umakhelwane

Zulu

Etymology

From um- (“class 1”) +‎ -akh- (“build”) +‎ -el- (“applicative”) +‎ -w- (“passive”) +‎ -ane (“reciprocal”). Reanalyzed as class 1a. Literal meaning is someone who you built together with.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /úmakʰélwaːne/

Noun

úmakhélwane class 1a (plural ômakhélwane class 2a)

  1. neighbor

Inflection

Class 1a/2a (locative kumakhelwane)
singular plural
full form umakhelwane omakhelwane
simple form makhelwane bomakhelwane
locative kumakhelwane komakhelwane
copulative ngumakhelwane ngomakhelwane
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 kamakhelwane okamakhelwane womakhelwane owomakhelwane
class 2 bakamakhelwane abakamakhelwane bomakhelwane abomakhelwane
class 3 kamakhelwane okamakhelwane womakhelwane owomakhelwane
class 4 kamakhelwane ekamakhelwane yomakhelwane eyomakhelwane
class 5 likamakhelwane elikamakhelwane lomakhelwane elomakhelwane
class 6 kamakhelwane akamakhelwane omakhelwane awomakhelwane
class 7 sikamakhelwane esikamakhelwane somakhelwane esomakhelwane
class 8 zikamakhelwane ezikamakhelwane zomakhelwane ezomakhelwane
class 9 kamakhelwane ekamakhelwane yomakhelwane eyomakhelwane
class 10 zikamakhelwane ezikamakhelwane zomakhelwane ezomakhelwane
class 11 lukamakhelwane olukamakhelwane lomakhelwane olomakhelwane
class 14 bukamakhelwane obukamakhelwane bomakhelwane obomakhelwane
class 15 kukamakhelwane okukamakhelwane komakhelwane okomakhelwane
class 17 kukamakhelwane okukamakhelwane komakhelwane okomakhelwane

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-makhelwane”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-makhelwane (2.6.3.9.9)”

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