iqabi
Zulu
Etymology
From a Khoe language. Compare Khoekhoe ǂgaeb (“leaf”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íːǃaːɓí/
Noun
ī́qabí class 5 (plural amáqabí class 6)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | iqabi | amaqabi | ||
| simple form | liqabi | maqabi | ||
| locative | eqabini | emaqabini | ||
| copulative | yiqabi | ngamaqabi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | weqabi | oweqabi | wamaqabi | owamaqabi |
| class 2 | beqabi | abeqabi | bamaqabi | abamaqabi |
| class 3 | weqabi | oweqabi | wamaqabi | owamaqabi |
| class 4 | yeqabi | eyeqabi | yamaqabi | eyamaqabi |
| class 5 | leqabi | eleqabi | lamaqabi | elamaqabi |
| class 6 | eqabi | aweqabi | amaqabi | awamaqabi |
| class 7 | seqabi | eseqabi | samaqabi | esamaqabi |
| class 8 | zeqabi | ezeqabi | zamaqabi | ezamaqabi |
| class 9 | yeqabi | eyeqabi | yamaqabi | eyamaqabi |
| class 10 | zeqabi | ezeqabi | zamaqabi | ezamaqabi |
| class 11 | lweqabi | olweqabi | lwamaqabi | olwamaqabi |
| class 14 | beqabi | obeqabi | bamaqabi | obamaqabi |
| class 15 | kweqabi | okweqabi | kwamaqabi | okwamaqabi |
| class 17 | kweqabi | okweqabi | kwamaqabi | okwamaqabi |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-qaɓi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-qaɓi (3.2.6.3)”