isidla
Zulu
Etymology
From isi- + -dla, i.e. the "eating hand".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ísiːɮá/
Noun
ísidlá class 7 (plural ízidlá class 8)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | isidla | izidla | ||
| simple form | sidla | zidla | ||
| locative | esidleni | ezidleni | ||
| copulative | yisidla | yizidla | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wesidla | owesidla | wezidla | owezidla |
| class 2 | besidla | abesidla | bezidla | abezidla |
| class 3 | wesidla | owesidla | wezidla | owezidla |
| class 4 | yesidla | eyesidla | yezidla | eyezidla |
| class 5 | lesidla | elesidla | lezidla | elezidla |
| class 6 | esidla | awesidla | ezidla | awezidla |
| class 7 | sesidla | esesidla | sezidla | esezidla |
| class 8 | zesidla | ezesidla | zezidla | ezezidla |
| class 9 | yesidla | eyesidla | yezidla | eyezidla |
| class 10 | zesidla | ezesidla | zezidla | ezezidla |
| class 11 | lwesidla | olwesidla | lwezidla | olwezidla |
| class 14 | besidla | obesidla | bezidla | obezidla |
| class 15 | kwesidla | okwesidla | kwezidla | okwezidla |
| class 17 | kwesidla | okwesidla | kwezidla | okwezidla |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-dla”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-dla (2.6.6-3)”