ihlezi
Zulu
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /íːɬeːzi/
Noun
ī́hlezi class 5 (plural amáhlezi class 6)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | ihlezi | amahlezi | ||
| simple form | lihlezi | mahlezi | ||
| locative | ehlezini | emahlezini | ||
| copulative | yihlezi | ngamahlezi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wehlezi | owehlezi | wamahlezi | owamahlezi |
| class 2 | behlezi | abehlezi | bamahlezi | abamahlezi |
| class 3 | wehlezi | owehlezi | wamahlezi | owamahlezi |
| class 4 | yehlezi | eyehlezi | yamahlezi | eyamahlezi |
| class 5 | lehlezi | elehlezi | lamahlezi | elamahlezi |
| class 6 | ehlezi | awehlezi | amahlezi | awamahlezi |
| class 7 | sehlezi | esehlezi | samahlezi | esamahlezi |
| class 8 | zehlezi | ezehlezi | zamahlezi | ezamahlezi |
| class 9 | yehlezi | eyehlezi | yamahlezi | eyamahlezi |
| class 10 | zehlezi | ezehlezi | zamahlezi | ezamahlezi |
| class 11 | lwehlezi | olwehlezi | lwamahlezi | olwamahlezi |
| class 14 | behlezi | obehlezi | bamahlezi | obamahlezi |
| class 15 | kwehlezi | okwehlezi | kwamahlezi | okwamahlezi |
| class 17 | kwehlezi | okwehlezi | kwamahlezi | okwamahlezi |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlezi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlezi (3.2.9.9)”