imbiza

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbɪ̀dìá, which is an agent nominalization of the causative of Proto-Bantu *-bɪ̀da, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́da (“to boil”).

Noun

ímbizá class 9 (plural íimbizá class 10)

1. cooking pot

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbɪ̀dìá, which is an agent nominalization of the causative of Proto-Bantu *-bɪ̀da, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́da (“to boil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íᵐb̥i̤ːz̥ǎ̤]

Noun

ímbizá class 9 (plural íimbizá class 10)

1. cooking pot

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• -bila

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbɪ̀dìá, which is an agent nominalization of the causative of Proto-Bantu *-bɪ̀da, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́da (“to boil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ímbiːzá/

Noun

ímbizá class 9 (plural izímbizá class 10)

1. cooking pot

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative embizeni)

	singular		plural
full form	imbiza		izimbiza
simple form	mbiza		zimbiza
locative	embizeni		ezimbizeni
copulative	yimbiza		yizimbiza
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wembiza	owembiza	wezimbiza	owezimbiza
class 2	bembiza	abembiza	bezimbiza	abezimbiza
class 3	wembiza	owembiza	wezimbiza	owezimbiza
class 4	yembiza	eyembiza	yezimbiza	eyezimbiza
class 5	lembiza	elembiza	lezimbiza	elezimbiza
class 6	embiza	awembiza	ezimbiza	awezimbiza
class 7	sembiza	esembiza	sezimbiza	esezimbiza
class 8	zembiza	ezembiza	zezimbiza	ezezimbiza
class 9	yembiza	eyembiza	yezimbiza	eyezimbiza
class 10	zembiza	ezembiza	zezimbiza	ezezimbiza
class 11	lwembiza	olwembiza	lwezimbiza	olwezimbiza
class 14	bembiza	obembiza	bezimbiza	obezimbiza
class 15	kwembiza	okwembiza	kwezimbiza	okwezimbiza
class 17	kwembiza	okwembiza	kwezimbiza	okwezimbiza

Related terms

• -bila

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-biza”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-biza (2.8.3)”