umhlabathi

Zulu

Etymology

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /úm̩ɬaɓâːtʰi/

Noun

úmhlabâthi class 3 (plural ímihlabâthi class 4)

  1. ground, earth, soil
  2. ground (surface of the Earth)
  3. land

Inflection
Class 3/4
Singular Plural
Full form umhlabathi imihlabathi
Locative emhlabathini emihlabathini
Singular Plural
Full form umhlabathi imihlabathi
Simple form mhlabathi mihlabathi
Locative emhlabathini emihlabathini
Copulative ngumhlabathi yimihlabathi
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 womhlabathi owomhlabathi wemihlabathi owemihlabathi
Class 2 bomhlabathi abomhlabathi bemihlabathi abemihlabathi
Class 3 womhlabathi owomhlabathi wemihlabathi owemihlabathi
Class 4 yomhlabathi eyomhlabathi yemihlabathi eyemihlabathi
Class 5 lomhlabathi elomhlabathi lemihlabathi elemihlabathi
Class 6 omhlabathi awomhlabathi emihlabathi awemihlabathi
Class 7 somhlabathi esomhlabathi semihlabathi esemihlabathi
Class 8 zomhlabathi ezomhlabathi zemihlabathi ezemihlabathi
Class 9 yomhlabathi eyomhlabathi yemihlabathi eyemihlabathi
Class 10 zomhlabathi ezomhlabathi zemihlabathi ezemihlabathi
Class 11 lomhlabathi olomhlabathi lwemihlabathi olwemihlabathi
Class 14 bomhlabathi obomhlabathi bemihlabathi obemihlabathi
Class 15 komhlabathi okomhlabathi kwemihlabathi okwemihlabathi
Class 17 komhlabathi okomhlabathi kwemihlabathi okwemihlabathi

References
  • C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-hlaɓathi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlaɓathi (2.4.4.3-8.9)”
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