isandla
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀gànjà.
Noun
ísándla class 7 (plural ízándla class 8)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀gànjà.
Noun
ísándla class 7 (plural ízándla class 8)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀gànjà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ísáːⁿd̥ɮa̤]
Noun
ísándla class 7 (plural ízándla class 8)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀gànjà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /isáːnɮa/
Noun
isándla class 7 (plural izándla class 8)
- hand
- handful
- Synonym: ukhweshe
- hand, handwriting
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | isandla | izandla | ||
| simple form | sandla | zandla | ||
| locative | esandleni | ezandleni | ||
| copulative | yisandla | yizandla | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wesandla | owesandla | wezandla | owezandla |
| class 2 | besandla | abesandla | bezandla | abezandla |
| class 3 | wesandla | owesandla | wezandla | owezandla |
| class 4 | yesandla | eyesandla | yezandla | eyezandla |
| class 5 | lesandla | elesandla | lezandla | elezandla |
| class 6 | esandla | awesandla | ezandla | awezandla |
| class 7 | sesandla | esesandla | sezandla | esezandla |
| class 8 | zesandla | ezesandla | zezandla | ezezandla |
| class 9 | yesandla | eyesandla | yezandla | eyezandla |
| class 10 | zesandla | ezesandla | zezandla | ezezandla |
| class 11 | lwesandla | olwesandla | lwezandla | olwezandla |
| class 14 | besandla | obesandla | bezandla | obezandla |
| class 15 | kwesandla | okwesandla | kwezandla | okwezandla |
| class 17 | kwesandla | okwesandla | kwezandla | okwezandla |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-andla”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-andla (3.2.9)”