Transitive and verb intensive of temba

MEANING 1

 

To treat peoplevery well

 

Example of use

 

Batata balitembeshe abeeni ilyo babatandalile, MEANING my father treated thevisitors very well when they visited him

 

Balimutembeshe ilyo alwele, MEANING they treated himvery well when he was sick.

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Tangata,temba, sunga bwino

 

MEANING 2

Verbintransitive. To be very kind, meek, amiable gentle

 

MEANING 3

To bewithout a strong current, to be fordable (river)

 

MEANING 4

To be weak, without strength

 

Example of use

Abauwatembesha mu maboko MEANING he has no strength in his arms

 

 

 

MEANING 5

 

Tembesholutembo, MEANING to indicate the implication of the ritual huntregarding the cause of a person’s death

 

Example of use

Tembesho(or umino) muntu ulutembo, MEANING to tell aperson suspected of having caused the death the meaning of ritual which will beorganized.

 

Tembeshemupashi ulutembo ku bulungu bwa buuta MEANING To signify to the suspected mupashi (protectingspirit) by offering him white beads that a ritual hunt is to be organised tofind out if he is guilty or not of the death (of a person) or to signify to thesuspected ciwa (evil spirit) by offering him black beads, if he is the guiltyparty or not.

 

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Libanda, buka, ciilu, katobesha

 

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Passive: tembeshiwa lutembo

Applicative: tembesesha