inkomba

Zulu

Etymology

From in- +‎ -khomba +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ínkóːmba/

Noun

ínkómba class 9 (plural ízinkómba class 10)

1. forefinger, index finger
2. indicator, pointer
3. indication, suggestion
4. Pondoland palm

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative enkombeni)

	singular		plural
full form	inkomba		izinkomba
simple form	nkomba		zinkomba
locative	enkombeni		ezinkombeni
copulative	yinkomba		yizinkomba
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wenkomba	owenkomba	wezinkomba	owezinkomba
class 2	benkomba	abenkomba	bezinkomba	abezinkomba
class 3	wenkomba	owenkomba	wezinkomba	owezinkomba
class 4	yenkomba	eyenkomba	yezinkomba	eyezinkomba
class 5	lenkomba	elenkomba	lezinkomba	elezinkomba
class 6	enkomba	awenkomba	ezinkomba	awezinkomba
class 7	senkomba	esenkomba	sezinkomba	esezinkomba
class 8	zenkomba	ezenkomba	zezinkomba	ezezinkomba
class 9	yenkomba	eyenkomba	yezinkomba	eyezinkomba
class 10	zenkomba	ezenkomba	zezinkomba	ezezinkomba
class 11	lwenkomba	olwenkomba	lwezinkomba	olwezinkomba
class 14	benkomba	obenkomba	bezinkomba	obezinkomba
class 15	kwenkomba	okwenkomba	kwezinkomba	okwezinkomba
class 17	kwenkomba	okwenkomba	kwezinkomba	okwezinkomba

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khomba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khomba (2.4.9)”