This is a part of a bigger set of pages about amabizomuntu namabizonto.
| verb (isiqu in bold) | ibizomuntu | ibizonto |
| ukuza > come to | izalibelethwe an adopted child an illegitimate child izaliphethwe an illegitimate child izanambeleko an adopted child an illegitimate child izanankande an adopted child an illegitimate child | iza wave of the sea isiza a building site uza a single pubic hair |
| ukuzabalaza > stand firm, plant oneself firmly on the ground, refuse to give way > struggle, protest | alikho | umzabalazo a firm stand stubbornness the struggle against Apartheid a protest |
| ukuzala > bear, give birth to > beget, generate > be full or brimful | umzala a cousin umzalambumbulu a counterfeit cousin someone who falsely claims relationship inzalamizi a patriarch, a father of many families umzalelwana person belonging to the same society umzali a parent inzalo offspring, progeny, children uzalo descendants from a common ancestor izele a sleek-bodied person | inzala a grass seed izala a rubbish-heap a dumping ground umzala ashes a dumping ground for ashes inzalaniso profit, interest uzalela overflow overfulness hair growing out of position tuft of grass growing beyond the rest inzalo interest on money invested isizalo a womb, a uterus a tribal or national origin mouth of a river izele green stalk of maize, sorghum or sugar-cane ubuzele blood discharged from the uterus shortly after childbirth |
| ukuzama > try, strive, attempt > make an attempt, exert oneself | alikho | umzamo |
| ukuzamazisa > shake, cause to vibrate > make something rock > agitate, physically or politically | umzamazisi agitator | umzamaziso a string of feathers tied up to scare birds |
| ukuzanananda move along heavily or laboriously | umzanananda person with heavy, laborious gait | alikho |
| ukuzathula > strike a light blow > flick > bite sharply, nip | inzathula a sharp-tongued person an ill-tempered, snappish person | alikho |
| ukuzavula > gash, cut, slit | inzavula a person with a long tooth | inzavula long, protruding tooth a pincer-pointed instrument |
| ukuzaza > move about searching > search hither and thither | uzaza a spoiled child umzaza a habitually immoral person | i(n)zaza a torpedo fish |
| ukuzeca > cut, nip in two, clip through | inzece a busybody a meddling, interfering person | isizeca battle-axe uzeca hlonipha term for ulimi, the tongue isizece clippers |
| ukuzeka > mount, cover > marry, take to wife > relate, recount | isizeke a man unpopular with the girls a retrenched person | inzeka hlonipha term for inkunzi, a bull uzekamanzi a dragonfly umzekelelo expatiation, redundance, or a long-drawn-out statement umzekeliso riddle, play on words uzekezeke persistence, perseverance against odds isizeko devotion towards a spouse marital affection |
| ukuzekeca > backbite, spread scandal about someone > inform against someone > cut, be sharp-pointed | umzekeci a scandalmonger | izekecela scaly knobs or protuberances |
| ukuziba > pretend, feign, pretend not to do something > deceive, mislead, bamboozle > avoid, fight shy of > bribe | alikho | isiziba patch for mending clothes uzibandlela the month of December |
| ukuzibekela > cover with a lid > cloud over > turn mouth downwards | alikho | isizibekelo lid, covering |
| ukuzibula > bear the first offspring > have a first baby | izibulo first-born progeny first-born child | izibule beast which has birthed once only |
| ukuzika > sink down, settle down to the bottom > disappear, go out of sight > sing softly | alikho | inzika sediment, dregs inziki leaves put into a pot to prevent slopping of water iziko fireplace, hearth place where charms against lightning are burned to make them more effective isiziko round place made by fire, lightning or a blow a discolouration or contusion on the body |
| ukuzila > fast, abstain, avoid > show respect to someone by avoidance > mourn, observe the mourning ceremony | alikho | ubuzilazila restless movement, as when seeking the opportunity to do something unnoticed feigning, pretence i(n)zilo season of fasting or abstinence mourning period fasting abstinence mourning |
| ukuzinda > remain behind > hold back > be reluctant > be firmly based > stand firm upon something | alikho | isizinda the remaining contents in a vessel origin, essence of anything an ancestral umuzi the setting of a story isizindalwazi a website |
| ukuzindla > consider, meditate, ponder, cogitate | umzindlekelo suspicion umzindlo expectation obsession pondering | |
| ukuzinga > roam, wander about | inzinga a person who roams about umzingandlu a stay-at-home a sedentary person | izinga ridge, corrugation, running elevation between two closely placed grooves ridge between two valleys annular ring of a tree corrugation or ring of horn scale of a snake, fish, tortoise or millepede a level or grade inzinga a baboon |
| ukuzingela >roam for, roam towards > hunt, go in search of, lie in wait for, pursue | umzingeli a hunter, huntsman a pursuer | alikho |
| ukuzingeleza > encircle, go round, surround > circulate, go round | alikho | isizingelezi circle |
| ukuziya > ponder over, review, think deeply upon | alikho | umziyo deep thought, consideration |
| ukuzoba > curl, twist | alikho | isizobe curl of hair discoloured spot isizobi discoloured spot on the skin |
| ukuzokoca > masticate, chew anything tough > laugh mockingly at someone > sneer at someone | alikho | uzokoco tough material wiry, stocky person uzokocwana tall, wiry person |
| ukuzokoza > persist in action, push ahead, progress > move in opposition | alikho | umzokozo persistence, struggle against the odds |
| ukuzonda > hate, dislike > covet, be jealous of > have chronic pain | alikho | inzondela object of desire something to which one is greatly attached object of great value inzondelela object of desire or of great value izondo stitch in sewing inzondo hatred. dislike, ill will, ill feeling covetousness, lust chronic pain isizondo grudge, malice, animus, animosity |
| ukuzongoloza > twine round > wrap round > bind > encoil | alikho | umzongolozelo circumvention, entwining winding band bandage |
| ukuzotha > be calm, mellow, sober in state or appearance > be dignified, of strong personality > be fertile, prosperous | alikho | isizotha strong personality, dignity, self-possession, calmness isizotho strong personality, dignity |
| ukuzuba > deal a death-blow > fling down | alikho | uzubela pointed object izubanzonzo butterfly izube(la) flying chip splinter shrapnel |
| ukuzuka > break into pieces, shatter > knock, strike > exhaust, weary, tire out > break in, drill, exercise | alikho | uzuka a sixpence a five cent piece umzuko training, drilling, breaking-in trotting, cantering |
| ukuzukulula > dawdle, progress slowly > struggle against odds, encounter opposition | alikho | umzukululu difficulty, opposition dawdling, slow progress, delay |
| ukuzula > wander about, roam homelessly > soar, hang suspended | uzulane wanderer, roamer, vagrant, waif, tramp | isizule suspended object |
| ukuzululeka > saunter about, roam > become giddy, dizzy, have a swimming sensation before the eyes | alikho | inzululekane giddiness, dizziness swimming sensation before the eyes inzululwane giddiness |
| ukuzulumba > watch for a chance > lie in wait > take by surprise | izulumba a stealthy watcher, a prowler | alikho |
| ukuzuma > surprise, take by surprise, take unawares | alikho | umzumo a suprise |
| ukuzunge(le)za > surround, encircle > go in a circuit | umzungezi one who haunts another in order to scare them | inzungelezane merry-go-round umzungelezo encirclement cicrcumvention trap set to catch someone umzungezo a procession |
| ukuzungula > start, initiate > haunt a person in order to raise a quarrel with them | umzunguli an initiator one who starts something | alikho |
| ukuzuza > obtain, acquire, earn, gain > gain the upper hand over someone > take someone unawares > come to grips with someone | alikho | inzuzo gain, profit, acquisition umzuzo long struggle |
| ukuzwa perceive with various senses: > with the ear: listen, hear, listen to, give ear to, obey > with the mind: perceive, understand > with the tongue: taste > with the nose: smell > with the touch: feel, touch > sense, feel generally > be alive, live, have life > be in good condition | inzwakubi irascible, impetuous person umzwangendaba a hearsay witness uzwangendaba a second-hand informant isizwasingezwa a headstrong person | inzwa sense of feeling izinzwa the senses uzwa indentation, mark of pressure cleft, deep hole umzwa nerve feeling main rib or spine of a leaf radicle of a plant inzwabethi hearsay, rumour inzwakabi misapprehension misunderstanding inzwakubi hasty temper, inconsiderate action izwamoya a barometer izwandaba harbinger, omen, foreteller of future events umzwangedwa personal affliction or pain umzwangendaba secondhand information uzela sensitiveness, touchiness, tender feeling umzwelo emotion |
| ukuzwebela > spy, eavesdrop | inzwebeli a spy, eavesdropper | alikho |
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