ihlumela

Zulu

Etymology

From i- +‎ -hlumela +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /îːɬúmeːlá/

Noun

îhlúmelá class 5 (plural ámahlúmelá class 6)

1. bud, sprout, shoot
2. tumor

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ihlumela	amahlumela
Locative	ehlumeleni	emahlumeleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ihlumela		amahlumela
Simple form	lihlumela		mahlumela
Locative	ehlumeleni		emahlumeleni
Copulative	yihlumela		ngamahlumela
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wehlumela	owehlumela	wamahlumela	owamahlumela
Class 2	behlumela	abehlumela	bamahlumela	abamahlumela
Class 3	wehlumela	owehlumela	wamahlumela	owamahlumela
Class 4	yehlumela	eyehlumela	yamahlumela	eyamahlumela
Class 5	lehlumela	elehlumela	lamahlumela	elamahlumela
Class 6	ehlumela	awehlumela	amahlumela	awamahlumela
Class 7	sehlumela	esehlumela	samahlumela	esamahlumela
Class 8	zehlumela	ezehlumela	zamahlumela	ezamahlumela
Class 9	yehlumela	eyehlumela	yamahlumela	eyamahlumela
Class 10	zehlumela	ezehlumela	zamahlumela	ezamahlumela
Class 11	lwehlumela	olwehlumela	lwamahlumela	olwamahlumela
Class 14	behlumela	obehlumela	bamahlumela	obamahlumela
Class 15	kwehlumela	okwehlumela	kwamahlumela	okwamahlumela
Class 17	kwehlumela	okwehlumela	kwamahlumela	okwamahlumela

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlumela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlumela (2.4.3.6.3)”