imbiza
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mbɪ̀dìá, which is an agent nominalization of the causative of Proto-Bantu *-bɪ̀da, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́da (“to boil”).
Noun
ímbizá class 9 (plural íimbizá class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mbɪ̀dìá, which is an agent nominalization of the causative of Proto-Bantu *-bɪ̀da, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́da (“to boil”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íᵐb̥i̤ːz̥ǎ̤]
Noun
ímbizá class 9 (plural íimbizá class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mbɪ̀dìá, which is an agent nominalization of the causative of Proto-Bantu *-bɪ̀da, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́da (“to boil”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ímbiːzá/
Noun
ímbizá class 9 (plural izímbizá class 10)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | imbiza | izimbiza | ||
| simple form | mbiza | zimbiza | ||
| locative | embizeni | ezimbizeni | ||
| copulative | yimbiza | yizimbiza | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wembiza | owembiza | wezimbiza | owezimbiza |
| class 2 | bembiza | abembiza | bezimbiza | abezimbiza |
| class 3 | wembiza | owembiza | wezimbiza | owezimbiza |
| class 4 | yembiza | eyembiza | yezimbiza | eyezimbiza |
| class 5 | lembiza | elembiza | lezimbiza | elezimbiza |
| class 6 | embiza | awembiza | ezimbiza | awezimbiza |
| class 7 | sembiza | esembiza | sezimbiza | esezimbiza |
| class 8 | zembiza | ezembiza | zezimbiza | ezezimbiza |
| class 9 | yembiza | eyembiza | yezimbiza | eyezimbiza |
| class 10 | zembiza | ezembiza | zezimbiza | ezezimbiza |
| class 11 | lwembiza | olwembiza | lwezimbiza | olwezimbiza |
| class 14 | bembiza | obembiza | bezimbiza | obezimbiza |
| class 15 | kwembiza | okwembiza | kwezimbiza | okwezimbiza |
| class 17 | kwembiza | okwembiza | kwezimbiza | okwezimbiza |
Related terms
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-biza”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-biza (2.8.3)”