amafutha

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màkútà.

Noun

ámáfûtha class 6

1. fat

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màkútà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ámáfûːtʰa]

Noun

ámáfûtha class 6

1. fat
2. oil
3. grease

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màkútà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ámafûːtʰa/

Noun

ámafûtha class 6

1. fat, grease
2. oil, liquid fat
3. fuel

   Synonym: uphethiloli

Inflection

Class 6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	—	amafutha
Locative	—	emafutheni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	—		amafutha
Simple form	—		mafutha
Locative	—		emafutheni
Copulative	—		ngamafutha
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	—	—	wamafutha	owamafutha
Class 2	—	—	bamafutha	abamafutha
Class 3	—	—	wamafutha	owamafutha
Class 4	—	—	yamafutha	eyamafutha
Class 5	—	—	lamafutha	elamafutha
Class 6	—	—	amafutha	awamafutha
Class 7	—	—	samafutha	esamafutha
Class 8	—	—	zamafutha	ezamafutha
Class 9	—	—	yamafutha	eyamafutha
Class 10	—	—	zamafutha	ezamafutha
Class 11	—	—	lwamafutha	olwamafutha
Class 14	—	—	bamafutha	obamafutha
Class 15	—	—	kwamafutha	okwamafutha
Class 17	—	—	kwamafutha	okwamafutha

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-futha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-futha (2.4.3-8.9)”