Zimbaabuwe

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French Zimbabwe, from Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (house of stones), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zimbaːˈbuwe/ [zɪmbaːˈbʊwɛ]
  • Hyphenation: Zim‧baa‧bu‧we

Proper noun

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Zimbaabúwe m

  1. Zimbabwe (a country in Africa)

Declension

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Declension of Zimbaabúwe
absolutive Zimbaabúwe
predicative Zimbaabúwe
subjective Zimbaabuwí
genitive Zimbaabuwí
Postpositioned forms
l-case Zimbaabúwel
k-case Zimbaabúwek
t-case Zimbaabúwet
h-case Zimbaabúweh

References

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  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 24