Zita rekuti simbi rinowanzo shandiswavo kureva steel kana iron (Fe). Dzimwe mhando dzesimbi dzino sanganisa mhangura, ndarama ne zeng'e.
Kudinha kana kuredzva zvinoreva kurebenutsa simbi uchiirova nenyundo - lengthing iron by hammering. Mupfuri anodinhidza simbi: a blacksmith beats out iron.
Mbudzimbembe (Pig iron) apa kureva iron ichangobva mubisiro isina kunatswa kuenda mberi.
Kuhubunidza (Seek rare object, or one hard to find) zvichireva kufumha kana kufuna-funa. Akaenda kundohubunidza matombo matema kurwizi: he went to search for black stones in the river.
Mipanda yeSimbi
Simbi dzakaderera (Base metals, low priced e.g. Ni, Cu, Zn). Saka simbi dzeboka iri isimbi dzine mutengo wakaderera.
Simbi Nharangani, simbi hubunidzwa kana Simbi Shomekari (rare metals).
Simbishungu (metalloids).
Mamwe Mazwi
Kuhwatsa (to lower). Hwatsa rnsero kuti rukweza rurege kupupurutswa: hold the winnowing-basket less high in the air so that the grain will not be carried away by the wind.
Mitauro yeBantu
Nyungwe inoti simbi kana marimba (v. refined or smelted iron) kureva simbi. Baila inoti chela (n. iron. contracted from chiela) vachireva ayoni.