intombi

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

íntombí class 9 (plural íintombí class 10)

  1. girl

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [íⁿtoːᵐb̥ǐ̤]

Noun

íntombí class 9 (plural íintombí class 10)

  1. girl

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From in- +‎ -thomba +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /íntoːmbí/

Noun

íntombí class 9 (plural izintômbí class 10)

  1. girl
  2. girlfriend, fiancée
  3. maiden, virgin

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative entombini)
singular plural
full form intombi izintombi
simple form ntombi zintombi
locative entombini ezintombini
copulative yintombi yizintombi
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 wentombi owentombi wezintombi owezintombi
class 2 bentombi abentombi bezintombi abezintombi
class 3 wentombi owentombi wezintombi owezintombi
class 4 yentombi eyentombi yezintombi eyezintombi
class 5 lentombi elentombi lezintombi elezintombi
class 6 entombi awentombi ezintombi awezintombi
class 7 sentombi esentombi sezintombi esezintombi
class 8 zentombi ezentombi zezintombi ezezintombi
class 9 yentombi eyentombi yezintombi eyezintombi
class 10 zentombi ezentombi zezintombi ezezintombi
class 11 lwentombi olwentombi lwezintombi olwezintombi
class 14 bentombi obentombi bezintombi obezintombi
class 15 kwentombi okwentombi kwezintombi okwezintombi
class 17 kwentombi okwentombi kwezintombi okwezintombi

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