Noun

MEANING 1

A flaw in a piece of iron

MEANING 2

Incurable infirmity or inveterate habit

 OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/ SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.

Augmentative - icilema

Diminutive - Akalema

PROVERBS

Apakamaila nondo pali ubulema.

Literal translation

Where the hammer strikes repeatedly there is a flaw.

Meaning

There must be a reason for constant rebuking

Bemba meaning

Lwifwinyemba aliwa pa kantu. Icintu ico umuntu alekalipapo libili-libilininshi namona ukuti tacilati ciwame ukulingana nefyo alefwaya