umsebenzi

Southern Ndebele

Etymology 1

From umu- +‎ -sebenza +‎ -i.

Noun

úḿsébénzi class 1 (plural ábásébénzi class 2)

  1. worker
Inflection

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Etymology 2

Noun

úḿsébênzi class 3 (plural ímísébênzi class 4)

  1. work
Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology 1

From um- +‎ -sebenza +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [úḿ̩séɓéⁿd̥zi̤]

Noun

úḿsébénzi class 1 (plural ábásébénzi class 2)

  1. worker, labourer
Inflection

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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [úḿ̩séɓêːⁿd̥zi̤]

Noun

úḿsébênzi class 3 (plural ímísébênzi class 4)

  1. work
Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology 1

From umu- +‎ -sebenza +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /úm̩seɓéːnzi/

Noun

úmsebénzi class 1 (plural ábasebénzi class 2)

  1. worker, labourer
Inflection
Class 1/2 (locative kumsebenzi)
singular plural
full form umsebenzi abasebenzi
simple form msebenzi basebenzi
locative kumsebenzi kubasebenzi
copulative ngumsebenzi ngabasebenzi
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 womsebenzi owomsebenzi wabasebenzi owabasebenzi
class 2 bomsebenzi abomsebenzi babasebenzi ababasebenzi
class 3 womsebenzi owomsebenzi wabasebenzi owabasebenzi
class 4 yomsebenzi eyomsebenzi yabasebenzi eyabasebenzi
class 5 lomsebenzi elomsebenzi labasebenzi elabasebenzi
class 6 omsebenzi awomsebenzi abasebenzi awabasebenzi
class 7 somsebenzi esomsebenzi sabasebenzi esabasebenzi
class 8 zomsebenzi ezomsebenzi zabasebenzi ezabasebenzi
class 9 yomsebenzi eyomsebenzi yabasebenzi eyabasebenzi
class 10 zomsebenzi ezomsebenzi zabasebenzi ezabasebenzi
class 11 lomsebenzi olomsebenzi lwabasebenzi olwabasebenzi
class 14 bomsebenzi obomsebenzi babasebenzi obabasebenzi
class 15 komsebenzi okomsebenzi kwabasebenzi okwabasebenzi
class 17 komsebenzi okomsebenzi kwabasebenzi okwabasebenzi

Etymology 2

From umu- +‎ -sebenza +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /úm̩seɓêːnzi/

Noun

úmsebênzi class 3 (plural ímisebênzi class 4)

  1. work
  2. job, task, duty
  3. employment
  4. A ritual or ceremony.
Inflection
Class 1/2 (locative kumsebenzi)
singular plural
full form umsebenzi abasebenzi
simple form msebenzi basebenzi
locative kumsebenzi kubasebenzi
copulative ngumsebenzi ngabasebenzi
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 womsebenzi owomsebenzi wabasebenzi owabasebenzi
class 2 bomsebenzi abomsebenzi babasebenzi ababasebenzi
class 3 womsebenzi owomsebenzi wabasebenzi owabasebenzi
class 4 yomsebenzi eyomsebenzi yabasebenzi eyabasebenzi
class 5 lomsebenzi elomsebenzi labasebenzi elabasebenzi
class 6 omsebenzi awomsebenzi abasebenzi awabasebenzi
class 7 somsebenzi esomsebenzi sabasebenzi esabasebenzi
class 8 zomsebenzi ezomsebenzi zabasebenzi ezabasebenzi
class 9 yomsebenzi eyomsebenzi yabasebenzi eyabasebenzi
class 10 zomsebenzi ezomsebenzi zabasebenzi ezabasebenzi
class 11 lomsebenzi olomsebenzi lwabasebenzi olwabasebenzi
class 14 bomsebenzi obomsebenzi babasebenzi obabasebenzi
class 15 komsebenzi okomsebenzi kwabasebenzi okwabasebenzi
class 17 komsebenzi okomsebenzi kwabasebenzi okwabasebenzi

References

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