Verb transitive and intransitive.

MEANING 1.

To know, understand.

Example of use.

• Namwishiba ica meenso, MEANING: I know him by sight.

• Naishiba, MEANING:  I understand.

• Uli nga ushishibe, MEANING: You don’t seem to understand.

• Nshaishiba, MEANING: I don’t know.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST.

Nil.

MEANING 2.

To recognise.

Example of use.

Namwishiba ishiwi, MEANING: I recognised him by his voice.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.

REFLEXIVE: -Iishiba, To know oneself.

PASSIVE: -Ishibwa: Calishibwa, That is already known.

APPLICATIVE: -Ishibila.

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

Nil.

PROVERBS.

Ico wishibe teeti cikuume, cikupoke amata na isembe.

Literal translation.

That which you know, cannot beat you and take the bow and axe.

Meaning.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Bemba Meaning.

Nga nawishiba ubwafya buli kuntanshi, teekuti bwise bukucimfye; kuti waipekanya.