amabele

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Common Bantu *ìbèdé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amáɓeːlé/

Noun

amábelé class 6

1. sorghum

Inflection

Class 6 (locative —)

	singular		plural
full form	—		amabele
simple form	—		mabele
locative	—		emabeleni
copulative	—		ngamabele
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	—	—	wamabele	owamabele
class 2	—	—	bamabele	abamabele
class 3	—	—	wamabele	owamabele
class 4	—	—	yamabele	eyamabele
class 5	—	—	lamabele	elamabele
class 6	—	—	amabele	awamabele
class 7	—	—	samabele	esamabele
class 8	—	—	zamabele	ezamabele
class 9	—	—	yamabele	eyamabele
class 10	—	—	zamabele	ezamabele
class 11	—	—	lwamabele	olwamabele
class 14	—	—	bamabele	obamabele
class 15	—	—	kwamabele	okwamabele
class 17	—	—	kwamabele	okwamabele

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ámaɓéːle/

Noun

amabele class 6

1. plural of ibele