ishiya

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìkígà, a variant of Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀kígè.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /îːʃîːja/

Noun

îshîya class 5 (plural ámashîya class 6)

1. eyebrow

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative eshiyeni)

	singular		plural
full form	ishiya		amashiya
simple form	lishiya		mashiya
locative	eshiyeni		emashiyeni
copulative	yishiya		ngamashiya
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	weshiya	oweshiya	wamashiya	owamashiya
class 2	beshiya	abeshiya	bamashiya	abamashiya
class 3	weshiya	oweshiya	wamashiya	owamashiya
class 4	yeshiya	eyeshiya	yamashiya	eyamashiya
class 5	leshiya	eleshiya	lamashiya	elamashiya
class 6	eshiya	aweshiya	amashiya	awamashiya
class 7	seshiya	eseshiya	samashiya	esamashiya
class 8	zeshiya	ezeshiya	zamashiya	ezamashiya
class 9	yeshiya	eyeshiya	yamashiya	eyamashiya
class 10	zeshiya	ezeshiya	zamashiya	ezamashiya
class 11	lweshiya	olweshiya	lwamashiya	olwamashiya
class 14	beshiya	obeshiya	bamashiya	obamashiya
class 15	kweshiya	okweshiya	kwamashiya	okwamashiya
class 17	kweshiya	okweshiya	kwamashiya	okwamashiya

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-shiya”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-shiya (3.2.2-8.9)”