isikhombisa

Zulu

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -khombisa +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isíkʰombíːsa/

Noun

isíkhombísa class 7 (plural izikhómbísa class 8)

1. index finger
2. pointer, indicator
3. seven
4. the seventh one
5. (in the possessive) seventh

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isikhombisa	izikhombisa
Locative	esikhombiseni	ezikhombiseni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isikhombisa		izikhombisa
Simple form	sikhombisa		zikhombisa
Locative	esikhombiseni		ezikhombiseni
Copulative	yisikhombisa		yizikhombisa
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesikhombisa	owesikhombisa	wezikhombisa	owezikhombisa
Class 2	besikhombisa	abesikhombisa	bezikhombisa	abezikhombisa
Class 3	wesikhombisa	owesikhombisa	wezikhombisa	owezikhombisa
Class 4	yesikhombisa	eyesikhombisa	yezikhombisa	eyezikhombisa
Class 5	lesikhombisa	elesikhombisa	lezikhombisa	elezikhombisa
Class 6	esikhombisa	awesikhombisa	ezikhombisa	awezikhombisa
Class 7	sesikhombisa	esesikhombisa	sezikhombisa	esezikhombisa
Class 8	zesikhombisa	ezesikhombisa	zezikhombisa	ezezikhombisa
Class 9	yesikhombisa	eyesikhombisa	yezikhombisa	eyezikhombisa
Class 10	zesikhombisa	ezesikhombisa	zezikhombisa	ezezikhombisa
Class 11	lwesikhombisa	olwesikhombisa	lwezikhombisa	olwezikhombisa
Class 14	besikhombisa	obesikhombisa	bezikhombisa	obezikhombisa
Class 15	kwesikhombisa	okwesikhombisa	kwezikhombisa	okwezikhombisa
Class 17	kwesikhombisa	okwesikhombisa	kwezikhombisa	okwezikhombisa

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khombisa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khombisa (3.2.6.3.9)”