inzima
Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ínziːma/
Noun
ínzima class 9 (plural izínzima class 10)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | inzima | izinzima | ||
| simple form | nzima | zinzima | ||
| locative | enzimeni | ezinzimeni | ||
| copulative | yinzima | yizinzima | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wenzima | owenzima | wezinzima | owezinzima |
| class 2 | benzima | abenzima | bezinzima | abezinzima |
| class 3 | wenzima | owenzima | wezinzima | owezinzima |
| class 4 | yenzima | eyenzima | yezinzima | eyezinzima |
| class 5 | lenzima | elenzima | lezinzima | elezinzima |
| class 6 | enzima | awenzima | ezinzima | awezinzima |
| class 7 | senzima | esenzima | sezinzima | esezinzima |
| class 8 | zenzima | ezenzima | zezinzima | ezezinzima |
| class 9 | yenzima | eyenzima | yezinzima | eyezinzima |
| class 10 | zenzima | ezenzima | zezinzima | ezezinzima |
| class 11 | lwenzima | olwenzima | lwezinzima | olwezinzima |
| class 14 | benzima | obenzima | bezinzima | obezinzima |
| class 15 | kwenzima | okwenzima | kwezinzima | okwezinzima |
| class 17 | kwenzima | okwenzima | kwezinzima | okwezinzima |
Derived terms
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nzima”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nzima (2.9.9)”