a group stand about idly | ithimba a group of marriageable girls ithimbana group of young girls under marriageable age umthimbana small bridal party ithimbazana group of very little girls | alikho |
| ukuthimuka > burst into pieces > burst through > bloom, blossom, break into flower | alikho | isithimuk(el)a bumper crop blaze of blossom a bursting forth snorting, sneezing |
| ukuthimula > snort, sneeze | alikho | uthimula nasal mucus |
| ukuthinta > touch, handle, tap > irritate, provoke, disturb, meddle with > turn, cause to veer round > excel, do well | umthintandaba one who causes trouble | alikho |
| ukuthinziyela > make ambiguous > speak ambiguously > obscure the meaning of words | alikho | umthinziyelo ambiguity uncertainty in speech mystery |
| ukuthithibala > be helpless, low-spirited, depressed > be sodden | isithithibala helpless, low-spirited person one cowed, one depressed hlonipha term for insangu | alikho |
| ukuthiya > ensnare, trap; set a trap > hinder, prevent, obstruct > support, prop up | uthiye obstacle, hindrance intiyo verandah post isithiyo obstacle, hindrance snare trap | |
| ukuthiziyela > do with reluctance or hesitation | alikho | intiziyela reluctance, hesitation |
| ukuthoba > bend, bend down, lower, bow > humble, humiliate > quieten down, appease > foment, poultice > become humble | ithoba person with eyes of unequal size | intobeko humility isithobo poultice fomentation appeasing words (in plural form) |
| ukuthokela > climb monkey-fashion, climb a pole by grasping with legs and arms > improve by seasoning | alikho | isithokelo seasoning, flavouring anything used to improve the taste or quality |
| ukuthokomala > be snug, comfortable, cosy | alikho | intokomalo comfort, ease source of comfort or pleasure |
| ukuthokoza > be grateful, thankful > be happy, glad > express delight > enjoy good health > praise, express praise or gratitude for; give thanks to > enjoy | alikho | isithokozelo tribal praise-name gratitude, thanks imithokozo last struggles or utterances of a dying person izithokozo last struggles or utterances of a dying person intokozo delight, joy, enjoyment comfort, ease health intokozonqala enjoyment of first success |
| ukuthola > get, obtain > find, come upon > pick up > adopt, receive into family or community | itholela a gossip one who talks too much umtholi one who adopts a foster parent isitholwa adopted child | ithola mesh in a spider’s web intola a find, a lucky strike scarcity, scantiness, a meagre picking intolakabili double ration double receipt |
| ukuthomba > pass the first genital discharge signifying puberty: menstruate or have a wet dream for the first time > rust, oxidise > get a film (as stagnant water does) > get a layer of dust | intombi girl of marriageable age sweetheart, fiancee virgin | ithombe menstrual discharge ithombenkala rusty surface to stagnant water isithombo seedling healthy growth in a child umthombo a spring of water, a source ithombonkala rusty scum on stagnant water rusty incrustation on rocks where water trickles intombonkala iron bacteria colouring the water yellowish-red ubuntombi virginity maidenhood |
| ukuthontela > perch, climb high up > hop about like a bird | alikho | intontela a hopping about a tear running down the face isithonto small bundle momentary perching |
| ukuthonya > influence, fascinate, hypnotise > overshadow, transcend > swell, gain increase (as a river from a tributary) | alikho | ithonya influence, fascination, hypnotism ascendancy ithonyela a soft, pulpy object like a boiled potato |
| ukuthopha > have a fine, smooth, glossy surface like a polished stick > have a rich colour like a ripe peach > become soft, tender, well-cooked > speak praisingly of, flatter | alikho | ithophi the percussion cap of a gun isithopho praise-name term of endearment pet name |
| ukuthotha > place closely together > pack tightly > bind tightly together | alikho | uthotho aggregation, heap of articles things brought together row of teeth full set of teeth |
| ukuthothobala > be huddled up > be shrunk together | isithothobala a helpless person an invalid umthothobala a helpless person an invalid | alikho |
| ukuthothonga > render helpless > terrorize > hypnotize | umthothongo helpless person | alikho |
| ukuthuba > be overcast (as the sky) > disguise, change the appearance > hlonipha term for khanya, shine | alikho | ithuba opportunity, chance, opening intuba opening, passage, pass isithuba opening, passage time ithube discoloured object object changed in colour umthube discoloured object ithubela discoloured object something that has taken on a fresh colour bruise, skin or body discolouration umthubi yolk of an egg thick yellow milk of a cow immediately after calving species of yellow maize |
| ukuthubeleza dodge about, continually shift one’s place to avoid capture be unreliable | ithubelezi unreliable, vacillating person | alikho |
| ukuthubula > butt, bump, prod > kick | alikho | ithubulela contusion, swelling caused by a blow umthubulela contusion |
| ukuthufela > be stubbornly silent > be morose | isithufeli a morose person one who is stubbornly silent | alikho |
| ukuthuka > utter abusive language, swear, use insulting terms > abuse, insult | alikho | isithuko offensive, insulting name insult, slander dishonoured reputation |
| ukuthukusa > prod, poke > bore into > hide, conceal > sow seed > hlonipha term for ngcwaba, bury | alikho | intukusela reservation, withholding intukuso hiding, concealing secret |
| ukuthukuthela > get angry > be angry, annoyed, excited > be in earnest, be spirited > prosper, give good results | isithukutheli angry, excited person someone easily roused or annoyed courageous, high-spirited person | intukuthelo anger, wrath isithukuthezi emotion, zeal, enthusiasm boredom, uninteresting thing |
| ukuthukuza > prod, poke, thrust > bore in, tunnel > hide, conceal > sow seed | alikho | intukuzela reservation intukuzo hiding, concealment secret |
| ukuthula > be quiet, silent, still, peaceful | uthulasizwe person in authority, whose word is final isithuli a silent, reserved person uthulisazwe person of great importance or authority | uthulisazwe thing of great value |
| ukuthuma send send on an errand | isithunywa an emissary a messenger | |
| ukuthumba > take captive > take spoil, pillage > take stealthily, steal on the sly | umthumbi a captor, a pillager, a despoiler | alikho |
| ukuthunda > urinate, pass water | alikho | ithundabebhekene wholesale beer-drinking a feast of beer-drinking umthundo urine urinal |
| ukuthunga > sew, stitch together | alikho | intunga thatching grass grass uthunge long succession or row long, spun-out discourse isithungo bundle of grass, sticks or other objects tied together uthungo wattling; withies used as bonds for hut-building umthungo seam, hem stitch sewing median raphe ridge of the scrotum |
| ukuthunga > pour out, serve out liquid for drinking | alikho | ithunga wooden milking vessel; milk-pail |
| ukuthunqa > rise in a colum like dust or smoke > smoke or give forth smoke > exert pressure or speed | alikho | intunqa hlonipha term for intuthu, smoke uthunqathunqa cloud of dust incessant trouble isithunqisa a blunderbuss umthunqiselo medicine for inhalation or fumigation |
| ukuthuntubeza > blunt, make dull or ineffective > discourage | alikho | isithuntubezi blunt instrument ineffective medicine person of dull intellect person not interested in one of the other sex |
| ukuthutha > carry away, convey, transport, transfer; evacuate > remove from one dwelling to another; move house > tell tales; scandal; carry reports about | isithutha fool; stupid; silly fool umthuthambi scavenger, dustman | ubuthutha folly, stupidity intutho load, cargo freight transport |
| ukuthwala > carry on head or shoulders > be pregnant | isithwalamehlo undisciplined, disrespectful umthwali carrier | isithwalambiza mantis umthwalo load, burden |
| ukuthwasa > emerge for the first time as a season or new moon > become possessed by a spirit | ithwasa an isangoma during apprenticeship | intwasa change of season, moon or personal state intwasahlobo spring |
| ukuthwaxela > cling on, adhere, twine round | alikho | intwaxela deceptive, slanderous tongue uthwaxela glutinous, sticky tongue |
| ukuthwebula > whip, switch, give a stroke with a whip > hypnotize, mesmerize, bring under one’s control by charming > paralyse > take a photograph | alikho | amathwebula medicinal concoctions or powers for charming umthwebula medicinal charm for killing or hypnotizing ithwebulo enchantment, hypnotism, killing umthwebulo a stroke with a whip mesmerism, hypnotism, paralysis |
| ukuthwesa > cause to carry > help to carry, help to lift a load > teach, initiate into a profession | intwesi sharp-trained, clever-handed person someone skiful at thought or work | ubuthwesi smartness, sharpness, cleverness |
| ukuthwishila > stretch out, straighten; ;ay out straight > smooth the surface, plane > strip off bark > switch, whip | alikho | intwishila straight object |
| ukutikita > dilly-dally; fiddle about with work; work halfheartedly > struggle to do; strive | alikho | umtikito half-hearted attempt dilly-dallying struggle, striving |
| ukutitiliza > make easy profits > get large gains without exertion | alikho | umtitilizo gain, easy profit discount sale |
| ukutitimuza > make easy profit | alikho | umtitimuzo gain, easy profit discount sale |
| ukutitinya > examine closely, feel carefully, inquire into > tire out, weary out, exhaust > struggle with a heavy load | alikho | umtitinyo close examination, inquiry heavy load |
| ukutoba > get soft (as boiled food does) > get appeased or placated > mash food | umtobozi flatterer, adulator | isitobo a masher, an instrument for mashing vegetables |
| ukutotoba > walk with faltering gait > convalesce | isitotobi slow-moving, dilatory person convalescent patient | alikho |
| ukutshala > plant, sow individual seeds or plants > transplant > invest money | umtshali a sower a planter umtshalizimali a financial investor | itshalo first growth after planting first yield from planted crops hedge, fence of growing plants izitshalo vegetables, greens isitshalo any cultivated crop a plant |
| ukutshekeza > move from side to side like liquid > swill about > sway, totter, as a wall > swill something > cause something to sway | alikho | utshekeza molten matter liquid liquid food gruel |
| ukutsheleka > lend, loan > borrow, obtain by loan | alikho | umtshelekwana anything passed round on loan |
| ukutshoda > lose freshness or prime > lose weight after sickness > become stale or flat | utshodo a person who has lost weight or vigour | isitshodo flat, stale beer utshodo dark-blue cotton gauze or veiling an animal that has lost weight or vigour |
| ukutshuma > glide along like a fish in water > spit through a reed, as is done when smoking marijuana > talk drivel, talk aimlessly | alikho | u(m)tshumo reed or hollow grass-stalk used for ejecting spittle when smoking marijuana intshumentshu stick with hidden iron point used for stabbing in fight |
| ukutshutshuza > stitch, sew > run up with stiches, tack > make a track through grass, as mice do > throb with pain | alikho | umtshutshuzo mouse-track through grass a running stitch; tacking |
| ukutuba > ripen, get red with ripeness > become reddish-coloured (as a muddy stream) | umtubiso person with soft, sleek body a buxom person | utuba a muddy-coloured object a soft, wet object (like a newly skinned hide, or a recently laid mud floor) |
| ukutuba > smash up; mash; pummel > exhaust thoroughly | alikho | umtube the yolk of an egg umtubiso hlonipha term for umlilo, a fire |
| ukutula > thrust through > poke through > push or drive something through | alikho | itulo a thatching needle |
| ukutwanyaza > feel with the fingers or teeth > eat delicious food; drink delicious drink | alikho | isitwanyaza soft, tender object delicious food or drink |
| ukutwena > express liquid > squeeze out fruit to remove the juice > squeeze out herbs for medicine > strain curdled milk by its own weight | umtweni a person who is expert at straining or expressing medicines | isitweno an expresser or strainer, made from fibre or skin, used for expressing medicine from herbs, or straining curdled milk |
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