Verb Transitive

MEANING

to plant, stick in, push in.

Example of use

1.     soma kalundwe mu mushili, MEANING: to plant the cassava stem in the ground.

2.     soma inyeleti mwitako, MEANING: to stick a needle in the buttock.

3.     soma ulusonta mu mutenge, MEANING: to push in a rafter between others on a roof.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

limba, someka.

MEANING 2

to cause a sharp pain.

Example of use

Akabali kansoma mu lubafu, MEANING: pleurisy is causing me a sharp pain in my side.

MEANING 3

to read.

Example of use

alesoma icitabo, MEANING: he/she is reading a book.

SYNONYM

belenga.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

PASSIVE :  somwa.  To be inserted, planted, stuck in.

nasomwa nakabali : I was made to feel a sharp pain from pleurisy.

APPLICATIVE:   somena.

 CAUSATIVE:  somesha.