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vimba

verb

Refuse or deny someone something (usually in reference to food); Prevent from having or passing; Be stingy

Antonym: ipha
Affixes:

uku- (Class 15 Noun) -ani (Directive, Verb form) -wa (Passive, Verb form) -ana (Diminutive suffix)

ukuvimba

noun (class 15) | uku + vimba | ukuvimba

To refuse or deny someone or something (usually in reference to food); To prevent from having or passing; Being stingy

vimbani

verb (directive) | vimba + ani | vimbani

Refuse or deny someone something (usually in reference to food); Prevent from having; Be stingy

Context:

Plural of vimba; instruction or request directed at several people

ukuvinjwa

noun (class 15) | ukuvimba + iwa | ukuvinjwa

Being denied something (usually in reference to food); Being denied entry (or a passage)

Context:

ukuvinjwa < ukuvimba + iwa (passive suffix)

ukuvimbana

noun (class 15) | ukuvimba + ana | ukuvimbana

Denying each other something (usually in reference to food)

Context:

ukuvimbana < ukuvimba + ana (reciprocal suffix)

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