isipho

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -pha +‎ -o.

Noun

ísiphó class 7 (plural íziphó class 8)

1. gift

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology 1

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Noun

isipho^? class 7 (plural izipho class 8)

1. talent

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

From isi- +‎ -pha +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ísiːpʰó]

Noun

ísiphó class 7 (plural íziphó class 8)

1. gift

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -pha +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ísiːpʰó/

Noun

ísiphó class 7 (plural íziphó class 8)

1. gift, present

Inflection

Class 7/8 (locative esisheni)

	singular		plural
full form	isipho		izipho
simple form	sipho		zipho
locative	esisheni		ezisheni
copulative	yisipho		yizipho
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wesipho	owesipho	wezipho	owezipho
class 2	besipho	abesipho	bezipho	abezipho
class 3	wesipho	owesipho	wezipho	owezipho
class 4	yesipho	eyesipho	yezipho	eyezipho
class 5	lesipho	elesipho	lezipho	elezipho
class 6	esipho	awesipho	ezipho	awezipho
class 7	sesipho	esesipho	sezipho	esezipho
class 8	zesipho	ezesipho	zezipho	ezezipho
class 9	yesipho	eyesipho	yezipho	eyezipho
class 10	zesipho	ezesipho	zezipho	ezezipho
class 11	lwesipho	olwesipho	lwezipho	olwezipho
class 14	besipho	obesipho	bezipho	obezipho
class 15	kwesipho	okwesipho	kwezipho	okwezipho
class 17	kwesipho	okwesipho	kwezipho	okwezipho

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-pho”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-pho (2.2-4.3)”