ansha
Verb transitive and intransitive
MEANING
MEANING1
To overcome, defeat, beat
Exampleof use
Abene ba?andabaliansha abapupu,MEANING: The owner of the house overcame the thieves.
SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST
Shinda,cimfya, pota, nashi, ofya, tifya.
MEANING2
To exceed one’s means, surpass one’s power.
Exampleof use
1. Abalwanibaliansha abeene ba mushi,MEANING: The enemies overpowered the owners of the village
2. Tapalica kuti canshe Mulungu,MEANING: There is nothing that surpasses God’s power
3. Canyaansha!MEANING This beats me!
SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST
poota
MEANING3
To prevent, impede
Exampleof use
Icilondacamwansha ukubomba,MEANING: The sore has prevented him or her from doing the work.
MEANING4
To be unmanageable, unruly, hard to deal with
Exampleof use
Iwewaliansha! MEANING: You! Youunmanageable!
SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST
poota
MEANING5
To be incurable
Exampleof use
Ububulwele bwaliansha, MEANING:This disease is incurable.
OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS
PASSIVE –anshiwa.
APPLICATIVE –anshisha
Example of use
Wawamya apo wanyanshisha abalwani, MEANING: You have done well to defeat the enemies for me.
PROVERBS
1. Cayansha ashile i?anda
Literaltranslation
Mr. ‘This beats me’ or this is too difficult for me to handle’left his house (wife) to find fortune elsewhere
Meaning
If or when a situation proves too difficult to handle — likea board of directors interfering too much in the running of a company — the CEOmay decide to quit and find another job. In the past this was often used when amother in law interferes too much in a daughter’s marriage
BembaMeaning
Limokulaba abantu abaipoosa mu mikalile nangu mu mibombele nangu mu fyupofyababiye. Ici limo cilatwala kuli untu balefyenge ukubutuka nangula ukufumapali ilya cende nokuya kumbi. Kale, iyi nsoselo balebomfya makamaka nga wibaamona ukutila banafyala lyonse balelanda pa cupo ca mwana wabo.
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