imamba
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mbámbà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ímâːᵐb̥a̤]
Noun
ímâmba class 9 (plural íimâmba class 10)
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mbámbà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ímâːmba/
Noun
ímâmba class 9 (plural ízimâmba class 10)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | imamba | izimamba | ||
| simple form | mamba | zimamba | ||
| locative | emambeni | ezimambeni | ||
| copulative | yimamba | yizimamba | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wemamba | owemamba | wezimamba | owezimamba |
| class 2 | bemamba | abemamba | bezimamba | abezimamba |
| class 3 | wemamba | owemamba | wezimamba | owezimamba |
| class 4 | yemamba | eyemamba | yezimamba | eyezimamba |
| class 5 | lemamba | elemamba | lezimamba | elezimamba |
| class 6 | emamba | awemamba | ezimamba | awezimamba |
| class 7 | semamba | esemamba | sezimamba | esezimamba |
| class 8 | zemamba | ezemamba | zezimamba | ezezimamba |
| class 9 | yemamba | eyemamba | yezimamba | eyezimamba |
| class 10 | zemamba | ezemamba | zezimamba | ezezimamba |
| class 11 | lwemamba | olwemamba | lwezimamba | olwezimamba |
| class 14 | bemamba | obemamba | bezimamba | obezimamba |
| class 15 | kwemamba | okwemamba | kwezimamba | okwezimamba |
| class 17 | kwemamba | okwemamba | kwezimamba | okwezimamba |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mamba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mamba (2.3-8.9)”