isihla

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ísiːɬá/

Noun

ísihlá class 7 (plural ízihlá class 8)

1. bunch, cluster
2. flock, swarm

Inflection

Class 7/8 (locative esihleni)

	singular		plural
full form	isihla		izihla
simple form	sihla		zihla
locative	esihleni		ezihleni
copulative	yisihla		yizihla
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wesihla	owesihla	wezihla	owezihla
class 2	besihla	abesihla	bezihla	abezihla
class 3	wesihla	owesihla	wezihla	owezihla
class 4	yesihla	eyesihla	yezihla	eyezihla
class 5	lesihla	elesihla	lezihla	elezihla
class 6	esihla	awesihla	ezihla	awezihla
class 7	sesihla	esesihla	sezihla	esezihla
class 8	zesihla	ezesihla	zezihla	ezezihla
class 9	yesihla	eyesihla	yezihla	eyezihla
class 10	zesihla	ezesihla	zezihla	ezezihla
class 11	lwesihla	olwesihla	lwezihla	olwezihla
class 14	besihla	obesihla	bezihla	obezihla
class 15	kwesihla	okwesihla	kwezihla	okwezihla
class 17	kwesihla	okwesihla	kwezihla	okwezihla

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hla”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hla (2.6.3)”