uMhlaba
See also: umhlaba
Zulu
Etymology
From umhlaba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úm̩ɬâːɓa/
Noun
úMhlâba class 3
- Earth (planet)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | uMhlaba | — | ||
| simple form | Mhlaba | — | ||
| locative | eMhlabeni | — | ||
| copulative | nguMhlaba | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | woMhlaba | owoMhlaba | — | — |
| class 2 | boMhlaba | aboMhlaba | — | — |
| class 3 | woMhlaba | owoMhlaba | — | — |
| class 4 | yoMhlaba | eyoMhlaba | — | — |
| class 5 | loMhlaba | eloMhlaba | — | — |
| class 6 | oMhlaba | awoMhlaba | — | — |
| class 7 | soMhlaba | esoMhlaba | — | — |
| class 8 | zoMhlaba | ezoMhlaba | — | — |
| class 9 | yoMhlaba | eyoMhlaba | — | — |
| class 10 | zoMhlaba | ezoMhlaba | — | — |
| class 11 | loMhlaba | oloMhlaba | — | — |
| class 14 | boMhlaba | oboMhlaba | — | — |
| class 15 | koMhlaba | okoMhlaba | — | — |
| class 17 | koMhlaba | okoMhlaba | — | — |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlaɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlaɓa (2.4.3-8.9)”