isabizwana
Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ísaɓizwâːna/
Noun
ísabizwâna class 7 (plural ízabizwâna class 8)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | isabizwana | izabizwana | ||
| simple form | sabizwana | zabizwana | ||
| locative | esabizwaneni | ezabizwaneni | ||
| copulative | yisabizwana | yizabizwana | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wesabizwana | owesabizwana | wezabizwana | owezabizwana |
| class 2 | besabizwana | abesabizwana | bezabizwana | abezabizwana |
| class 3 | wesabizwana | owesabizwana | wezabizwana | owezabizwana |
| class 4 | yesabizwana | eyesabizwana | yezabizwana | eyezabizwana |
| class 5 | lesabizwana | elesabizwana | lezabizwana | elezabizwana |
| class 6 | esabizwana | awesabizwana | ezabizwana | awezabizwana |
| class 7 | sesabizwana | esesabizwana | sezabizwana | esezabizwana |
| class 8 | zesabizwana | ezesabizwana | zezabizwana | ezezabizwana |
| class 9 | yesabizwana | eyesabizwana | yezabizwana | eyezabizwana |
| class 10 | zesabizwana | ezesabizwana | zezabizwana | ezezabizwana |
| class 11 | lwesabizwana | olwesabizwana | lwezabizwana | olwezabizwana |
| class 14 | besabizwana | obesabizwana | bezabizwana | obezabizwana |
| class 15 | kwesabizwana | okwesabizwana | kwezabizwana | okwezabizwana |
| class 17 | kwesabizwana | okwesabizwana | kwezabizwana | okwezabizwana |
Derived terms
- isabizwana sesimelana
- isabizwana sobumnini
- isabizwana sokukhomba
Isabizwana sokukhomba ~a pronoun that indicates how far is something or someone stand {here, far, over there} For example:John was standing here
: John was standing far
:John was standing over there.
Isabizwana sokukhomba ~yigama elishoyo ukuthi into noma umuntu (ibizo) ime kude kangakanani (lah,leh,laphaya) Isibonelo: UGugu uhlala lah
: UGugu uhlala leh
: UGugu uhlala laphaya
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “aɓizwana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “aɓizwana (2.6.6.3-8.9)”