uNcwaba

Zulu

Alternative forms

  • uNcwabakazi

Etymology

From u- (class 1a) +‎ -ncwaba (“glossy, fresh, clean, attractive”). Named after the appearance of new grass after veld-burning.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /úᵑǀwáːɓa/

Noun

úNcwába class 1a (plural ôNcwába class 2a)

  1. August
  2. the first month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in July

Inflection

Class 1a/2a (locative kuNcwaba)
singular plural
full form uNcwaba oNcwaba
simple form Ncwaba boNcwaba
locative kuNcwaba koNcwaba
copulative nguNcwaba ngoNcwaba
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 kaNcwaba okaNcwaba woNcwaba owoNcwaba
class 2 bakaNcwaba abakaNcwaba boNcwaba aboNcwaba
class 3 kaNcwaba okaNcwaba woNcwaba owoNcwaba
class 4 kaNcwaba ekaNcwaba yoNcwaba eyoNcwaba
class 5 likaNcwaba elikaNcwaba loNcwaba eloNcwaba
class 6 kaNcwaba akaNcwaba oNcwaba awoNcwaba
class 7 sikaNcwaba esikaNcwaba soNcwaba esoNcwaba
class 8 zikaNcwaba ezikaNcwaba zoNcwaba ezoNcwaba
class 9 kaNcwaba ekaNcwaba yoNcwaba eyoNcwaba
class 10 zikaNcwaba ezikaNcwaba zoNcwaba ezoNcwaba
class 11 lukaNcwaba olukaNcwaba loNcwaba oloNcwaba
class 14 bukaNcwaba obukaNcwaba boNcwaba oboNcwaba
class 15 kukaNcwaba okukaNcwaba koNcwaba okoNcwaba
class 17 kukaNcwaba okukaNcwaba koNcwaba okoNcwaba

Synonyms

References

  • C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ncwaɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ncwaɓa (2.4.9)”
  • Koopman, Adrian (2002) Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press
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