ingqumbi

Zulu

Etymology

From in- +‎ -qumba +‎ -i. Compare Xhosa ingqumba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íᵑǃʱuːmbi/

Noun

íngqumbi class 9 (plural izíngqumbi class 10)

1. heap
2. mass (amount of matter)

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ingqumbi	izingqumbi
Locative	engqumbini	ezingqumbini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ingqumbi		izingqumbi
Simple form	ngqumbi		zingqumbi
Locative	engqumbini		ezingqumbini
Copulative	yingqumbi		yizingqumbi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wengqumbi	owengqumbi	wezingqumbi	owezingqumbi
Class 2	bengqumbi	abengqumbi	bezingqumbi	abezingqumbi
Class 3	wengqumbi	owengqumbi	wezingqumbi	owezingqumbi
Class 4	yengqumbi	eyengqumbi	yezingqumbi	eyezingqumbi
Class 5	lengqumbi	elengqumbi	lezingqumbi	elezingqumbi
Class 6	engqumbi	awengqumbi	ezingqumbi	awezingqumbi
Class 7	sengqumbi	esengqumbi	sezingqumbi	esezingqumbi
Class 8	zengqumbi	ezengqumbi	zezingqumbi	ezezingqumbi
Class 9	yengqumbi	eyengqumbi	yezingqumbi	eyezingqumbi
Class 10	zengqumbi	ezengqumbi	zezingqumbi	ezezingqumbi
Class 11	lwengqumbi	olwengqumbi	lwezingqumbi	olwezingqumbi
Class 14	bengqumbi	obengqumbi	bezingqumbi	obezingqumbi
Class 15	kwengqumbi	okwengqumbi	kwezingqumbi	okwezingqumbi
Class 17	kwengqumbi	okwengqumbi	kwezingqumbi	okwezingqumbi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-qumbi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-qumbi (2.6.9)”