isibhamu

Zulu

Etymology

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Noun

isibhamu^? class 7 (plural izibhamu class 8)

1. gun, rifle

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isibhamu	izibhamu
Locative	esibhanyini	ezibhanyini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isibhamu		izibhamu
Simple form	sibhamu		zibhamu
Locative	esibhanyini		ezibhanyini
Copulative	yisibhamu		yizibhamu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesibhamu	owesibhamu	wezibhamu	owezibhamu
Class 2	besibhamu	abesibhamu	bezibhamu	abezibhamu
Class 3	wesibhamu	owesibhamu	wezibhamu	owezibhamu
Class 4	yesibhamu	eyesibhamu	yezibhamu	eyezibhamu
Class 5	lesibhamu	elesibhamu	lezibhamu	elezibhamu
Class 6	esibhamu	awesibhamu	ezibhamu	awezibhamu
Class 7	sesibhamu	esesibhamu	sezibhamu	esezibhamu
Class 8	zesibhamu	ezesibhamu	zezibhamu	ezezibhamu
Class 9	yesibhamu	eyesibhamu	yezibhamu	eyezibhamu
Class 10	zesibhamu	ezesibhamu	zezibhamu	ezezibhamu
Class 11	lwesibhamu	olwesibhamu	lwezibhamu	olwezibhamu
Class 14	besibhamu	obesibhamu	bezibhamu	obezibhamu
Class 15	kwesibhamu	okwesibhamu	kwezibhamu	okwezibhamu
Class 17	kwesibhamu	okwesibhamu	kwezibhamu	okwezibhamu

References

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