yera

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝeɾa/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: ye‧ra

yera

1. first-person singular imperfect indicative of ser
2. third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jéda (“to shine, to be clear”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈje.ɽa/

-yera (infinitive kuyéra)

1. to be white
2. to be clean
3. to be(come) clear, be(come) bright
4. to be holy

   Synonym: -patulika

5. to be light (e.g. Genesis 1:3)
6. to be pure
7. to be immaculate
8. to be set apart

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -yerera (“be whitish”)
  • Causative: -yeretsa (“clean”)
  • Other formations: -yera mtima (“be pure, be holy”)

• Steven Paas (2016) Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford University Press, page 600

yera

1. inflection of yerar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative