ibhantshi
Zulu
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans baadjie, from Dutch baadje, from Malay baju, from Classical Persian بازو (bāzū).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /îːbáːɲtʃi/
Noun
îbhántshi class 5 (plural ámabhántshi class 6)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | ibhantshi | amabhantshi | ||
| simple form | libhantshi | mabhantshi | ||
| locative | ebhantshini | emabhantshini | ||
| copulative | yibhantshi | ngamabhantshi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | webhantshi | owebhantshi | wamabhantshi | owamabhantshi |
| class 2 | bebhantshi | abebhantshi | bamabhantshi | abamabhantshi |
| class 3 | webhantshi | owebhantshi | wamabhantshi | owamabhantshi |
| class 4 | yebhantshi | eyebhantshi | yamabhantshi | eyamabhantshi |
| class 5 | lebhantshi | elebhantshi | lamabhantshi | elamabhantshi |
| class 6 | ebhantshi | awebhantshi | amabhantshi | awamabhantshi |
| class 7 | sebhantshi | esebhantshi | samabhantshi | esamabhantshi |
| class 8 | zebhantshi | ezebhantshi | zamabhantshi | ezamabhantshi |
| class 9 | yebhantshi | eyebhantshi | yamabhantshi | eyamabhantshi |
| class 10 | zebhantshi | ezebhantshi | zamabhantshi | ezamabhantshi |
| class 11 | lwebhantshi | olwebhantshi | lwamabhantshi | olwamabhantshi |
| class 14 | bebhantshi | obebhantshi | bamabhantshi | obamabhantshi |
| class 15 | kwebhantshi | okwebhantshi | kwamabhantshi | okwamabhantshi |
| class 17 | kwebhantshi | okwebhantshi | kwamabhantshi | okwamabhantshi |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-bantshi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-bantshi (2.4.3.9)”