Noun

Singular: ubushiku

plural – inshiku

MEANING 1.  

Days

Example of use.

1 Muno nshiku, MEANING: In these days.

2  Mu nshiku mu nshiku MEANING: From time to time.

3 Nshiku shonse MEANING: Every day.

4 Icikoma ulwendo ninshiku MEANING: Time brings you to the end of a journey.

MEANING 2.

Physical or moral pains, worries.

Example of use.

1 Nalimona inshiku Meaning: I have had worries and many of them.

2 Kuno ninshiku sha babili Meaning: Here one gets enough worries for two.

3 Shinta mu nshik ,Meaning: To lean the head in the hands, as one crushed by worries.

Inshiku sha mbiko,Meaning: Unhappiness, suffering.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST.

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FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS.

Inshiku ishi tee sha leelo Literal translation  These troubles did not begin today Meaning You should not panic because you are not the first and you will not be the last one to experience that. 

PROVERBS

PROVERBS 1 

Nshiku, eshimona ifyuma

Literal translation. Time gives you the opportunity of acquiring wealth.

Meaning. Be patient and persevering; wealth does not come in day.

Bemba Meaning. Nga wabombesha nomuteka mutima no kushipikisha elyo wingamona ifisuma ifyo waleculila.

 PROVERBS 2

 Inshiku mutanda: tashilingana shonse (tashicela mumo)

Literal meaning: The seven days of the week are not all equal.

Meaning: Take heart in misfortune - it won't last forever!

Bemba meaning: Capilibula ukuti we muntu teekuti ushamefye pee iyoo, kusuka nobe bushiku bumo washuka. Ipinda aliti wisakamana mukushama kobe, ukasuka ukashuke nobe: Lesa talaba ku ciminine.

Similar proverb

Inshiku mutanda: tashicela mumo

PROVERBS 3. 

Inshiku, shacila amasako ya nama.

Literal translation: Days are more numerous than an animal's feathers

Meaning: Days are so numerous that fortunes and misfortunes are part of everyone's life

Bemba meaning: Apo ishamo/ishuko lili pali iwe leelo, neshuko/neshamo likasuka likakwishile umo shiceela bumo-bumo; pantu inshiku eshileeta ifi fyonse.

PROVERBS 4.

nshiku shakutali, umuntu aleshita ati `we nshiku uli kwi?'

Literal translation: When the days were far away, man calls them and says `where are you?’ 

Meaning: Be patient, live in the present

Bemba meaning: Teeka umutima nokusekela mufyo ukwete pali ino nshita pantu nefyo ulekabila fiine kuti fyamoneka kuntanshi inshita yafiko nga yafika.

PROVERBS 5 

Inshiku, shanwenene muka mukali ubwalwa.

Literal translation: Time drank the cruel man's beer.

Meaning: the older you grow , the closer to death you go and the powerless you become

Bemba meaning: Twaleeti taakeesetupanya pa bwalwa bwakwe twanwene, nomba camupesha amano pantu alicelwa kwisa. Ekutiila: inshiku e mfwa ine, pantu ubwingi bwashiko, shalenga abamaka ukuba utufwanda, abamano ukuba utupuba. Umukankaala aba umupiina, uwafyala abaana ubufyashi bwapwa, ala ninshiku shikakushikula.

 PROVERBS 6

 Inshiku, tashisabilwa

Literal translation: Days cannot be collected.

Meaning: One cannot suspend time.

Bemba meaning: Inshita yakucita icintu nga cakuti yafika, cita; witiila, awe kacitale cibe ukacicita limbi iyoo. Ubuceele ebushiku boobe, ubwakonkapo katwishi.