ubutha

Zulu

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀táà (“bow”). Its meaning may have been influenced by isitha (“enemy”), or it may be a derivation from isitha, which itself is ultimately from the same Proto-Bantu root.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /úɓuːtʰá/

Noun

úbuthá class 14

  1. hostility, enmity, rivalry

Inflection

Class 14 (locative ebutheni)
singular plural
full form ubutha —
simple form butha —
locative ebutheni —
copulative ngubutha —
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 wobutha owobutha — —
class 2 bobutha abobutha — —
class 3 wobutha owobutha — —
class 4 yobutha eyobutha — —
class 5 lobutha elobutha — —
class 6 obutha awobutha — —
class 7 sobutha esobutha — —
class 8 zobutha ezobutha — —
class 9 yobutha eyobutha — —
class 10 zobutha ezobutha — —
class 11 lobutha olobutha — —
class 14 bobutha obobutha — —
class 15 kobutha okobutha — —
class 17 kobutha okobutha — —

References

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