isikhwama

Northern Ndebele

Noun

ísíkhwáma class 7 (plural ízíkhwáma class 8)

1. bag

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Noun

ísíkhwáma class 7 (plural íinkhwáma class 8)

1. bag

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ísikʰwáːma/

Noun

ísikhwáma class 7 (plural ízikhwáma class 8)

1. bag, pouch
2. purse
3. fund

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isikhwama	izikhwama
Locative	esikhwameni	ezikhwameni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isikhwama		izikhwama
Simple form	sikhwama		zikhwama
Locative	esikhwameni		ezikhwameni
Copulative	yisikhwama		yizikhwama
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesikhwama	owesikhwama	wezikhwama	owezikhwama
Class 2	besikhwama	abesikhwama	bezikhwama	abezikhwama
Class 3	wesikhwama	owesikhwama	wezikhwama	owezikhwama
Class 4	yesikhwama	eyesikhwama	yezikhwama	eyezikhwama
Class 5	lesikhwama	elesikhwama	lezikhwama	elezikhwama
Class 6	esikhwama	awesikhwama	ezikhwama	awezikhwama
Class 7	sesikhwama	esesikhwama	sezikhwama	esezikhwama
Class 8	zesikhwama	ezesikhwama	zezikhwama	ezezikhwama
Class 9	yesikhwama	eyesikhwama	yezikhwama	eyezikhwama
Class 10	zesikhwama	ezesikhwama	zezikhwama	ezezikhwama
Class 11	lwesikhwama	olwesikhwama	lwezikhwama	olwezikhwama
Class 14	besikhwama	obesikhwama	bezikhwama	obezikhwama
Class 15	kwesikhwama	okwesikhwama	kwezikhwama	okwezikhwama
Class 17	kwesikhwama	okwesikhwama	kwezikhwama	okwezikhwama

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khwama”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khwama (2.4.3.9)”