Igama · root entry nº 87
bhitya
verb · //
Be thin / lean; Lose weight
ili + bhitya →
ibhityo
noun (class 5)
Someone thin; A skinny person
Eli ibhityo lina mandla. 'This skinny person [in particular] is strong.'
ama + bhitya + o →
amabhityo
noun (class 6)
Thin / skinny people.
Amabhityo ayabaleka. 'The skinny people are running away.'
bhitya + isa →
bhityisa
verb (directive / causative)
To cause to be thin; To emaciate.
Uyambhityisa lomntwana ngokungamtyisi. 'You are making this child thin by not feeding him/her.'
bhitya + ela →
bhityela
verb (locative)
To be thin / lean at [a place or location]; To be lean because of [something]
Ubhityela ebhulukhweni. '
bhitya + iwa →
bhityiswa
verb (causative)
To be made thin; to be emaciated
Ubhityiswa kukungatyi. 'You are made to lose weight by [your] not eating.'
ibhityo + kazi →
ibhityokazi
noun (augmentative)
A really thin person / thing; an extremely lean person / thing.
Libhityokazi lendoda elo. 'That is a really skinny man [that one].'