inyumba

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngʊ̀mbà.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íɲuːmba/

Noun

ínyumba class 9 (plural izinyûmba class 10)

1. barren woman, barren female animal

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	inyumba	izinyumba
Locative	enyumbeni	ezinyumbeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	inyumba		izinyumba
Simple form	nyumba		zinyumba
Locative	enyumbeni		ezinyumbeni
Copulative	yinyumba		yizinyumba
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wenyumba	owenyumba	wezinyumba	owezinyumba
Class 2	benyumba	abenyumba	bezinyumba	abezinyumba
Class 3	wenyumba	owenyumba	wezinyumba	owezinyumba
Class 4	yenyumba	eyenyumba	yezinyumba	eyezinyumba
Class 5	lenyumba	elenyumba	lezinyumba	elezinyumba
Class 6	enyumba	awenyumba	ezinyumba	awezinyumba
Class 7	senyumba	esenyumba	sezinyumba	esezinyumba
Class 8	zenyumba	ezenyumba	zezinyumba	ezezinyumba
Class 9	yenyumba	eyenyumba	yezinyumba	eyezinyumba
Class 10	zenyumba	ezenyumba	zezinyumba	ezezinyumba
Class 11	lwenyumba	olwenyumba	lwezinyumba	olwezinyumba
Class 14	benyumba	obenyumba	bezinyumba	obezinyumba
Class 15	kwenyumba	okwenyumba	kwezinyumba	okwezinyumba
Class 17	kwenyumba	okwenyumba	kwezinyumba	okwezinyumba

Related terms

• -nyumba

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nyumba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nyumba (2.9.9)”