imbube

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ímbuːɓé/

Noun

ímbubé class 9 (plural izímbubé class 10)

  1. lion
    Synonyms: ibhubesi, ingonyama, isilo

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative embubeni)
singular plural
full form imbube izimbube
simple form mbube zimbube
locative embubeni ezimbubeni
copulative yimbube yizimbube
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 wembube owembube wezimbube owezimbube
class 2 bembube abembube bezimbube abezimbube
class 3 wembube owembube wezimbube owezimbube
class 4 yembube eyembube yezimbube eyezimbube
class 5 lembube elembube lezimbube elezimbube
class 6 embube awembube ezimbube awezimbube
class 7 sembube esembube sezimbube esezimbube
class 8 zembube ezembube zezimbube ezezimbube
class 9 yembube eyembube yezimbube eyezimbube
class 10 zembube ezembube zezimbube ezezimbube
class 11 lwembube olwembube lwezimbube olwezimbube
class 14 bembube obembube bezimbube obezimbube
class 15 kwembube okwembube kwezimbube okwezimbube
class 17 kwembube okwembube kwezimbube okwezimbube

Descendants

  • → English: mbube
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