imbewu

Lala (South Africa)

Etymology

From Common Bantu *mbégʊ́.

Noun

ímbêwu

1. seed

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Common Bantu *mbégʊ́.

Noun

ímbêwu class 9 (plural íimbêwu class 10)

1. seed

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Common Bantu *mbégʊ́.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íᵐb̥e̤᷈ːwu]

Noun

ímbêwu class 9 (plural íimbêwu class 10)

1. seed

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Common Bantu *mbégʊ́.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ímbêːwu/

Noun

ímbêwu class 9 (plural ízimbêwu class 10)

1. seed

   Synonym: inhlamvu

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	imbewu	izimbewu
Locative	embewini	ezimbewini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	imbewu		izimbewu
Simple form	mbewu		zimbewu
Locative	embewini		ezimbewini
Copulative	yimbewu		yizimbewu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wembewu	owembewu	wezimbewu	owezimbewu
Class 2	bembewu	abembewu	bezimbewu	abezimbewu
Class 3	wembewu	owembewu	wezimbewu	owezimbewu
Class 4	yembewu	eyembewu	yezimbewu	eyezimbewu
Class 5	lembewu	elembewu	lezimbewu	elezimbewu
Class 6	embewu	awembewu	ezimbewu	awezimbewu
Class 7	sembewu	esembewu	sezimbewu	esezimbewu
Class 8	zembewu	ezembewu	zezimbewu	ezezimbewu
Class 9	yembewu	eyembewu	yezimbewu	eyezimbewu
Class 10	zembewu	ezembewu	zezimbewu	ezezimbewu
Class 11	lwembewu	olwembewu	lwezimbewu	olwezimbewu
Class 14	bembewu	obembewu	bezimbewu	obezimbewu
Class 15	kwembewu	okwembewu	kwezimbewu	okwezimbewu
Class 17	kwembewu	okwembewu	kwezimbewu	okwezimbewu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mbewu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mbewu (3.8-3-8.9)”