impambosi

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ímpámboːsi/

Noun

ímpámbosi class 9 (plural ízimpámbosi class 10)

1. maze, labyrinth

   Synonym: usogekle

2. deviation
3. (grammar) derivative, form

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	impambosi	izimpambosi
Locative	empambosini	ezimpambosini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	impambosi		izimpambosi
Simple form	mpambosi		zimpambosi
Locative	empambosini		ezimpambosini
Copulative	yimpambosi		yizimpambosi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wempambosi	owempambosi	wezimpambosi	owezimpambosi
Class 2	bempambosi	abempambosi	bezimpambosi	abezimpambosi
Class 3	wempambosi	owempambosi	wezimpambosi	owezimpambosi
Class 4	yempambosi	eyempambosi	yezimpambosi	eyezimpambosi
Class 5	lempambosi	elempambosi	lezimpambosi	elezimpambosi
Class 6	empambosi	awempambosi	ezimpambosi	awezimpambosi
Class 7	sempambosi	esempambosi	sezimpambosi	esezimpambosi
Class 8	zempambosi	ezempambosi	zezimpambosi	ezezimpambosi
Class 9	yempambosi	eyempambosi	yezimpambosi	eyezimpambosi
Class 10	zempambosi	ezempambosi	zezimpambosi	ezezimpambosi
Class 11	lwempambosi	olwempambosi	lwezimpambosi	olwezimpambosi
Class 14	bempambosi	obempambosi	bezimpambosi	obezimpambosi
Class 15	kwempambosi	okwempambosi	kwezimpambosi	okwezimpambosi
Class 17	kwempambosi	okwempambosi	kwezimpambosi	okwezimpambosi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-phambosi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-phambosi (2.4.9.9)”