amathe

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màtáì.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ámaːtʰé]

Noun

ámathé class 6

1. saliva

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màtáì.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ámaːtʰé/

Noun

ámathé class 6

1. saliva

Inflection

Class 6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	—	amathe
Locative	—	ematheni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	—		amathe
Simple form	—		mathe
Locative	—		ematheni
Copulative	—		ngamathe
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	—	—	wamathe	owamathe
Class 2	—	—	bamathe	abamathe
Class 3	—	—	wamathe	owamathe
Class 4	—	—	yamathe	eyamathe
Class 5	—	—	lamathe	elamathe
Class 6	—	—	amathe	awamathe
Class 7	—	—	samathe	esamathe
Class 8	—	—	zamathe	ezamathe
Class 9	—	—	yamathe	eyamathe
Class 10	—	—	zamathe	ezamathe
Class 11	—	—	lwamathe	olwamathe
Class 14	—	—	bamathe	obamathe
Class 15	—	—	kwamathe	okwamathe
Class 17	—	—	kwamathe	okwamathe

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-the”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-the (2.6.3)”