Igama · root entry nº 26
gula
verb · /gula/
Be ill; Be sick
isi + gula + o →
isigulo
noun (class 7)
An ailment; illness; disease; sickness; malady; affliction;
Isigulo anaso simlalise esibhedlele. 'The illness has put him/her in hospital.'
izi + gula + o →
izigulo
noun (class 8)
Ailments; illnesses; a diseases
Izigulo ezinje ziyoyikeka. 'Such diseases are terrifying.'
uku + gula →
ukugula
noun (class 15)
The state of being ill or sick; sickness
Ukugula kumbulele. 'The illness kicked her/him.'
gula + isa →
gulisa
verb (causative)
Cause to be ill.
Kuye kwamgulisa okwakutya. 'That food caused him/her to be sick.'
gula + ani →
gulani
verb (directive)
Be ill.
gula + ela →
gulela
verb
Be sick to an extent of, Be sick [as in being a responsibility of a person]
Uzaku gulela mna ke lento ungamameli. 'You are being stubborn, yet you will be a burden to me when you're sick.'
gula + iwa →
ukugulwa
verb (passive)
Susceptibility to illness; afflicted by illness
Kuyagulwa ke pha kulandawo. 'It's easy (or common) to get sick in that place.' or 'The people in that place suffer ailments.'
isi + gula + ana →
isigulane
noun (class 7), diminutive suffix
A sick person; A sickly person
Isigulane sabantu torhwana.