omutima, emmeeme; take h., okuguma omwoyo.

a- (ka/bu) small heart; small rubber hose for pumping air into a tire, akatima k'eggaali, tire tube (of a bicycle), cf. omutima.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) hatefulness; rancor. Alina akatimatima. He is filled with rancor, cf. omutima.

e- (ki/bi) crevice; remote corner; recess; side of a porch, ebisegguusi by'omutima, the depths of the heart, cf. akasegguusi.

n., omutima.

e- (n/n) destined time; appointed time, designated time; fixed time. Wano we nnagambira mu mutima gwange nti entuuko zange zaali zituuse, saali wa kuwona. At that point I said to myself {lit. in my heart) that my time was up and that there was no escape, cf. tuuka.

okusimbuliza omutima, to transplant a heart, okusimbuliza embuzi, to move a tethered goat to browse in another spot.

captivate, win over. Omuwala yamutengula omutima. The girl won his heart.

e- (li/ma) spite, malice, ill will. cf. omutima.

throb, pulsate (esp. of the heart). Omutima guntu- ndugga. My heart is throbbing.

mpanise) v.tr. hang; hang up; raise; hoist, okuwanika emikono, to raise the hands, to surrender, okuwanika omuwendo, to raise the price, okuwanika omutima gwa..., lit. to raise the heart of, i.e., to worry, ekintu ekiwanise emitima ky'abantu, the thing which has worried the people. Atuwanikako bulala empale. He is very proud in his dealings with us.

omwoyo or omutima (sometimes implied but not expressed); the personal object corresponds to the English subject, ne gunceekeera buto, and 1 started to worry again/become scared again.

o- (mu/mi) heart; fig. pluck, courage; spirit; mind. Ekika ky'Omutima, the Heart Clan. Omutima Omutukuvu, relig. The Sacred Heart. Omutima ogwa mpa nkuwe, the spirit of give and take, lit. you give me, I give you. cf. akatima, akatimatima, ettima.

v.i. beat; throb. Omutima gundasira. My heart is beating or My heart is beating fast. Omutwe gundasira. My head is throbbing, cf. akalasira.

o- (mu/mi) head (in the lit. sense); head, chief, leader; heading, caption, headline. cjinambo ezitalina mutwe na maguiu, baseless/unfounded rumors, kussa mutwe nn maguiu ku bigambo, to make exaggerated statements, kufumba mutwe, to ponder, think intensely, kuba na mutwe mubi, to be unlucky, have bad luck. Tewali amuwa mutwe. There is none who can outsmart him. Omutima (or omwoyo) gundi ku mulwe, I am very worried, lit. my heart is in my head. F>kinlu kino kyamulya omutwe. This (matter) obsessed him, lit. ate at his head. Ya- nninya ku mutwe. He despised me greatly, lit, stepped on my head. Yakuza mutwe nga mmale. He is stupid/empty-headed, cf. olutwe, emjtwelwe, etlwe.

former position, used mostly in the phrase omutima (or omwoyo) okudda mu nteeko, to be relieved, recover from a shock/surprise, lit. the heart to return to its normal position. Emitima gy'abantu tegiri mu nteeko. The people are disturbed/worried. Embeera yali yadda dda mu nteeko. The situation had already cooled down. Omwoyo ne gumudda mu nteeko. And she calmed down. cf. lteeka.

spill. Yanterudde omutima. He gave me cause for anxiety. cf. leruka, tenduka.

o- (mu/ba) The members of the Heart Clan (Ekika ky'Omutima) are sometimes called Abayanja. It is thought that they came originally from the Ssese Islands. cf. ennyanja.

-ennyika (-ennyise) v.i. refl. immerse oneself; sink. Omutima gwamwennyika. His heart sank. He became very sad.

-ewanika (-ewanise) v.i. refl. elevate oneself; be raised/lifted/suspended; perch; fig. be proud/conceited/insolent; be presumptuous respecting one's abilities. Omutima gunneewanise. I am worried.