umdabu
Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uḿ̩daːɓu/
Noun
uḿdabu class 3
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | umdabu | — | ||
| simple form | mdabu | — | ||
| locative | emdatshini | — | ||
| copulative | ngumdabu | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | womdabu | owomdabu | — | — |
| class 2 | bomdabu | abomdabu | — | — |
| class 3 | womdabu | owomdabu | — | — |
| class 4 | yomdabu | eyomdabu | — | — |
| class 5 | lomdabu | elomdabu | — | — |
| class 6 | omdabu | awomdabu | — | — |
| class 7 | somdabu | esomdabu | — | — |
| class 8 | zomdabu | ezomdabu | — | — |
| class 9 | yomdabu | eyomdabu | — | — |
| class 10 | zomdabu | ezomdabu | — | — |
| class 11 | lomdabu | olomdabu | — | — |
| class 14 | bomdabu | obomdabu | — | — |
| class 15 | komdabu | okomdabu | — | — |
| class 17 | komdabu | okomdabu | — | — |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-daɓu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-daɓu (3.2.9.9)”