ifu
See also: IFU
Afar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈifu/ [ˈʔɪfʊ]
- Hyphenation: i‧fu
Noun
ífu m
Derived terms
- ifóyta (diminutive)
References
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Japanese
Romanization
ifu
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ílífu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íːfu/
Noun
ī́fu class 5 (plural amáfu class 6)
- cloud
- Synonym: iyezi
- (in the plural) sky
- Synonyms: isibhakabhaka, izulu
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | ifu | amafu | ||
| simple form | lifu | mafu | ||
| locative | efini | emafini | ||
| copulative | yifu | ngamafu | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wefu | owefu | wamafu | owamafu |
| class 2 | befu | abefu | bamafu | abamafu |
| class 3 | wefu | owefu | wamafu | owamafu |
| class 4 | yefu | eyefu | yamafu | eyamafu |
| class 5 | lefu | elefu | lamafu | elamafu |
| class 6 | efu | awefu | amafu | awamafu |
| class 7 | sefu | esefu | samafu | esamafu |
| class 8 | zefu | ezefu | zamafu | ezamafu |
| class 9 | yefu | eyefu | yamafu | eyamafu |
| class 10 | zefu | ezefu | zamafu | ezamafu |
| class 11 | lwefu | olwefu | lwamafu | olwamafu |
| class 14 | befu | obefu | bamafu | obamafu |
| class 15 | kwefu | okwefu | kwamafu | okwamafu |
| class 17 | kwefu | okwefu | kwamafu | okwamafu |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fu (3.2.9)”