umfazi
Northern Ndebele
Noun
úḿfâzi class 1 (plural ábáfâzi class 2)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Southern Ndebele
Noun
úḿfâzi class 1 (plural ábáfâzi class 2)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From umfo + -azi (“feminine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [úḿ̩fâːz̥i̤]
Noun
úḿfâzi class 1 (plural ábáfâzi class 2)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From umufo + -azi (“feminine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úm̩fâːzi/
Noun
úmfâzi class 1 (plural ábafâzi class 2)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | umfazi | abafazi | ||
| simple form | mfazi | bafazi | ||
| locative | kumfazi | kubafazi | ||
| copulative | ngumfazi | ngabafazi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | womfazi | owomfazi | wabafazi | owabafazi |
| class 2 | bomfazi | abomfazi | babafazi | ababafazi |
| class 3 | womfazi | owomfazi | wabafazi | owabafazi |
| class 4 | yomfazi | eyomfazi | yabafazi | eyabafazi |
| class 5 | lomfazi | elomfazi | labafazi | elabafazi |
| class 6 | omfazi | awomfazi | abafazi | awabafazi |
| class 7 | somfazi | esomfazi | sabafazi | esabafazi |
| class 8 | zomfazi | ezomfazi | zabafazi | ezabafazi |
| class 9 | yomfazi | eyomfazi | yabafazi | eyabafazi |
| class 10 | zomfazi | ezomfazi | zabafazi | ezabafazi |
| class 11 | lomfazi | olomfazi | lwabafazi | olwabafazi |
| class 14 | bomfazi | obomfazi | babafazi | obabafazi |
| class 15 | komfazi | okomfazi | kwabafazi | okwabafazi |
| class 17 | komfazi | okomfazi | kwabafazi | okwabafazi |
Derived terms
- isifazane
- ubufazi
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fazi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fazi (umfʼazi, 2.4.3-8.9)”