isikhumba
Northern Ndebele
Noun
ísíkhumba class 7 (plural ízíkhûmba class 8)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ísíkʰuːᵐb̥a̤]
Noun
ísíkhumba class 7 (plural ízíkhûmba class 8)
Inflection
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /isíkʰuːmba/
Noun
isíkhumba class 7 (plural izikhûmba class 8)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | isikhumba | izikhumba | ||
| simple form | sikhumba | zikhumba | ||
| locative | esikhumbeni | ezikhumbeni | ||
| copulative | yisikhumba | yizikhumba | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wesikhumba | owesikhumba | wezikhumba | owezikhumba |
| class 2 | besikhumba | abesikhumba | bezikhumba | abezikhumba |
| class 3 | wesikhumba | owesikhumba | wezikhumba | owezikhumba |
| class 4 | yesikhumba | eyesikhumba | yezikhumba | eyezikhumba |
| class 5 | lesikhumba | elesikhumba | lezikhumba | elezikhumba |
| class 6 | esikhumba | awesikhumba | ezikhumba | awezikhumba |
| class 7 | sesikhumba | esesikhumba | sezikhumba | esezikhumba |
| class 8 | zesikhumba | ezesikhumba | zezikhumba | ezezikhumba |
| class 9 | yesikhumba | eyesikhumba | yezikhumba | eyezikhumba |
| class 10 | zesikhumba | ezesikhumba | zezikhumba | ezezikhumba |
| class 11 | lwesikhumba | olwesikhumba | lwezikhumba | olwezikhumba |
| class 14 | besikhumba | obesikhumba | bezikhumba | obezikhumba |
| class 15 | kwesikhumba | okwesikhumba | kwezikhumba | okwezikhumba |
| class 17 | kwesikhumba | okwesikhumba | kwezikhumba | okwezikhumba |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khumba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khumba (3.2.9.9)”