omubbi.

o- adv. like a grasshopper. Omubbi awenjebwa buseenene. The thief is being hunted everywhere, lit. like a grasshopper, cf. enseenene.

unconfined (of an animal); free, having no commitments (of a person); on the loose, at large (of a criminal); free, offering freedom of movement and expression (of a country), okulya obutaala, to be untethered/free, etc. Omubbi akyalya butaala. The thief is still at large.

adj. mugagga ffugge, an extremely rich person, one who is rolling in wealth, mubbi ffugge, great thief, master thief.

e- (li/ma) thumb, ow'eggalo, expert thief, cf. engalo.

without doubt; out- and-out. Obwo bunyunyunsi ggereggere. That is out-and-out exploitation. Oyo mwana we ggereggere. That is his child without the slightest doubt, omubbi ggereggere, an out-and-out thief. Omuganda ggereggere, a real, genuine Muganda.

e- no plur. (li/ma) abundance; excess. with the -a of rel. abundant; excessive; extreme, omulimu ogw'ej jingirizi, an enormous amount of work, omubbi ow'ejjin- girizi, a great thief, cf. yinga.

with force. Omu- bbi baamututte kikingizzi. The thief was forcefully dragged away.

e- (ki/bi) snatching; pilferage, tendency towards theft; thief, pilferer. cf. kwakkula.

gooff, okukuuliita ne (na)..., to make off with. Omubbi yakuuliita n'ekiteeteeyi kyange! The thief made off with my dress.

burglar, lit. the iarge naii (kyala) has given it to me (-kimpadde).

lekesa (-iekesezza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to leave/let, etc. Omubbi baamulesa emmundu. They caused the thief to leave the gun behind. Tulekese! Leave us alone!

distinguished, renowned; clever; champion, expert; notorious, abayizzi lukulwe, great/highly skilled hunters, omubbi lukulwe, notorious thief.

nduze) v.i. have a lucky escape. Eribbi eryo nno lirula. That thief is lucky to have escaped.

namely. It is similar in function, to nti (q.v.) but implies doubt and unc ertainty. Yagamba nti alijja. He said that he would come. Yagamba mbu alijja. He said that he would come (but I am not at all sure that he will), as an adv. it would seem that, apparently, one might get the impression, they say. Mbu omubbi bamukutte. Apparently (I think, I have heard) they have caught the thief.

o- also omwetoozitoozi (mu/ba) petty thief, pilferer, cf. toola, -etoolatoola.

e- (n/n) fork (for eating), okuba n'entoozi, to have light fingers (of a thief); to be skilled in catching the ball (of a goalkeeper in soccer) cf. toola.

wish for, destine for; reckon as. Anteebeza okufa. He would like to see me dead. Anteebeza obubbi. He thinks I am a thief, lit. he has me marked out (as someone who engages in) theft.

mpambuse) v.i. run off, abscond (secretly, as a thief or a person fleeing something undesirable; illicitly, as a woman running off with someone else s

mpenze) v.tr. search for, look for; search in; inspect carefully. Omubbi awenjebwa buseenene. The thief is being hunted everywhere, lit. like a grasshopper.

o- (mu/ba) one who snatches; thief. omunyakuzi w'ensawo, pickpocket. cf. nyakula.

etc.; entangle, tangle. Omubbi baamugombeza emikono ne bagisiba. They made the thief cross his hands and tied them up.

plur. bakabbira (la) colloq. thief. cf. bba.

o- (mu/ba) thief, cf. ^bba.

o- (mu/ba) cheat, cheater; sneak; petty thief, cf. ^bba, bbirira.

v.tr. caus. cause to buy; sell; buy with/using. Omubbi aguza ngalo. (prov.) A thief makes purchases with his fingers.

terror (with reference to persons). omunywi kafulu, an inveterate drinker, omubbi kafulu, professional thief, kafulu mu kuddaabiriza emmotoka, an expert in repairing automobiles.

e- (n/n) finger; hand, engalo ensajja, thumb. Yankutte mu ngalo. He shook hands with me or He took me by the hand. Baamukubira mu ngalo. They applauded him. Alina engalo. He is light-fingered, omuntu ow'engalo, thief, ow'eggalo, expert thief, kufunyira ngalo, to spoil (someone's) chances; to ruin (someone's) plans; to refuse (someone's) requests, cf. eggalo, akagalo, olugalo, amagalo, nnamagalo.

-etunda (-etunze) v.i. refl. sell oneself; practice prostitution; do everything one can to pay fa debt)/to buy (something); to expose oneself to danger. Kyetunda, ng'ow'ettulu asima enju. (prov.) It is exposing oneself to danger like a one-eyed (thief) who breaks into a house.

-eseetulira (-eseetulidde) v.i. refl. pass. Omubbi yagenze yeeseetulira ku lusebenju. The thief went moving furtively along the 1 side of the house.