jama

ukujama

noun (class 15) | uku + jama | ukujama

To stare

jamela

verb (applicative) | jama + ela | jamela

Stare at someone or something

Example:

Wajemela umninawa wakho, kwenze njani? 'Why are you staring at your younger bother, what is the matter?'

ukujanyelwa

verb (passive) | ukujamela + iwa | ukujanyelwa

To be stared at

Example:

Ndithe ndisangena ndabe ndijanyelwa ngabo. 'Just as I walked in, I was stared at by them.'

jamelana

verb (reciprocal) | jamela + ana | jamelana

Be engaged in staring at each other with someone; To face someone or something (head on)

Example:

Baye bajamela unomphelo. 'They stared at each other for a long time.'