ithemba
Xhosa
Etymology
Noun
ithemba? class 9
Inflection
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Zulu
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /îːtʰéːmba/
Noun
îthémba class 5 (plural ámathémba class 6)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | ithemba | amathemba | ||
| simple form | lithemba | mathemba | ||
| locative | ethembeni | emathembeni | ||
| copulative | yithemba | ngamathemba | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wethemba | owethemba | wamathemba | owamathemba |
| class 2 | bethemba | abethemba | bamathemba | abamathemba |
| class 3 | wethemba | owethemba | wamathemba | owamathemba |
| class 4 | yethemba | eyethemba | yamathemba | eyamathemba |
| class 5 | lethemba | elethemba | lamathemba | elamathemba |
| class 6 | ethemba | awethemba | amathemba | awamathemba |
| class 7 | sethemba | esethemba | samathemba | esamathemba |
| class 8 | zethemba | ezethemba | zamathemba | ezamathemba |
| class 9 | yethemba | eyethemba | yamathemba | eyamathemba |
| class 10 | zethemba | ezethemba | zamathemba | ezamathemba |
| class 11 | lwethemba | olwethemba | lwamathemba | olwamathemba |
| class 14 | bethemba | obethemba | bamathemba | obamathemba |
| class 15 | kwethemba | okwethemba | kwamathemba | okwamathemba |
| class 17 | kwethemba | okwethemba | kwamathemba | okwamathemba |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-themba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-themba (2.6.3.9)”