imbasa

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ímbaːsa/

Noun

ímbasa class 9 (plural izímbasa class 10)

1. star

   Synonym: inkanyezi

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative embaseni)

	singular		plural
full form	imbasa		izimbasa
simple form	mbasa		zimbasa
locative	embaseni		ezimbaseni
copulative	yimbasa		yizimbasa
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wembasa	owembasa	wezimbasa	owezimbasa
class 2	bembasa	abembasa	bezimbasa	abezimbasa
class 3	wembasa	owembasa	wezimbasa	owezimbasa
class 4	yembasa	eyembasa	yezimbasa	eyezimbasa
class 5	lembasa	elembasa	lezimbasa	elezimbasa
class 6	embasa	awembasa	ezimbasa	awezimbasa
class 7	sembasa	esembasa	sezimbasa	esezimbasa
class 8	zembasa	ezembasa	zezimbasa	ezezimbasa
class 9	yembasa	eyembasa	yezimbasa	eyezimbasa
class 10	zembasa	ezembasa	zezimbasa	ezezimbasa
class 11	lwembasa	olwembasa	lwezimbasa	olwezimbasa
class 14	bembasa	obembasa	bezimbasa	obezimbasa
class 15	kwembasa	okwembasa	kwezimbasa	okwezimbasa
class 17	kwembasa	okwembasa	kwezimbasa	okwezimbasa

Related terms

• -basa

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ɓasa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓasa (2.9.9)”