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 (locative —)

	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)”