isikhali
Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ísikʰáːli/
Noun
ísikháli class 7 (plural ízikháli class 8)
Usage notes
The singular form is not used frequently, the plural izikhali (“weapons”) is used most often.
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | isikhali | izikhali | ||
| simple form | sikhali | zikhali | ||
| locative | esikhalini | ezikhalini | ||
| copulative | yisikhali | yizikhali | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wesikhali | owesikhali | wezikhali | owezikhali |
| class 2 | besikhali | abesikhali | bezikhali | abezikhali |
| class 3 | wesikhali | owesikhali | wezikhali | owezikhali |
| class 4 | yesikhali | eyesikhali | yezikhali | eyezikhali |
| class 5 | lesikhali | elesikhali | lezikhali | elezikhali |
| class 6 | esikhali | awesikhali | ezikhali | awezikhali |
| class 7 | sesikhali | esesikhali | sezikhali | esezikhali |
| class 8 | zesikhali | ezesikhali | zezikhali | ezezikhali |
| class 9 | yesikhali | eyesikhali | yezikhali | eyezikhali |
| class 10 | zesikhali | ezesikhali | zezikhali | ezezikhali |
| class 11 | lwesikhali | olwesikhali | lwezikhali | olwezikhali |
| class 14 | besikhali | obesikhali | bezikhali | obezikhali |
| class 15 | kwesikhali | okwesikhali | kwezikhali | okwezikhali |
| class 17 | kwesikhali | okwesikhali | kwezikhali | okwezikhali |
Derived terms
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khali”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khali (2.4.3.9)”