XHOSAROOTS

Igama · root entry nº 211

qaba

verb

Smear; Carefully apply a lotion, liquid or other substance on skin or other surface

Iinguqu · transformations of the root

um + qaba + i

umqabi

noun (class 1)

A person who applies or did the application of a substance(s) on surfaces

aba + qaba + i

abaqabi

noun (class 2)

People who apply or did the application of a substance(s) on surfaces

Abaqabi balento baphi? Where are the people that smeared (or applied the substance on) this thing?

um + qaba + o

umqabo

noun (class 3)

The smearing

ili + qaba

iqaba

noun (class 5)

  1. A person who upholds the culture of amaXhosa; A member of those Xhosa people who resisted christianity and colonization 2. An uneducated person (colloquial)

ama + qaba

amaqaba

noun (class 6)

  1. People who uphold the culture of amaXhosa; Those Xhosa people who resisted christianity and colonization 2. Uneducated people (colloquial)

in + qaba + i

inkqabi

noun (class 9)

An expert at applying a substance or substances on surfaces

izi + qaba + i

iinkqabi

noun (class 10)

Experts at applying a substance or substances on surfaces

ubu + qaba

ubuqaba

noun (class 14)

Behaviour or manner indicative of amaqaba; The quality of being iqaba

uku + qaba

ukuqaba

noun (class 15)

To apply a substance on a surface

qaba + isa

qabisa

verb (causative)

Cause to apply a substance on surface

qaba + isisa

qabisisa

verb (intensive)

Properly or thoroughly apply a substance on surface (e.g. skin)

qaba + ani

qabani

verb (directive)

Carefully apply a lotion, liquid or other substance on skin or other surface

ukuqaba + eka

ukuqabeka

noun (class 15)

Capacity to have a substance applied on (a surface)

qaba + ela

qabela

verb (applicative)

Apply a substance on surface for or on behalf of someone; Apply a substance on surfacefor (a reason) or at (a place)

qaba + iwa

qatywa

verb (passive)

Be smeared

ukuqaba + ana

ukuqabana

noun (class 15)

To apply a substance on each other

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