intombi

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

íntombí class 9 (plural íintombí class 10)

1. girl

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íⁿtoːᵐb̥ǐ̤]

Noun

íntombí class 9 (plural íintombí class 10)

1. girl

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From in- +‎ -thomba +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íntoːmbí/

Noun

íntombí class 9 (plural izintômbí class 10)

1. girl
2. girlfriend, fiancée
3. maiden, virgin

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative entombini)

	singular		plural
full form	intombi		izintombi
simple form	ntombi		zintombi
locative	entombini		ezintombini
copulative	yintombi		yizintombi
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wentombi	owentombi	wezintombi	owezintombi
class 2	bentombi	abentombi	bezintombi	abezintombi
class 3	wentombi	owentombi	wezintombi	owezintombi
class 4	yentombi	eyentombi	yezintombi	eyezintombi
class 5	lentombi	elentombi	lezintombi	elezintombi
class 6	entombi	awentombi	ezintombi	awezintombi
class 7	sentombi	esentombi	sezintombi	esezintombi
class 8	zentombi	ezentombi	zezintombi	ezezintombi
class 9	yentombi	eyentombi	yezintombi	eyezintombi
class 10	zentombi	ezentombi	zezintombi	ezezintombi
class 11	lwentombi	olwentombi	lwezintombi	olwezintombi
class 14	bentombi	obentombi	bezintombi	obezintombi
class 15	kwentombi	okwentombi	kwezintombi	okwezintombi
class 17	kwentombi	okwentombi	kwezintombi	okwezintombi

Derived terms

• intombazane

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thombi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thombi (2.3-6.6-3)”