Igama · root entry nº 61
nhika
verb
Give; Hand something to someone
Iinguqu · transformations of the root
um + nikela + o →
umnikelo
noun (class 3)
- [christian religion] tithe 2. Donation
imi + nikela + o →
iminikelo
noun (class 4)
Donations
uku + nhika →
ukunika
noun (class 15)
To give; To hand something (over) to someone
nhika + ani →
nhikani
verb (directive)
Give; Hand something to someone
nika + ela →
nikela
verb (applicative)
Dispatch or send something (off) through another person; Hand something (over) to another person
Laamali ndizakuyinikela uNomahelele. I will send the money through Nomahelele (literally: That money I will hand over to Nomahelele).
nhika + iwa →
nhikwa
verb (passive)
Be given (something)
ukunika + ana →
ukunikana
noun (class 15)
- To give each other; To handover to each other 2. [Informal] to beat each other (in a fight).
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