iyezi
Northern Ndebele
Noun
iyezi? class 5 (plural amayezi class 6)
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íːjeːzí/
Noun
ī́yezí class 5 (plural amáyezí class 6)
- cloud
- Synonym: ifu
- (in the plural) cloudiness, haziness
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | iyezi | amayezi | ||
| simple form | liyezi | mayezi | ||
| locative | eyezini | emayezini | ||
| copulative | yiyezi | ngamayezi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | weyezi | oweyezi | wamayezi | owamayezi |
| class 2 | beyezi | abeyezi | bamayezi | abamayezi |
| class 3 | weyezi | oweyezi | wamayezi | owamayezi |
| class 4 | yeyezi | eyeyezi | yamayezi | eyamayezi |
| class 5 | leyezi | eleyezi | lamayezi | elamayezi |
| class 6 | eyezi | aweyezi | amayezi | awamayezi |
| class 7 | seyezi | eseyezi | samayezi | esamayezi |
| class 8 | zeyezi | ezeyezi | zamayezi | ezamayezi |
| class 9 | yeyezi | eyeyezi | yamayezi | eyamayezi |
| class 10 | zeyezi | ezeyezi | zamayezi | ezamayezi |
| class 11 | lweyezi | olweyezi | lwamayezi | olwamayezi |
| class 14 | beyezi | obeyezi | bamayezi | obamayezi |
| class 15 | kweyezi | okweyezi | kwamayezi | okwamayezi |
| class 17 | kweyezi | okweyezi | kwamayezi | okwamayezi |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-yezi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-yezi (3.2.6.6-3)”