zimba

See also: Zimba

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-bímba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zíːmba/

Verb

-zimba (infinitive okuzimba) (intransitive)

  1. to swell
    Synonym: -haga
    Near-synonym: -tumba

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zimba
infinitives
affirmative okuzimba
negative okutazimba
imperatives
affirmative zimba
negative (see second-person negative subjunctive forms)
tense polarity basic forms relative forms1
present habitual affirmative
subject concord + -zimba
person noun class singular plural
first person nzimba tuzimba
second person ozimba muzimba
third person 1/2 azimba bazimba
3/4 guzimba ezimba
5/6 lizimba gazimba
7/8 kizimba bizimba
9/10 ezimba zizimba
11/10 ruzimba
12/14 kazimba buzimba
13 — tuzimba
14/6 buzimba gazimba
15/6 kuzimba
16 hazimba —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -zimba
person noun class singular plural
first person tinzimba tituzimba
second person tozimba timuzimba
third person 1/2 tazimba tibazimba
3/4 tiguzimba tezimba
5/6 tirizimba tigazimba
7/8 tikizimba tibizimba
9/10 tezimba tizizimba
11/10 tiruzimba
12/14 tikazimba tibuzimba
13 — tituzimba
14/6 tibuzimba tigazimba
15/6 tikuzimba
16 tihazimba —
subject concord + -tazimba
present continuous affirmative
ni- + subject concord + -zimba
person noun class singular plural
first person ninzimba nituzimba
second person noozimba nimuzimba
third person 1/2 naazimba nibazimba
3/4 niguzimba neezimba
5/6 nirizimba nigazimba
7/8 nikizimba nibizimba
9/10 neezimba nizizimba
11/10 niruzimba
12/14 nikazimba nibuzimba
13 — nituzimba
14/6 nibuzimba nigazimba
15/6 nikuzimba
16 nihazimba —
subject concord + -rukuzimba
negative
ti- + subject concord + -rukuzimba
person noun class singular plural
first person tindukuzimba titurukuzimba
second person torukuzimba timurukuzimba
third person 1/2 tarukuzimba tibarukuzimba
3/4 tigurukuzimba terukuzimba
5/6 tirirukuzimba tigarukuzimba
7/8 tikirukuzimba tibirukuzimba
9/10 terukuzimba tizirukuzimba
11/10 tirurukuzimba
12/14 tikarukuzimba tiburukuzimba
13 — titurukuzimba
14/6 tiburukuzimba tigarukuzimba
15/6 tikurukuzimba
16 tiharukuzimba —
subject concord + -tarukuzimba
present continuative affirmative
ni- + subject concord + -kyazimba
person noun class singular plural
first person ninkyazimba nitukyazimba
second person nookyazimba nimukyazimba
third person 1/2 naakyazimba nibakyazimba
3/4 nigukyazimba neekyazimba
5/6 nirikyazimba nigakyazimba
7/8 nikikyazimba nibikyazimba
9/10 neekyazimba nizikyazimba
11/10 nirukyazimba
12/14 nikakyazimba nibukyazimba
13 — nitukyazimba
14/6 nibukyazimba nigakyazimba
15/6 nikukyazimba
16 nihakyazimba —
subject concord + -rukukyazimba
negative
ti- + subject concord + -kyazimba
person noun class singular plural
first person tinkyazimba titukyazimba
second person tokyazimba timukyazimba
third person 1/2 takyazimba tibakyazimba
3/4 tigukyazimba tekyazimba
5/6 tirikyazimba tigakyazimba
7/8 tikikyazimba tibikyazimba
9/10 tekyazimba tizikyazimba
11/10 tirukyazimba
12/14 tikakyazimba tibukyazimba
13 — titukyazimba
14/6 tibukyazimba tigakyazimba
15/6 tikukyazimba
16 tihakyazimba —
subject concord + -takyazimba
virtual present affirmative
subject concord + -azimba
person noun class singular plural
first person nazimba twazimba
second person wazimba mwazimba
third person 1/2 yazimba baazimba
3/4 gwazimba yazimba
5/6 lyazimba gaazimba
7/8 kyazimba byazimba
9/10 yazimba zaazimba
11/10 rwazimba
12/14 kaazimba bwazimba
13 — twazimba
14/6 bwazimba gaazimba
15/6 kwazimba
16 haazimba —
negative
ti- + subject concord + azimba
person noun class singular plural
first person tinazimba titwazimba
second person tiwazimba timwazimba
third person 1/2 tiyazimba tibaazimba
3/4 tigwazimba tiyazimba
5/6 tiryazimba tigaazimba
7/8 tikyazimba tibyazimba
9/10 tiyazimba tizaazimba
11/10 tirwazimba
12/14 tikaazimba tibwazimba
13 — titwazimba
14/6 tibwazimba tigaazimba
15/6 tikwazimba
16 tihaazimba —
subject concord + -taazimba
present perfect affirmative
subject concord + -zimbire
person noun class singular plural
first person nzimbire tuzimbire
second person ozimbire muzimbire
third person 1/2 azimbire bazimbire
3/4 guzimbire ezimbire
5/6 lizimbire gazimbire
7/8 kizimbire bizimbire
9/10 ezimbire zizimbire
11/10 ruzimbire
12/14 kazimbire buzimbire
13 — tuzimbire
14/6 buzimbire gazimbire
15/6 kuzimbire
16 hazimbire —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -zimbire
person noun class singular plural
first person tinzimbire tituzimbire
second person tozimbire timuzimbire
third person 1/2 tazimbire tibazimbire
3/4 tiguzimbire tezimbire
5/6 tirizimbire tigazimbire
7/8 tikizimbire tibizimbire
9/10 tezimbire tizizimbire
11/10 tiruzimbire
12/14 tikazimbire tibuzimbire
13 — tituzimbire
14/6 tibuzimbire tigazimbire
15/6 tikuzimbire
16 tihazimbire —
subject concord + -tazimbire
near perfective affirmative
subject concord + -akazimba
person noun class singular plural
first person nakazimba twakazimba
second person wakazimba mwakazimba
third person 1/2 yakazimba baakazimba
3/4 gwakazimba yakazimba
5/6 lyakazimba gaakazimba
7/8 kyakazimba byakazimba
9/10 yakazimba zaakazimba
11/10 rwakazimba
12/14 kaakazimba bwakazimba
13 — twakazimba
14/6 bwakazimba gaakazimba
15/6 kwakazimba
16 haakazimba —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -kazimbire
person noun class singular plural
first person tinkazimbire titukazimbire
second person tokazimbire timukazimbire
third person 1/2 takazimbire tibakazimbire
3/4 tigukazimbire tekazimbire
5/6 tirikazimbire tigakazimbire
7/8 tikikazimbire tibikazimbire
9/10 tekazimbire tizikazimbire
11/10 tirukazimbire
12/14 tikakazimbire tibukazimbire
13 — titukazimbire
14/6 tibukazimbire tigakazimbire
15/6 tikukazimbire
16 tihakazimbire —
subject concord + -takazimbire
near past affirmative
subject concord + -zimbirege
person noun class singular plural
first person nzimbirege tuzimbirege
second person ozimbirege muzimbirege
third person 1/2 azimbirege bazimbirege
3/4 guzimbirege ezimbirege
5/6 lizimbirege gazimbirege
7/8 kizimbirege bizimbirege
9/10 ezimbirege zizimbirege
11/10 ruzimbirege
12/14 kazimbirege buzimbirege
13 — tuzimbirege
14/6 buzimbirege gazimbirege
15/6 kuzimbirege
16 hazimbirege —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -zimbirege
person noun class singular plural
first person tinzimbirege tituzimbirege
second person tozimbirege timuzimbirege
third person 1/2 tazimbirege tibazimbirege
3/4 tiguzimbirege tezimbirege
5/6 tirizimbirege tigazimbirege
7/8 tikizimbirege tibizimbirege
9/10 tezimbirege tizizimbirege
11/10 tiruzimbirege
12/14 tikazimbirege tibuzimbirege
13 — tituzimbirege
14/6 tibuzimbirege tigazimbirege
15/6 tikuzimbirege
16 tihazimbirege —
subject concord + -tazimbirege
remote past affirmative
subject concord + -kazimba
person noun class singular plural
first person nkazimba tukazimba
second person okazimba mukazimba
third person 1/2 akazimba bakazimba
3/4 gukazimba ekazimba
5/6 likazimba gakazimba
7/8 kikazimba bikazimba
9/10 ekazimba zikazimba
11/10 rukazimba
12/14 kakazimba bukazimba
13 — tukazimba
14/6 bukazimba gakazimba
15/6 kukazimba
16 hakazimba —
subject concord + -azimbire
negative
subject concord + -tazimbe
person noun class singular plural
first person ntazimbe tutazimbe
second person otazimbe mutazimbe
third person 1/2 atazimbe batazimbe
3/4 gutazimbe etazimbe
5/6 litazimbe gatazimbe
7/8 kitazimbe bitazimbe
9/10 etazimbe ziitazimbe
11/10 rutazimbe
12/14 katazimbe butazimbe
13 — tutazimbe
14/6 butazimbe gatazimbe
15/6 kutazimbe
16 hatazimbe —
subject concord + -tarazimbire
experiential perfective affirmative
subject concord + -razimbire
person noun class singular plural
first person ndazimbire turazimbire
second person orazimbire murazimbire
third person 1/2 arazimbire barazimbire
3/4 gurazimbire erazimbire
5/6 lirazimbire garazimbire
7/8 kirazimbire birazimbire
9/10 erazimbire zirazimbire
11/10 rurazimbire
12/14 karazimbire burazimbire
13 — turazimbire
14/6 burazimbire garazimbire
15/6 kurazimbire
16 harazimbire —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -kazimbaga
person noun class singular plural
first person tinkazimbaga titukazimbaga
second person tokazimbaga timukazimbaga
third person 1/2 takazimbaga tibakazimbaga
3/4 tigukazimbaga tekazimbaga
5/6 tirikazimbaga tigakazimbaga
7/8 tikikazimbaga tibikazimbaga
9/10 tekazimbaga tizikazimbaga
11/10 tirukazimbaga
12/14 tikakazimbaga tibukazimbaga
13 — titukazimbaga
14/6 tibukazimbaga tigakazimbaga
15/6 tikukazimbaga
16 tihakazimbaga —
subject concord + -takazimbaga
cessative perfective affirmative
subject concord + -aazimbire
person noun class singular plural
first person naazimbire twazimbire
second person waazimbire mwazimbire
third person 1/2 yaazimbire baazimbire
3/4 gwazimbire yaazimbire
5/6 lyazimbire gaazimbire
7/8 kyazimbire byazimbire
9/10 yaazimbire zaazimbire
11/10 rwazimbire
12/14 kaazimbire bwazimbire
13 — twazimbire
14/6 bwazimbire gaazimbire
15/6 kwazimbire
16 haazimbire —
past habitual affirmative
subject concord + -azimbaga
person noun class singular plural
first person nazimbaga twazimbaga
second person wazimbaga mwazimbaga
third person 1/2 yazimbaga baazimbaga
3/4 gwazimbaga yazimbaga
5/6 lyazimbaga gaazimbaga
7/8 kyazimbaga byazimbaga
9/10 yazimbaga zaazimbaga
11/10 rwazimbaga
12/14 kaazimbaga bwazimbaga
13 — twazimbaga
14/6 bwazimbaga gaazimbaga
15/6 kwazimbaga
16 haazimbaga —
negative
ti- + subject concord + azimbaga
person noun class singular plural
first person tinazimbaga titwazimbaga
second person tiwazimbaga timwazimbaga
third person 1/2 tiyazimbaga tibaazimbaga
3/4 tigwazimbaga tiyazimbaga
5/6 tiryazimbaga tigaazimbaga
7/8 tikyazimbaga tibyazimbaga
9/10 tiyazimbaga tizaazimbaga
11/10 tirwazimbaga
12/14 tikaazimbaga tibwazimbaga
13 — titwazimbaga
14/6 tibwazimbaga tigaazimbaga
15/6 tikwazimbaga
16 tihaazimbaga —
subject concord + -taazimbaga
near future affirmative
subject concord + -raazimba
person noun class singular plural
first person ndaazimba turaazimba
second person oraazimba muraazimba
third person 1/2 araazimba baraazimba
3/4 guraazimba eraazimba
5/6 liraazimba garaazimba
7/8 kiraazimba biraazimba
9/10 eraazimba ziraazimba
11/10 ruraazimba
12/14 karaazimba buraazimba
13 — turaazimba
14/6 buraazimba garaazimba
15/6 kuraazimba
16 haraazimba —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aazimbe
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaazimbe titwazimbe
second person tiwaazimbe timwazimbe
third person 1/2 tiyaazimbe tibaazimbe
3/4 tigwazimbe tiyaazimbe
5/6 tiryazimbe tigaazimbe
7/8 tikyazimbe tibyazimbe
9/10 tiyaazimbe tizaazimbe
11/10 tirwazimbe
12/14 tikaazimbe tibwazimbe
13 — titwazimbe
14/6 tibwazimbe tigaazimbe
15/6 tikwazimbe
16 tihaazimbe —
subject concord + -taazimbe
remote future affirmative
subject concord + -lizimba
person noun class singular plural
first person ndizimba tulizimba
second person olizimba mulizimba
third person 1/2 alizimba balizimba
3/4 gulizimba erizimba
5/6 lirizimba galizimba
7/8 kirizimba birizimba
9/10 erizimba zirizimba
11/10 rulizimba
12/14 kalizimba bulizimba
13 — tulizimba
14/6 bulizimba galizimba
15/6 kulizimba
16 halizimba —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -lizimba
person noun class singular plural
first person tindizimba titulizimba
second person tolizimba timulizimba
third person 1/2 talizimba tibalizimba
3/4 tigulizimba terizimba
5/6 tiririzimba tigalizimba
7/8 tikirizimba tibirizimba
9/10 terizimba tizirizimba
11/10 tirulizimba
12/14 tikalizimba tibulizimba
13 — titulizimba
14/6 tibulizimba tigalizimba
15/6 tikulizimba
16 tihalizimba —
subject concord + -talizimba
future habitual affirmative
subject concord + -raazimbaga
person noun class singular plural
first person ndaazimbaga turaazimbaga
second person oraazimbaga muraazimbaga
third person 1/2 araazimbaga baraazimbaga
3/4 guraazimbaga eraazimbaga
5/6 liraazimbaga garaazimbaga
7/8 kiraazimbaga biraazimbaga
9/10 eraazimbaga ziraazimbaga
11/10 ruraazimbaga
12/14 karaazimbaga buraazimbaga
13 — turaazimbaga
14/6 buraazimbaga garaazimbaga
15/6 kuraazimbaga
16 haraazimbaga —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aazimbege
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaazimbege titwazimbege
second person tiwaazimbege timwazimbege
third person 1/2 tiyaazimbege tibaazimbege
3/4 tigwazimbege tiyaazimbege
5/6 tiryazimbege tigaazimbege
7/8 tikyazimbege tibyazimbege
9/10 tiyaazimbege tizaazimbege
11/10 tirwazimbege
12/14 tikaazimbege tibwazimbege
13 — titwazimbege
14/6 tibwazimbege tigaazimbege
15/6 tikwazimbege
16 tihaazimbege —
subject concord + -taazimbege
subjunctive affirmative
subject concord + zimbe
person noun class singular plural
first person nzimbe tuzimbe
second person ozimbe muzimbe
third person 1/2 azimbe bazimbe
3/4 guzimbe ezimbe
5/6 lizimbe gazimbe
7/8 kizimbe bizimbe
9/10 ezimbe zizimbe
11/10 ruzimbe
12/14 kazimbe buzimbe
13 — tuzimbe
14/6 buzimbe gazimbe
15/6 kuzimbe
16 hazimbe —
negative
subject concord + -tazimba
person noun class singular plural
first person ntazimba tutazimba
second person otazimba mutazimba
third person 1/2 atazimba batazimba
3/4 gutazimba etazimba
5/6 litazimba gatazimba
7/8 kitazimba bitazimba
9/10 etazimba zitazimba
11/10 rutazimba
12/14 katazimba butazimba
13 — tutazimba
14/6 butazimba gatazimba
15/6 kutazimba
16 hatazimba —
—
subjunctive habitual affirmative
subject concord + zimbege
person noun class singular plural
first person nzimbege tuzimbege
second person ozimbege muzimbege
third person 1/2 azimbege bazimbege
3/4 guzimbege ezimbege
5/6 lizimbege gazimbege
7/8 kizimbege bizimbege
9/10 ezimbege zizimbege
11/10 ruzimbege
12/14 kazimbege buzimbege
13 — tuzimbege
14/6 buzimbege gazimbege
15/6 kuzimbege
16 hazimbege —
hypothetical affirmative
subject concord + -aakuzimba
person noun class singular plural
first person naakuzimba twakuzimba
second person waakuzimba mwakuzimba
third person 1/2 yaakuzimba baakuzimba
3/4 gwakuzimba yaakuzimba
5/6 lyakuzimba gaakuzimba
7/8 kyakuzimba byakuzimba
9/10 yaakuzimba zaakuzimba
11/10 rwakuzimba
12/14 kaakuzimba bwakuzimba
13 — twakuzimba
14/6 bwakuzimba gaakuzimba
15/6 kwakuzimba
16 haakuzimba —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aakuzimba
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaakuzimba titwakuzimba
second person tiwaakuzimba timwakuzimba
third person 1/2 tiyaakuzimba tibaakuzimba
3/4 tigwakuzimba tiyaakuzimba
5/6 tiryakuzimba tigaakuzimba
7/8 tikyakuzimba tibyakuzimba
9/10 tiyaakuzimba tizaakuzimba
11/10 tirwakuzimba
12/14 tikaakuzimba tibwakuzimba
13 — titwakuzimba
14/6 tibwakuzimba tigaakuzimba
15/6 tikwakuzimba
16 tihaakuzimba —
subject concord + -taakuzimba
conditional affirmative
subject concord + -aakuzimbire
person noun class singular plural
first person naakuzimbire twakuzimbire
second person waakuzimbire mwakuzimbire
third person 1/2 yaakuzimbire baakuzimbire
3/4 gwakuzimbire yaakuzimbire
5/6 lyakuzimbire gaakuzimbire
7/8 kyakuzimbire byakuzimbire
9/10 yaakuzimbire zaakuzimbire
11/10 rwakuzimbire
12/14 kaakuzimbire bwakuzimbire
13 — twakuzimbire
14/6 bwakuzimbire gaakuzimbire
15/6 kwakuzimbire
16 haakuzimbire —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aakuzimbire
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaakuzimbire titwakuzimbire
second person tiwaakuzimbire timwakuzimbire
third person 1/2 tiyaakuzimbire tibaakuzimbire
3/4 tigwakuzimbire tiyaakuzimbire
5/6 tiryakuzimbire tigaakuzimbire
7/8 tikyakuzimbire tibyakuzimbire
9/10 tiyaakuzimbire tizaakuzimbire
11/10 tirwakuzimbire
12/14 tikaakuzimbire tibwakuzimbire
13 — titwakuzimbire
14/6 tibwakuzimbire tigaakuzimbire
15/6 tikwakuzimbire
16 tihaakuzimbire —
subject concord + -taakuzimbire

1 The forms in this column are reduced relative forms; full relative forms require an augment before the subject concord.


Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Short causative: -zimbya
  • Nominal derivations:
    • ekizimba (“tumor, boil”)

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 350
  • Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎[2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 425
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