Verb transitive

MEANING 1

Topraise, sing the praises of, to extol, laud.

Example of use

1.     Alumbaumukashi ati: Ne muka na Bwalya, MEANING: He sings thepraises of his wife saying “I am the husband of Na Bwalya.”

2.       Umwanakashi uushilumba umulume, cipubaMEANING:The woman who does not praise her husband is a fool.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRASTS

lumbanya

MEANING2

Togive praises to the calabash of beer.

Example of use

Balya ebo balumba insupa, MEANING:Those are the people who are given an occasional pot of beer.

MEANING 3

Tobe yellowish, brown (caused by smoke).

Example of use

1.      Bateeka insupa pa lwino, insupa epa kulumba,  MEANING: The put the calabash on the shelfover the fire and it becomes brown.

2.      I?anda yaba iyalumba, MEANING:The house is darkened by smoke.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRASTS

Imba.

MEANING 4

ADJECTIVE

…lumba -killer, slayer of animals.

Example of use

Inkalamo ilumba MEANING:The lion is a slayer of animals

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/ SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.

APPLICATIVE: Lumbila

DERIVATIVE:Lilumbwa nsupa.

REFLEXIVE:Ilumba (to sing own glories).

Example of use

Nine kapusha ntanga, ndapusha mubantu nga balantina, MEANING: I am the  slicer of pumpkins if Idid I to the people they would fear me.

PASSIVE:Lumbwa to be praised.

Example of use

Lesaalumbwe MEANING God be praised!

FIGURATIVESPEECH/ IDIOMS/ PHRASES/ COLLOQUIUAL USE/ EXPRESSIONS.