isidla

Zulu

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -dla, i.e. the "eating hand".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ísiːɮá/

Noun

ísidlá class 7 (plural ízidlá class 8)

1. right hand

   Antonym: isinxele

Inflection

Class 7/8 (locative esidleni)

	singular		plural
full form	isidla		izidla
simple form	sidla		zidla
locative	esidleni		ezidleni
copulative	yisidla		yizidla
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wesidla	owesidla	wezidla	owezidla
class 2	besidla	abesidla	bezidla	abezidla
class 3	wesidla	owesidla	wezidla	owezidla
class 4	yesidla	eyesidla	yezidla	eyezidla
class 5	lesidla	elesidla	lezidla	elezidla
class 6	esidla	awesidla	ezidla	awezidla
class 7	sesidla	esesidla	sezidla	esezidla
class 8	zesidla	ezesidla	zezidla	ezezidla
class 9	yesidla	eyesidla	yezidla	eyezidla
class 10	zesidla	ezesidla	zezidla	ezezidla
class 11	lwesidla	olwesidla	lwezidla	olwezidla
class 14	besidla	obesidla	bezidla	obezidla
class 15	kwesidla	okwesidla	kwezidla	okwezidla
class 17	kwesidla	okwesidla	kwezidla	okwezidla

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-dla”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-dla (2.6.6-3)”