Igama · root entry nº 33
goba
verb · /goba/
Bend; change the shape of an object into a curve or angle.
The reduplicated form of goba is khokhoba < gogoba < gobagoba (as in, "Ukhule ungakhokhobi"). Ukukhokhoba to walk with the body bent forward; indicative of elderly people's way of walking.
Goba can be traced back to the Nile Valley; during ancient Egyptian times. The root has survived in its original form, recorded as gb in the hieroglyphic script, 
. In An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary, 1920 (EA Wallis Budge) it is transliterated as geb but is assigned the correct translation as, "to bend".
um + goba + o →
umgobo
noun (class 3)
A crease
imi + goba + o →
imigobo
noun (class 4)
Creases
uku + goba →
ukugoba
noun (class 15)
To bend; being bent; bending
goba + isa →
gobisa
verb
Cause someone to bend or to bend something
goba + isisa →
gobisisa
verb
Bend (something) properly
Gobisisa lontsimbi izokungena kakuhle. Bend that metal properly so that it fits.
goba + ani →
gobani
verb
Bend
goba + eka →
gobeka
verb
Can be bent; bendable
goba + ela →
gobela
verb
Bend for or on behalf of; Bend at (a place/location); Bend for (a reason)
goba + iwa →
gotywa
verb
Be bent.