ilahle

Southern Ndebele

Noun

ílâhle class 5 (plural ámálâhle class 6)

1. coal

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Noun

ilahle^? class 5 (plural amalahle class 6)

1. untrustworthy guy

Inflection

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Zulu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːlâːɬe/

Noun

îlâhle class 5 (plural ámalâhle class 6)

1. cinder, ember, piece of coal, piece of charcoal
2. battery (electrochemical cell)

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative elahleni)

	singular		plural
full form	ilahle		amalahle
simple form	lilahle		malahle
locative	elahleni		emalahleni
copulative	yilahle		ngamalahle
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	welahle	owelahle	wamalahle	owamalahle
class 2	belahle	abelahle	bamalahle	abamalahle
class 3	welahle	owelahle	wamalahle	owamalahle
class 4	yelahle	eyelahle	yamalahle	eyamalahle
class 5	lelahle	elelahle	lamalahle	elamalahle
class 6	elahle	awelahle	amalahle	awamalahle
class 7	selahle	eselahle	samalahle	esamalahle
class 8	zelahle	ezelahle	zamalahle	ezamalahle
class 9	yelahle	eyelahle	yamalahle	eyamalahle
class 10	zelahle	ezelahle	zamalahle	ezamalahle
class 11	lwelahle	olwelahle	lwamalahle	olwamalahle
class 14	belahle	obelahle	bamalahle	obamalahle
class 15	kwelahle	okwelahle	kwamalahle	okwamalahle
class 17	kwelahle	okwelahle	kwamalahle	okwamalahle

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-lahle”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-lahle (2.6.3-8.9)”