isitha

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bìtáà (“war, army”), derived from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀táà (“bow”).

Noun

ísithá class 7 (plural ízithá class 8)

  1. enemy

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bìtáà (“war, army”), derived from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀táà (“bow”).

Noun

ísithá class 7 (plural ízithá class 8)

  1. enemy

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /íːsiːtʰa/

Noun

ī́sitha class 5 (plural amásitha class 6)

  1. seclusion, private place
Inflection
Class 5/6, short locative (locative esitha)
singular plural
full form isitha amasitha
simple form lisitha masitha
locative esitha emasitha
copulative yisitha ngamasitha
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 wesitha owesitha wamasitha owamasitha
class 2 besitha abesitha bamasitha abamasitha
class 3 wesitha owesitha wamasitha owamasitha
class 4 yesitha eyesitha yamasitha eyamasitha
class 5 lesitha elesitha lamasitha elamasitha
class 6 esitha awesitha amasitha awamasitha
class 7 sesitha esesitha samasitha esamasitha
class 8 zesitha ezesitha zamasitha ezamasitha
class 9 yesitha eyesitha yamasitha eyamasitha
class 10 zesitha ezesitha zamasitha ezamasitha
class 11 lwesitha olwesitha lwamasitha olwamasitha
class 14 besitha obesitha bamasitha obamasitha
class 15 kwesitha okwesitha kwamasitha okwamasitha
class 17 kwesitha okwesitha kwamasitha okwamasitha

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *bìtáà (“war, army”), derived from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀táà (“bow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ísiːtʰá/

Noun

ísithá class 7 (plural ízithá class 8)

  1. enemy, opponent, adversary
Inflection
Class 7/8 (locative esitheni)
singular plural
full form isitha izitha
simple form sitha zitha
locative esitheni ezitheni
copulative yisitha yizitha
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 wesitha owesitha wezitha owezitha
class 2 besitha abesitha bezitha abezitha
class 3 wesitha owesitha wezitha owezitha
class 4 yesitha eyesitha yezitha eyezitha
class 5 lesitha elesitha lezitha elezitha
class 6 esitha awesitha ezitha awezitha
class 7 sesitha esesitha sezitha esezitha
class 8 zesitha ezesitha zezitha ezezitha
class 9 yesitha eyesitha yezitha eyezitha
class 10 zesitha ezesitha zezitha ezezitha
class 11 lwesitha olwesitha lwezitha olwezitha
class 14 besitha obesitha bezitha obezitha
class 15 kwesitha okwesitha kwezitha okwezitha
class 17 kwesitha okwesitha kwezitha okwezitha

References

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