goba
verb
Bend; change the shape of an object into a curve or angle.
The reduplicated form of goba is khokhoba < gogoba < gobagoba (as in, "Ukhule ungakhokhobi"). Ukukhokhoba to walk with the body bent forward; indicative of elderly people's way of walking.
Goba can be traced back to the Nile Valley; during ancient Egyptian times. The root has survived in its original form, recorded as gb in the hieroglyphic script, 
. In An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary, 1920 (EA Wallis Budge) it is transliterated as geb but is assigned the correct translation as, "to bend".
Affixes:
um (Class 3 Noun) imi (Class 4 Noun) uku- (Class 15 Noun) -isa (Causative, Verb form) -ani (Directive, Verb form) -eka (Neuter-passive, Verb form) -ela (Applicative, Verb form) -wa (Passive, Verb form) -isisa (Intensive, Verb form)
umgobo
noun (class 3) | um + goba + o | umgobo
A crease
imigobo
noun (class 4) | imi + goba + o | imigobo
Creases
Context:
Plural of umgobo
ukugoba
noun (class 15) | uku + goba | ukugoba
To bend; being bent; bending
gobisa
verb | goba + isa | gobisa
Cause someone to bend or to bend something
gobani
verb | goba + ani | gobani
Bend
Context:
Plural of goba; instructing or requesting several people to bend
gobeka
verb | goba + eka | gobeka
Can be bent; bendable
gobela
verb | goba + ela | gobela
Bend for or on behalf of; Bend at (a place/location); Bend for (a reason)
gotywa
verb | goba + iwa | gotywa
Be bent.
gobisisa
verb | goba + isisa | gobisisa
Bend (something) properly
Example:
Gobisisa lontsimbi izokungena kakuhle. Bend that metal properly so that it fits.
