nzima
See also: Nzima
Sango
Noun
nzima (plural ânzima)
- sugarcane
- Synonyms: angbökö, ngâakô
Southern Ndebele
Relative
-nzima
Inflection
| modifier | copulative | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | enginzima | nginzima |
| 2nd singular | onzima | unzima |
| 1st plural | esinzima | sinzima |
| 2nd plural | eninzima | ninzima |
| class 1 | onzima | unzima |
| class 2 | abanzima | banzima |
| class 3 | onzima | unzima |
| class 4 | enzima | inzima |
| class 5 | elinzima | linzima |
| class 6 | anzima | anzima |
| class 7 | esinzima | sinzima |
| class 8 | ezinzima | zinzima |
| class 9 | enzima | inzima |
| class 10 | ezinzima | zinzima |
| class 14 | obunzima | bunzima |
| class 15 | okunzima | kunzima |
| class 17 | okunzima | kunzima |
See also
| -mhlophe | -tshetlha | -nzima |
| -bomvu | -orentji; -nzotho | -tjheli |
| -hlaza | ||
| -hlaza | ||
| -phephuli | -pinki |
Swahili
Adjective
nzima
- n class(IX/X) inflected form of -zima
Xhosa
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Relative
-nzima
Inflection
| modifier | copulative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| positive | negative | positive | negative | |
| 1st singular | endinzima | endingenzima | ndinzima | andinzima |
| 2nd singular | onzima | ongenzima | unzima | awunzima |
| 1st plural | esinzima | esingenzima | sinzima | asinzima |
| 2nd plural | eninzima | eningenzima | ninzima | aninzima |
| class 1 | onzima | ongenzima | unzima | akanzima |
| class 2 | abanzima | abangenzima | banzima | abanzima |
| class 3 | onzima | ongenzima | unzima | awunzima |
| class 4 | enzima | engenzima | inzima | ayinzima |
| class 5 | elinzima | elingenzima | linzima | alinzima |
| class 6 | anzima | angenzima | anzima | awanzima |
| class 7 | esinzima | esingenzima | sinzima | asinzima |
| class 8 | ezinzima | ezingenzima | zinzima | azinzima |
| class 9 | enzima | engenzima | inzima | ayinzima |
| class 10 | ezinzima | ezingenzima | zinzima | azinzima |
| class 11 | olunzima | olungenzima | lunzima | alunzima |
| class 14 | obunzima | obungenzima | bunzima | abunzima |
| class 15 | okunzima | okungenzima | kunzima | akunzima |
| class 17 | okunzima | okungenzima | kunzima | akunzima |
Zulu
Etymology
From inzima.
Relative
-nzima
Inflection
| modifier | copulative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| positive | negative | positive | negative | |
| 1st singular | enginzima | engingenzima | nginzima | anginzima |
| 2nd singular | onzima | ongenzima | unzima | awunzima |
| 1st plural | esinzima | esingenzima | sinzima | asinzima |
| 2nd plural | eninzima | eningenzima | ninzima | aninzima |
| class 1 | onzima | ongenzima | unzima | akanzima |
| class 2 | abanzima | abangenzima | banzima | abanzima |
| class 3 | onzima | ongenzima | unzima | awunzima |
| class 4 | enzima | engenzima | inzima | ayinzima |
| class 5 | elinzima | elingenzima | linzima | alinzima |
| class 6 | anzima | angenzima | anzima | awanzima |
| class 7 | esinzima | esingenzima | sinzima | asinzima |
| class 8 | ezinzima | ezingenzima | zinzima | azinzima |
| class 9 | enzima | engenzima | inzima | ayinzima |
| class 10 | ezinzima | ezingenzima | zinzima | azinzima |
| class 11 | olunzima | olungenzima | lunzima | alunzima |
| class 14 | obunzima | obungenzima | bunzima | abunzima |
| class 15 | okunzima | okungenzima | kunzima | akunzima |
| class 17 | okunzima | okungenzima | kunzima | akunzima |
Derived terms
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nzima”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nzima”