Igama · root entry nº 117
gxigxiza
verb
Rain persistently;
Iinguqu · transformations of the root
ulu + gxigxiza + o →
ugxigxizo
noun (class 11)
Persistent rain
uku + gxigxiza →
ukugxigxiza
noun (class 11)
To rain persistently
gxigxiza + ela →
gxigxizela
verb (applicative)
To rain persistently for [a reason] or to the extent of [consequence]
Igxigxizela ukusibulala ngoku. 'It's raining so heavily, it's as though intent on killing us.'
e + ukugxigxiza + weni →
ekugxigxizeni
noun / locative affixes (e- & -weni)
In the course of heavy/persistent rain
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