"zama" meaning in Xhosa

See zama in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: -zama [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-jìjama, positional form of Proto-Bantu *-jìja (“to come”). Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*-jìjama}} Proto-Bantu *-jìjama, {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*-jìja|t=to come}} Proto-Bantu *-jìja (“to come”) Head templates: {{xh-verb|zama}} -zama
  1. (transitive) to try Tags: transitive Related terms: -za
    Sense id: en-zama-xh-verb-homoUYHR Categories (other): Xhosa entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for zama meaning in Xhosa (0.9kB)

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      },
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        "to try"
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        "(transitive) to try"
      ],
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    }
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        "Xhosa transitive verbs",
        "Xhosa verbs"
      ],
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        "to try"
      ],
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        "(transitive) to try"
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