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jjiribwa

English → Luganda

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Meaning

e- (li/ma) [Stc. ] carpenter's vise.

jjiribwa, e- (li/ma) [Stc. ] carpenter's vise.

Related Words
jjira (-jjidde) v.i. appl. come for/to/in etc. jjiri e- var. spelling of ggiri, q.v. jjirikiti e- var. spelling of ggirikiti, q.v. jjirwa (-jjiddwa) v.i. appl. pass. lit. be come (upon) by. ne nzijirwa ekirowoozi nti... and I was struck by the idea that... okujjirwa obulwadde/omusujja, to contract an illness/fever. Jjo nnajjirwa omugenyi. Yesterday jjira appl. form of jja; var. spelling of ggira the appl. form of ggya. jjirira (-jjiridde) v.i. appl. 2 come (with an express purpose); come upon chance upon. Yajjirira kutuyamba. He came expressly to help us.