amabele

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Common Bantu *ìbèdé.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amáɓeːlé/

Noun

amábelé class 6

  1. sorghum
Inflection
Class 6 (locative —)
singular plural
full form — amabele
simple form — mabele
locative — emabeleni
copulative — ngamabele
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 — — wamabele owamabele
class 2 — — bamabele abamabele
class 3 — — wamabele owamabele
class 4 — — yamabele eyamabele
class 5 — — lamabele elamabele
class 6 — — amabele awamabele
class 7 — — samabele esamabele
class 8 — — zamabele ezamabele
class 9 — — yamabele eyamabele
class 10 — — zamabele ezamabele
class 11 — — lwamabele olwamabele
class 14 — — bamabele obamabele
class 15 — — kwamabele okwamabele
class 17 — — kwamabele okwamabele

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ámaɓéːle/

Noun

amabele class 6

  1. plural of ibele
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