Verb Intransitive.

MEANING 1

To be heavy.

Exampleof use

-fina koko, MEANING: To be veryheavy.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

finisha

To be gloomy, crabby, sulky:

Exampleof use

Uyu aba uwafina,tasansamuka, MEANING:He is a sulky person, he is not jovial.

MEANING 3

To be unapproachable

MEANING 3

To be slow, sluggish:

Exampleof use

Uyu muntu alifina;(afinaamoolu), tayanguka, MEANING:That man is slow, he is not active.

MEANING 4

To be thick of tongue

Exampleof use

Uyu ali fina ululimi MEANING That one is slow at learning languages

MEANING 4

To suffer from moral or physical uneaseness:

Exampleof use

Ine umubili naufina, MEANING:  I am indisposed.

MEANING 5

To lose one’s good looks (said of women):

Exampleof use

Nalifina, nshakamoneumbi uwakwisa ngupa,MEANING: I lost my good looks; no one will care to marry me now.

MEANING 6

To be insecure, dangerous:

Exampleof use

Iimpanga yalifina, MEANING: This forestis very dangerous.

MEANING 7

(Verb Transitive).

To squeeze, as pus.

Exampleof use

Fina amashi yabwalwa, MEANING: To squeezemalt so as to extract beer.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

–Kama.

MEANING8

To be repulsive.

Exampleof use

Amafi ya?ombetayafina, ifyafina mafi yamuntu. MEANING: Cow dung is not repulsive as human excreta.

RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

PASSIVE: –Finwa

PASSIVE: –Fininwa. APPLICATIVE:Finina PASSIVE: Fininwa MEANING To be overburdened, overloaded, overwhelmed

Exampleof use

Akukomeniinsofu yafininwa kumafumo MEANING: Kill theElephant; it is overwhelmed by the spears.

 

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIALUSE/EXPRESSIONS

1.      Kanwa kandi kafinwa nomulandu, Literaltranslation:My mouth is made heavy by this case Meaning:I am embarrassed; I cannot find the words to express myself in this affair

2.      Amashiwiayafina Literaltranslation Heavy words meaningWords considered to be harsh, difficult to accept

Example of use

Anjebaamashiwi ayafina, Literaltranslation:He told me very heavy words Meaning1: He talked to me harshly. Meaning 2: Also said of abusive words whichan honest man would hesitate to pronounce.

3.      Fina umutima Literaltranslation To have a heavy heart MeaningTo be slow at rendering help

PROVERBS

PROVERB 2

Akanwa takafina, uufinamuutembo,

Literaltranslation

The mouth is not heavy, the pole for carrying theload is heavy

Meaning

It is no extra burden to delivera message, because a message does not make a load heavier.

Bembameaning

Abantubalalaishanya ilyashi. Tabafisa ifyo bakutuma ukusosa. Nga bakulaisha amashiwitabakana. Uletumika.

 

PROVERB 2

Icipeca mwaice cifinina kunshishi’

Literal translation:The child’s load is heavy with bark rope (because he did not tie it properly).

meaning:-

One needsexperience to do things well.

Bemba Meaning

Umuntunga talakula acili mwaice, kuti necishafishe kubakalamba kuti ena naacimupeshana samaano.

 

Similar proverb

Inama yamwaice tainona.