umuhlwa
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀cʊ́á.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úmuːɬwá/
Noun
úmuhlwá class 3 (plural ímihlwá class 4)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | umuhlwa | imihlwa | ||
| simple form | muhlwa | mihlwa | ||
| locative | emuhlweni | emihlweni | ||
| copulative | ngumuhlwa | yimihlwa | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | womuhlwa | owomuhlwa | wemihlwa | owemihlwa |
| class 2 | bomuhlwa | abomuhlwa | bemihlwa | abemihlwa |
| class 3 | womuhlwa | owomuhlwa | wemihlwa | owemihlwa |
| class 4 | yomuhlwa | eyomuhlwa | yemihlwa | eyemihlwa |
| class 5 | lomuhlwa | elomuhlwa | lemihlwa | elemihlwa |
| class 6 | omuhlwa | awomuhlwa | emihlwa | awemihlwa |
| class 7 | somuhlwa | esomuhlwa | semihlwa | esemihlwa |
| class 8 | zomuhlwa | ezomuhlwa | zemihlwa | ezemihlwa |
| class 9 | yomuhlwa | eyomuhlwa | yemihlwa | eyemihlwa |
| class 10 | zomuhlwa | ezomuhlwa | zemihlwa | ezemihlwa |
| class 11 | lomuhlwa | olomuhlwa | lwemihlwa | olwemihlwa |
| class 14 | bomuhlwa | obomuhlwa | bemihlwa | obemihlwa |
| class 15 | komuhlwa | okomuhlwa | kwemihlwa | okwemihlwa |
| class 17 | komuhlwa | okomuhlwa | kwemihlwa | okwemihlwa |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlwa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlwa (2.3-5.4)”