ubhiya
Zulu
Etymology
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /úbiːjá/
Noun
úbhiyá class 1a (plural obhiya class 2a)
- beer (European style)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | ubhiya | obhiya | ||
| simple form | bhiya | bobhiya | ||
| locative | kubhiya | kobhiya | ||
| copulative | ngubhiya | ngobhiya | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | kabhiya | okabhiya | wobhiya | owobhiya |
| class 2 | bakabhiya | abakabhiya | bobhiya | abobhiya |
| class 3 | kabhiya | okabhiya | wobhiya | owobhiya |
| class 4 | kabhiya | ekabhiya | yobhiya | eyobhiya |
| class 5 | likabhiya | elikabhiya | lobhiya | elobhiya |
| class 6 | kabhiya | akabhiya | obhiya | awobhiya |
| class 7 | sikabhiya | esikabhiya | sobhiya | esobhiya |
| class 8 | zikabhiya | ezikabhiya | zobhiya | ezobhiya |
| class 9 | kabhiya | ekabhiya | yobhiya | eyobhiya |
| class 10 | zikabhiya | ezikabhiya | zobhiya | ezobhiya |
| class 11 | lukabhiya | olukabhiya | lobhiya | olobhiya |
| class 14 | bukabhiya | obukabhiya | bobhiya | obobhiya |
| class 15 | kukabhiya | okukabhiya | kobhiya | okobhiya |
| class 17 | kukabhiya | okukabhiya | kobhiya | okobhiya |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-biya”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-biya (2.8.3)”