insimbi
Swazi
Etymology
Cognate with Luganda ensimbi, Shona simbi, Sotho tshepe, and Venda tsimbi.
Noun
ínsîmbi class 9 (plural tínsîmbi class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
Cognate with Luganda ensimbi, Shona simbi, Sotho tshepe, and Venda tsimbi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ínsîːmbi/
Noun
ínsîmbi class 9 (plural ízinsîmbi class 10)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | insimbi | izinsimbi | ||
| simple form | nsimbi | zinsimbi | ||
| locative | ensimbini | ezinsimbini | ||
| copulative | yinsimbi | yizinsimbi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wensimbi | owensimbi | wezinsimbi | owezinsimbi |
| class 2 | bensimbi | abensimbi | bezinsimbi | abezinsimbi |
| class 3 | wensimbi | owensimbi | wezinsimbi | owezinsimbi |
| class 4 | yensimbi | eyensimbi | yezinsimbi | eyezinsimbi |
| class 5 | lensimbi | elensimbi | lezinsimbi | elezinsimbi |
| class 6 | ensimbi | awensimbi | ezinsimbi | awezinsimbi |
| class 7 | sensimbi | esensimbi | sezinsimbi | esezinsimbi |
| class 8 | zensimbi | ezensimbi | zezinsimbi | ezezinsimbi |
| class 9 | yensimbi | eyensimbi | yezinsimbi | eyezinsimbi |
| class 10 | zensimbi | ezensimbi | zezinsimbi | ezezinsimbi |
| class 11 | lwensimbi | olwensimbi | lwezinsimbi | olwezinsimbi |
| class 14 | bensimbi | obensimbi | bezinsimbi | obezinsimbi |
| class 15 | kwensimbi | okwensimbi | kwezinsimbi | okwezinsimbi |
| class 17 | kwensimbi | okwensimbi | kwezinsimbi | okwezinsimbi |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nsimbi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nsimbi (2.3-8.9)”