ibhubesi

Zulu

Etymology

Derived from imbube.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iːbuɓêːsi/

Noun

ībhubêsi class 5 (plural amabhubêsi class 6)

1. lion

   Synonyms: imbube, ingonyama, isilo

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ibhubesi	amabhubesi
Locative	ebhubesini	emabhubesini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ibhubesi		amabhubesi
Simple form	libhubesi		mabhubesi
Locative	ebhubesini		emabhubesini
Copulative	yibhubesi		ngamabhubesi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	webhubesi	owebhubesi	wamabhubesi	owamabhubesi
Class 2	bebhubesi	abebhubesi	bamabhubesi	abamabhubesi
Class 3	webhubesi	owebhubesi	wamabhubesi	owamabhubesi
Class 4	yebhubesi	eyebhubesi	yamabhubesi	eyamabhubesi
Class 5	lebhubesi	elebhubesi	lamabhubesi	elamabhubesi
Class 6	ebhubesi	awebhubesi	amabhubesi	awamabhubesi
Class 7	sebhubesi	esebhubesi	samabhubesi	esamabhubesi
Class 8	zebhubesi	ezebhubesi	zamabhubesi	ezamabhubesi
Class 9	yebhubesi	eyebhubesi	yamabhubesi	eyamabhubesi
Class 10	zebhubesi	ezebhubesi	zamabhubesi	ezamabhubesi
Class 11	lwebhubesi	olwebhubesi	lwamabhubesi	olwamabhubesi
Class 14	bebhubesi	obebhubesi	bamabhubesi	obamabhubesi
Class 15	kwebhubesi	okwebhubesi	kwamabhubesi	okwamabhubesi
Class 17	kwebhubesi	okwebhubesi	kwamabhubesi	okwamabhubesi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-buɓesi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-buɓesi (3.3.3.2-8.9)”