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tyeba

verb

  1. Be rich / wealthy. 2. Be fat; Fatten
Antonym: bhitya / lamba
Affixes:

isi (Class 7 Noun) izi (Class 8 Noun) in (Class 9 Noun) uku- (Class 15 Noun)

isityebi

noun (class 7) | isi + tyeba + i | isityebi

A wealthy / rich person. A well endowed person.

Example:

Isityebi sithenge lomhlaba. 'The rich [person] has bought this land.'

izityebi

noun | izi + tyeba + i | izityebi

Rich / wealthy people. Well endowed people

Context:

Plural of isityebi

Example:

Izityebi ziphumile. 'The rich are gone.'

indyebo

noun (class 9) | in + tyeba + o | indyebo

State of plenty / wealth / abundance

Example:

Eli lixesha lendyebo. 'This one is a time of plenty.'

ukutyeba

noun (class 15) | uku + tyeba | ukutyeba

  1. The act or process of fattening. 2. The act of acquiring wealth.

Example:

  1. Ukutyeba...
  2. Sonke sifuna ukutyeba. 'We all want to be wealthy.'

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