a maanyi, obuyinza.

adj. big, strong, powerful, omusajja binyweera, a strong powerful man.

e- with the -a of rel. sturdy, well- built. ow'ekiwago, a strong/robust/husky person. Muli nnali nneewulira ekiwago. Inwardly I felt strong and powerful. cf. ^vvaga, akawago, oluwago.

o- (lu/n) violent kick, with the -a of rel. big and powerful, olubasi I w'omusajja, a big powerful man.

adj. mighty, powerful, lit. splits (-yasa) rocks (-mayinja). emmundu lwasamayinja, a big gun.

a- plur. (li/ma) strength; power;potency; force; violence, with the -a of rel. strong; powerful, omusajja ow'amaanyi, a strong, powerful man. Kizzaamu amaanyi okulaba nga..., It is encouraging/heartening to see that... Amaanyi tegalya. (prov.) Strength (alone) does not prevail. Perhaps the opposite of Might makes right, cf. kiri- maanyi, olwanyiyanyi, lyanyi (eryanyi), sseryanyi, otwanyi.

e- (n/n) strength; power, with the -a of rel. strong, powerful. Nnali sinoonya wa kwegera naye mbavu. I was not looking for anyone to measure my strength with/to fight with, abasajja ab'embavu bataano, five strong/powerful men. Okutya kwazika embavu. Fear makes one strong, lit. lends strength.

e- (n/n) colloq., with the -a of rel. buge, powerful, empaawa y'omusajja, a giant of a man, a very powerful man.

charcoal. Formerly a title of the kabaka. It is used in the expression Ssemanda, agamenya em- bazzi n'okugiyunga, charcoal, that which (can) break an ax and weld it together, i.e., the all-powerful.

cf. amaanyi.

(-temaggudde) also -etemaggula (-etemaggudde) v.i. give powerful blows with an ax or similar tool (but often in pretense or for mere show).

amawanga gakirimaanyi, powerful nations, cf. amaanyi.