imbube

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ímbuːɓé/

Noun

ímbubé class 9 (plural izímbubé class 10)

1. lion

   Synonyms: ibhubesi, ingonyama, isilo

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative embubeni)

	singular		plural
full form	imbube		izimbube
simple form	mbube		zimbube
locative	embubeni		ezimbubeni
copulative	yimbube		yizimbube
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wembube	owembube	wezimbube	owezimbube
class 2	bembube	abembube	bezimbube	abezimbube
class 3	wembube	owembube	wezimbube	owezimbube
class 4	yembube	eyembube	yezimbube	eyezimbube
class 5	lembube	elembube	lezimbube	elezimbube
class 6	embube	awembube	ezimbube	awezimbube
class 7	sembube	esembube	sezimbube	esezimbube
class 8	zembube	ezembube	zezimbube	ezezimbube
class 9	yembube	eyembube	yezimbube	eyezimbube
class 10	zembube	ezembube	zezimbube	ezezimbube
class 11	lwembube	olwembube	lwezimbube	olwezimbube
class 14	bembube	obembube	bezimbube	obezimbube
class 15	kwembube	okwembube	kwezimbube	okwezimbube
class 17	kwembube	okwembube	kwezimbube	okwezimbube

Descendants

• → English: mbube