isilima
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀démà (“cripple”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ísílîːma]
Noun
ísílîma class 7 (plural ízílîma class 8)
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀démà (“cripple”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ísilîːma/
Noun
ísilîma class 7 (plural ízilîma class 8)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | isilima | izilima | ||
| simple form | silima | zilima | ||
| locative | esilimeni | ezilimeni | ||
| copulative | yisilima | yizilima | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wesilima | owesilima | wezilima | owezilima |
| class 2 | besilima | abesilima | bezilima | abezilima |
| class 3 | wesilima | owesilima | wezilima | owezilima |
| class 4 | yesilima | eyesilima | yezilima | eyezilima |
| class 5 | lesilima | elesilima | lezilima | elezilima |
| class 6 | esilima | awesilima | ezilima | awezilima |
| class 7 | sesilima | esesilima | sezilima | esezilima |
| class 8 | zesilima | ezesilima | zezilima | ezezilima |
| class 9 | yesilima | eyesilima | yezilima | eyezilima |
| class 10 | zesilima | ezesilima | zezilima | ezezilima |
| class 11 | lwesilima | olwesilima | lwezilima | olwezilima |
| class 14 | besilima | obesilima | bezilima | obezilima |
| class 15 | kwesilima | okwesilima | kwezilima | okwezilima |
| class 17 | kwesilima | okwesilima | kwezilima | okwezilima |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-lima”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-lima (2.4.3-8.9)”