amabele

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Common Bantu *ìbèdé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amáɓeːlé/

Noun

amábelé class 6

1. sorghum

Inflection

Class 6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	—	amabele
Locative	—	emabeleni
	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