indlebe
Lala (South Africa)
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njèbé, a variant of Proto-Bantu *ndèbé, derived from Proto-Bantu *-dèba (“be slack, be hanging”).
Noun
índlebé
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njèbé, a variant of Proto-Bantu *ndèbé, derived from Proto-Bantu *-dèba (“be slack, be hanging”).
Noun
índlebé class 9 (plural ízíndlebé class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njèbé, a variant of Proto-Bantu *ndèbé, derived from Proto-Bantu *-dèba (“be slack, be hanging”).
Noun
índlebé class 9 (plural íindlebé class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njèbé, a variant of Proto-Bantu *ndèbé, derived from Proto-Bantu *-dèba (“be slack, be hanging”).
Noun
índlebé class 9 (plural tíndlebé class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njèbé, a variant of Proto-Bantu *ndèbé, derived from Proto-Bantu *-dèba (“be slack, be hanging”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íⁿd̥ɮe̤ːɓé]
Noun
índlebé class 9 (plural íindlebé class 10)
Inflection
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njèbé, a variant of Proto-Bantu *ndèbé, derived from Proto-Bantu *-dèba (“be slack, be hanging”). Cognate with Tswana tsêbê and Shona nzeve.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ínɮeːɓé/
Noun
índlebé class 9 (plural izíndlebé class 10)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | indlebe | izindlebe | ||
| simple form | ndlebe | zindlebe | ||
| locative | endlebeni | ezindlebeni | ||
| copulative | yindlebe | yizindlebe | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wendlebe | owendlebe | wezindlebe | owezindlebe |
| class 2 | bendlebe | abendlebe | bezindlebe | abezindlebe |
| class 3 | wendlebe | owendlebe | wezindlebe | owezindlebe |
| class 4 | yendlebe | eyendlebe | yezindlebe | eyezindlebe |
| class 5 | lendlebe | elendlebe | lezindlebe | elezindlebe |
| class 6 | endlebe | awendlebe | ezindlebe | awezindlebe |
| class 7 | sendlebe | esendlebe | sezindlebe | esezindlebe |
| class 8 | zendlebe | ezendlebe | zezindlebe | ezezindlebe |
| class 9 | yendlebe | eyendlebe | yezindlebe | eyezindlebe |
| class 10 | zendlebe | ezendlebe | zezindlebe | ezezindlebe |
| class 11 | lwendlebe | olwendlebe | lwezindlebe | olwezindlebe |
| class 14 | bendlebe | obendlebe | bezindlebe | obezindlebe |
| class 15 | kwendlebe | okwendlebe | kwezindlebe | okwezindlebe |
| class 17 | kwendlebe | okwendlebe | kwezindlebe | okwezindlebe |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-dleɓe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-dleɓe (2.8.3)”