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siiba (-siibye) v.i. pass the day; spend the day doing; fast

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Meaning

okusiiba enjala, to fast. Osiibye otyanno? (Greeting used after noon.) Osiibye okola ki? What have you been doing all day?

siiba (-siibye) v.i. pass the day; spend the day doing; fast, okusiiba enjala, to fast. Osiibye otyanno? (Greeting used after noon.) Osiibye okola ki? What have you been doing all day?

Related Words
siibirira (-siibiridde) v.i. appl. 2 spend the entire day doing; fast continually. Nga ssente bwe zitakyalabika kati tusiibirira muwogo. Since money is no siibizibwa (-siibiziddwa) v.i. caus. pass. be made to fast; be put on a diet. siibuka (-siibuse) v.i. take one's leave; depart. siibula (-siibudde) v.tr. take leave of; say good-bye to; dismiss. Yasiibuddwa okuva mu ddwaliro. He was dismissed from the hospital. siibulukuka (-siibulukuse) v.i. conv. 2 end one's fast. cf. ekisiibo siibulagana (-siibulaganye) v.i. recip. take leave of one another say good-bye to one another. cf. akasiibulo, akasiibulizo. siibya (-siibizza) siibisa (-siibisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to spend the day; cause to fast.