imvana

Zulu

Etymology

From imvu (“sheep”) +‎ -ana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ímváːna/

Noun

ímvána class 9 (plural ízimvána class 10)

  1. lamb

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative emvaneni)
singular plural
full form imvana izimvana
simple form mvana zimvana
locative emvaneni ezimvaneni
copulative yimvana yizimvana
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 wemvana owemvana wezimvana owezimvana
class 2 bemvana abemvana bezimvana abezimvana
class 3 wemvana owemvana wezimvana owezimvana
class 4 yemvana eyemvana yezimvana eyezimvana
class 5 lemvana elemvana lezimvana elezimvana
class 6 emvana awemvana ezimvana awezimvana
class 7 semvana esemvana sezimvana esezimvana
class 8 zemvana ezemvana zezimvana ezezimvana
class 9 yemvana eyemvana yezimvana eyezimvana
class 10 zemvana ezemvana zezimvana ezezimvana
class 11 lwemvana olwemvana lwezimvana olwezimvana
class 14 bemvana obemvana bezimvana obezimvana
class 15 kwemvana okwemvana kwezimvana okwezimvana
class 17 kwemvana okwemvana kwezimvana okwezimvana
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