iphahla
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ìpácà.
Noun
íphahla class 5 (plural ámáphahla class 6)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Phuthi
Noun
íphahlá class 9 (plural típhahlá class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ìpácà.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /íːpʰaːɬa/
Noun
ī́phahla class 5 (plural amáphahla class 6)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | iphahla | amaphahla | ||
| simple form | liphahla | maphahla | ||
| locative | ephahleni | emaphahleni | ||
| copulative | yiphahla | ngamaphahla | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wephahla | owephahla | wamaphahla | owamaphahla |
| class 2 | bephahla | abephahla | bamaphahla | abamaphahla |
| class 3 | wephahla | owephahla | wamaphahla | owamaphahla |
| class 4 | yephahla | eyephahla | yamaphahla | eyamaphahla |
| class 5 | lephahla | elephahla | lamaphahla | elamaphahla |
| class 6 | ephahla | awephahla | amaphahla | awamaphahla |
| class 7 | sephahla | esephahla | samaphahla | esamaphahla |
| class 8 | zephahla | ezephahla | zamaphahla | ezamaphahla |
| class 9 | yephahla | eyephahla | yamaphahla | eyamaphahla |
| class 10 | zephahla | ezephahla | zamaphahla | ezamaphahla |
| class 11 | lwephahla | olwephahla | lwamaphahla | olwamaphahla |
| class 14 | bephahla | obephahla | bamaphahla | obamaphahla |
| class 15 | kwephahla | okwephahla | kwamaphahla | okwamaphahla |
| class 17 | kwephahla | okwephahla | kwamaphahla | okwamaphahla |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-phahla”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-phahla (3.2.9.9)”