inhlaba

Swazi

Noun

ínhlaba class 9 (plural tinhlâba class 10)

1. aloe

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From in- +‎ -hlaba +‎ -a.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ínɬâːɓa/

Noun

ínhlâba class 9 (plural ízinhlâba class 10)

1. small species of aloe

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	inhlaba	izinhlaba
Locative	enhlabeni	ezinhlabeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	inhlaba		izinhlaba
Simple form	nhlaba		zinhlaba
Locative	enhlabeni		ezinhlabeni
Copulative	yinhlaba		yizinhlaba
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wenhlaba	owenhlaba	wezinhlaba	owezinhlaba
Class 2	benhlaba	abenhlaba	bezinhlaba	abezinhlaba
Class 3	wenhlaba	owenhlaba	wezinhlaba	owezinhlaba
Class 4	yenhlaba	eyenhlaba	yezinhlaba	eyezinhlaba
Class 5	lenhlaba	elenhlaba	lezinhlaba	elezinhlaba
Class 6	enhlaba	awenhlaba	ezinhlaba	awezinhlaba
Class 7	senhlaba	esenhlaba	sezinhlaba	esezinhlaba
Class 8	zenhlaba	ezenhlaba	zezinhlaba	ezezinhlaba
Class 9	yenhlaba	eyenhlaba	yezinhlaba	eyezinhlaba
Class 10	zenhlaba	ezenhlaba	zezinhlaba	ezezinhlaba
Class 11	lwenhlaba	olwenhlaba	lwezinhlaba	olwezinhlaba
Class 14	benhlaba	obenhlaba	bezinhlaba	obezinhlaba
Class 15	kwenhlaba	okwenhlaba	kwezinhlaba	okwezinhlaba
Class 17	kwenhlaba	okwenhlaba	kwezinhlaba	okwezinhlaba

Derived terms

• uNhlaba

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlaɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlaɓa (2.3-8.9)”