Verb Transitive and Intransitive.

MEANING 1

To cover.

Example of use

1. Amufiimba apo aleele, MEANING: He covered him/her where he/she was lying.

2. Fiimba pa kanwa, MEANING: To cover the mouth with the hand (expressing astonishment).

3. Afwala icakuifiimba impepo, MEANING: He is wearing something to protect himself against cold.

MEANING 2

To thatch a roof.

Example of use

–Fiimbaumutenge, MEANING: To thatch a roof.

MEANING 3

To swell, to be swollen.

Example of use

1. Pa meenso pafiimba,MEANING: His face is swollen.

2. Amale yafiimba kumenshi,MEANING: The millet swells in water.

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Tuntumana, -Tumba,Tupa.

RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

CONTRARY: -Fiimbula pa kanwa.

DERIVATIVE: -Mafiimbo.   

PASSIVE:–Fiimbwa.   

APPLICATIVE: –Fiimbila.

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

1.  Wamfiimba akapapa ka mbushi pa meenso Literal translation: You cover my face with a small goat skin. Meaning- You treat me as a blind man. You want people to believe I saw nothing.

1. Tapakafiimbwe, pakaloka Literal translation:: The house will not be thatched, it will keep on leaking. MEANING:  A badly educated child will never listen to advice.

PROVERBS

Nil.