intombazane

Zulu

Etymology

From intombi +‎ -azi +‎ -ane.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /íntombazâːne/

Noun

íntombazâne class 9 (plural amántombazâne class 6)

  1. young girl
  2. unmarried girl

Inflection

Class 9/6 (locative entombazaneni)
singular plural
full form intombazane amantombazane
simple form ntombazane mantombazane
locative entombazaneni emantombazaneni
copulative yintombazane ngamantombazane
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 wentombazane owentombazane wamantombazane owamantombazane
class 2 bentombazane abentombazane bamantombazane abamantombazane
class 3 wentombazane owentombazane wamantombazane owamantombazane
class 4 yentombazane eyentombazane yamantombazane eyamantombazane
class 5 lentombazane elentombazane lamantombazane elamantombazane
class 6 entombazane awentombazane amantombazane awamantombazane
class 7 sentombazane esentombazane samantombazane esamantombazane
class 8 zentombazane ezentombazane zamantombazane ezamantombazane
class 9 yentombazane eyentombazane yamantombazane eyamantombazane
class 10 zentombazane ezentombazane zamantombazane ezamantombazane
class 11 lwentombazane olwentombazane lwamantombazane olwamantombazane
class 14 bentombazane obentombazane bamantombazane obamantombazane
class 15 kwentombazane okwentombazane kwamantombazane okwamantombazane
class 17 kwentombazane okwentombazane kwamantombazane okwamantombazane

References

  • C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ntombazana(e)”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ntombazana(e) (2.6.6.3-8.9)”
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