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phuma

verb

  1. Get out; Go out; Exit; Leave a (a place, contained or demarcated area) 2. Appear; Show up; Come in sight (in relation to the sun); Emanate

The reduplicated forms are phuphuma (abound) and phuphumala (overflow).

Antonym: ngena / tshona
Affixes:

in (Class 9 Noun) -eka (Neuter-passive, Verb form) uku- (Class 15 Noun) -ani (Directive, Verb form) -elela (Verb form) -ela (Applicative, Verb form)

impuma

noun (class 9) | in + phuma | impuma

East; Eastern; Where the sun rises [of a side/direction]

Example:

Usingise ngase mpuma. 'He/she is heading east-ward.'

ukuphumeka

noun | uku + phuma + eka | ukuphumeka

Being capable of being exited [of a place].

Example:

Kuyaphumeka noko pha. 'At least, the place can be gotten out of.'

ukuphuma

noun | uku + phuma | ukuphuma

Getting out. The act of going or getting out. Exiting

Example:

Ukuphuma ngoku kuyakuni nceda. 'Exiting now will help you.'

phumani

verb (directive) | phuma + ani | phumani

Get out; Exit; Go out

Context:

Used to instruct or request several people to exit a place.

Example:

Phumani apha ndizokutshixa. 'Get of here so I can lock [up].'

phumelela

verb | phuma + elela | phumelela

Be successful; succeed; win; achieve

Example:

Uye waphumelela umntakwethu. 'My brother won.'

phumela

verb | phuma + ela | phumela

Spillover; overflow; spread, carry over or reach into another area, thing or person.

Example:

Umbethe waphumela nakwizihlobo zakhe. 'She/he beat him/her and then carried on to his/her friends.'

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