umnyama

Swazi

Noun

úḿnyáma class 3

  1. bad luck
    Synonym: sinyama

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Noun

umnyama? class 3 (plural iminyama class 4)

  1. rainbow

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /úm̩ɲáːma/

Noun

úmnyáma class 3

  1. darkness, gloom
  2. bad omen

Inflection

Class 3 (locative emnyameni)
singular plural
full form umnyama
simple form mnyama
locative emnyameni
copulative ngumnyama
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 womnyama owomnyama
class 2 bomnyama abomnyama
class 3 womnyama owomnyama
class 4 yomnyama eyomnyama
class 5 lomnyama elomnyama
class 6 omnyama awomnyama
class 7 somnyama esomnyama
class 8 zomnyama ezomnyama
class 9 yomnyama eyomnyama
class 10 zomnyama ezomnyama
class 11 lomnyama olomnyama
class 14 bomnyama obomnyama
class 15 komnyama okomnyama
class 17 komnyama okomnyama

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