fuphi

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kúpɪ́.

Adjective

-fúphi

1. short

Inflection

Adjective concord
	Modifier	Copulative
1st singular	legimufuphi	gimufuphi
2nd singular	lomufuphi	umufuphi
1st plural	lesibafuphi	sibafuphi
2nd plural	lelibafuphi	libafuphi
Class 1	lamufuphi	mhufuphi
Class 2	labafuphi	bhafuphi
Class 3	lomufuphi	mhufuphi
Class 4	lemifuphi	mhifuphi
Class 5	lelifuphi	lhifuphi
Class 6	lamafuphi	mhafuphi
Class 7	lesifuphi	ssifuphi
Class 8	letifuphi	ttifuphi
Class 9	lefuphi	yhifuphi
Class 10	letifuphi	ttifuphi
Class 14	lobufuphi	bhufuphi
Class 15	lokufuphi	kkufuphi
Class 17	lokufuphi	kkufuphi

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kúpɪ́.

Adjective

-fûphi

1. short
2. brief, concise

Inflection

Adjective concord
	Modifier		Copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	engimfuphi	engingemfuphi	ngimfuphi	angimfuphi
2nd singular	omfuphi	ongemfuphi	umfuphi	awumfuphi
1st plural	esibafuphi	esingebafuphi	sibafuphi	asibafuphi
2nd plural	enibafuphi	eningebafuphi	nibafuphi	anibafuphi
Class 1	omfuphi	ongemfuphi	mfuphi	akamfuphi
Class 2	abafuphi	abangebafuphi	bafuphi	ababafuphi
Class 3	omfuphi	ongemfuphi	mfuphi	awumfuphi
Class 4	emifuphi	engemifuphi	mifuphi	ayimifuphi
Class 5	elifuphi	elingelifuphi	lifuphi	alilifuphi
Class 6	amafuphi	angemafuphi	mafuphi	awamafuphi
Class 7	esifuphi	esingesifuphi	sifuphi	asisifuphi
Class 8	ezimfuphi	ezingezimfuphi	zimfuphi	azizimfuphi
Class 9	emfuphi	engemfuphi, engeyimfuphi	imfuphi, yimfuphi	ayiyimfuphi
Class 10	ezimfuphi	ezingezimfuphi	zimfuphi	azizimfuphi
Class 11	olufuphi	olungelufuphi	lufuphi	alulufuphi
Class 14	obufuphi	obungebufuphi	bufuphi	abubufuphi
Class 15	okufuphi	okungekufuphi	kufuphi	akukufuphi
Class 17	okufuphi	okungekufuphi	kufuphi	akukufuphi

Synonyms

• -fisha
• -fishane
• -fushane

References

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