inhlaba
Swazi
Noun
ínhlaba class 9 (plural tinhlâba class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ínɬâːɓa/
Noun
ínhlâba class 9 (plural ízinhlâba class 10)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | inhlaba | izinhlaba | ||
| simple form | nhlaba | zinhlaba | ||
| locative | enhlabeni | ezinhlabeni | ||
| copulative | yinhlaba | yizinhlaba | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wenhlaba | owenhlaba | wezinhlaba | owezinhlaba |
| class 2 | benhlaba | abenhlaba | bezinhlaba | abezinhlaba |
| class 3 | wenhlaba | owenhlaba | wezinhlaba | owezinhlaba |
| class 4 | yenhlaba | eyenhlaba | yezinhlaba | eyezinhlaba |
| class 5 | lenhlaba | elenhlaba | lezinhlaba | elezinhlaba |
| class 6 | enhlaba | awenhlaba | ezinhlaba | awezinhlaba |
| class 7 | senhlaba | esenhlaba | sezinhlaba | esezinhlaba |
| class 8 | zenhlaba | ezenhlaba | zezinhlaba | ezezinhlaba |
| class 9 | yenhlaba | eyenhlaba | yezinhlaba | eyezinhlaba |
| class 10 | zenhlaba | ezenhlaba | zezinhlaba | ezezinhlaba |
| class 11 | lwenhlaba | olwenhlaba | lwezinhlaba | olwezinhlaba |
| class 14 | benhlaba | obenhlaba | bezinhlaba | obezinhlaba |
| class 15 | kwenhlaba | okwenhlaba | kwezinhlaba | okwezinhlaba |
| class 17 | kwenhlaba | okwenhlaba | kwezinhlaba | okwezinhlaba |
Derived terms
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlaɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlaɓa (2.3-8.9)”