- English word name in the Shona Dictionary
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- dialects/origins: Karanga, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- name
- 1. To distinguish by bestowing a particular appellation upon; denominate; entitle; designate by a particular appellation or epithet.
2. To nominate; designate for any purpose by name; specify; prescribe.
Imperative example Shona | English | tumidza | name (singular) |
tumidzai | name (plural) |
Simple future tense example Shona | English | Ndicha tumidza | I will name |
ucha tumidza | you will name (singular) |
mucha tumidza | you will name (plural) |
acha tumidza | he/she will name |
ticha tumidza | we will name |
vacha tumidza | they will name |
chicha tumidza | it will name |
last updated: Thursday, March 26, 2020 at 11:46:57 AM Central European Standard Time
- noun , class(5)
- dialects/origins: Standard Shona
- English translation
- name
- 1. A word by which a person or thing is denoted ; the word or words by which an individual person or thing, or a class of persons or things, is designated, and distinguished from others: appellation: denomination: designation.
2. Figuratively, an individual as represented by his name ; a person as existing in the memory or thoughts of others.
3. That which is commonly said of a person; reputation; character: as, zita raka naka; zita re mhangamhanga; zita rino dadisa.
4. Renown; fame; honour; eminence; distinction, infamy.
5. The mere word by which anything is called, as distinguished from the thing itself ; appearance only, not reality: as, shamwari mu zita a (friend in name).
6. In grammar, a noun.
7. Right, ownership, or legal possession, as 'sumirwa ne zita rako', (represented by one's name): as, to hold property in one's own name, or in the name of another.
Demonstrative determiners example Shona | English | zita iri | this name |
zita iro | that name |
Possessive pronouns example Shona | English | zita rangu | my name |
zita rako | your name (singular) |
zita renyu | your name (plural) |
zita rake | his/her name |
zita redu | our name |
zita racho | its name |
zita ravo | their name |
last updated: Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 10:29:19 PM Central European Summer Time
- noun , class(5)
- dialects/origins: Standard Shona
- English translation
- noun
- A word used as the designation or appellation of a creature or thing, existing in fact or in thought; a substantive.
Demonstrative determiners example Shona | English | zita iri | this noun |
zita iro | that noun |
Possessive pronouns example Shona | English | zita rangu | my noun |
zita rako | your noun (singular) |
zita renyu | your noun (plural) |
zita rake | his/her noun |
zita redu | our noun |
zita racho | its noun |
zita ravo | their noun |
last updated: Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 10:29:19 PM Central European Summer Time