inqaba

Xhosa

Etymology

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Noun

inqaba^? class 9 (plural iinqaba class 10)

1. rare and precious thing

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From i- +‎ -nqaba.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íᵑǃâːɓa/

Noun

ínqâba class 9 (plural ízinqâba class 10)

1. fortress, stronghold
2. amazing thing
3. oddity, strange thing
4. difficulty, difficult thing

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative enqabeni)

	singular		plural
full form	inqaba		izinqaba
simple form	nqaba		zinqaba
locative	enqabeni		ezinqabeni
copulative	yinqaba		yizinqaba
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wenqaba	owenqaba	wezinqaba	owezinqaba
class 2	benqaba	abenqaba	bezinqaba	abezinqaba
class 3	wenqaba	owenqaba	wezinqaba	owezinqaba
class 4	yenqaba	eyenqaba	yezinqaba	eyezinqaba
class 5	lenqaba	elenqaba	lezinqaba	elezinqaba
class 6	enqaba	awenqaba	ezinqaba	awezinqaba
class 7	senqaba	esenqaba	sezinqaba	esezinqaba
class 8	zenqaba	ezenqaba	zezinqaba	ezezinqaba
class 9	yenqaba	eyenqaba	yezinqaba	eyezinqaba
class 10	zenqaba	ezenqaba	zezinqaba	ezezinqaba
class 11	lwenqaba	olwenqaba	lwezinqaba	olwezinqaba
class 14	benqaba	obenqaba	bezinqaba	obezinqaba
class 15	kwenqaba	okwenqaba	kwezinqaba	okwezinqaba
class 17	kwenqaba	okwenqaba	kwezinqaba	okwezinqaba

References

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