isitha

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bìtáà (“war, army”), derived from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀táà (“bow”).

Noun

ísithá class 7 (plural ízithá class 8)

1. enemy

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bìtáà (“war, army”), derived from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀táà (“bow”).

Noun

ísithá class 7 (plural ízithá class 8)

1. enemy

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːsiːtʰa/

Noun

ī́sitha class 5 (plural amásitha class 6)

1. seclusion, private place

Inflection

Class 5/6, short locative
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isitha	amasitha
Locative	esitha	emasitha
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isitha		amasitha
Simple form	lisitha		masitha
Locative	esitha		emasitha
Copulative	yisitha		ngamasitha
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesitha	owesitha	wamasitha	owamasitha
Class 2	besitha	abesitha	bamasitha	abamasitha
Class 3	wesitha	owesitha	wamasitha	owamasitha
Class 4	yesitha	eyesitha	yamasitha	eyamasitha
Class 5	lesitha	elesitha	lamasitha	elamasitha
Class 6	esitha	awesitha	amasitha	awamasitha
Class 7	sesitha	esesitha	samasitha	esamasitha
Class 8	zesitha	ezesitha	zamasitha	ezamasitha
Class 9	yesitha	eyesitha	yamasitha	eyamasitha
Class 10	zesitha	ezesitha	zamasitha	ezamasitha
Class 11	lwesitha	olwesitha	lwamasitha	olwamasitha
Class 14	besitha	obesitha	bamasitha	obamasitha
Class 15	kwesitha	okwesitha	kwamasitha	okwamasitha
Class 17	kwesitha	okwesitha	kwamasitha	okwamasitha

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *bìtáà (“war, army”), derived from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀táà (“bow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ísiːtʰá/

Noun

ísithá class 7 (plural ízithá class 8)

1. enemy, opponent, adversary

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isitha	izitha
Locative	esitheni	ezitheni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isitha		izitha
Simple form	sitha		zitha
Locative	esitheni		ezitheni
Copulative	yisitha		yizitha
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesitha	owesitha	wezitha	owezitha
Class 2	besitha	abesitha	bezitha	abezitha
Class 3	wesitha	owesitha	wezitha	owezitha
Class 4	yesitha	eyesitha	yezitha	eyezitha
Class 5	lesitha	elesitha	lezitha	elezitha
Class 6	esitha	awesitha	ezitha	awezitha
Class 7	sesitha	esesitha	sezitha	esezitha
Class 8	zesitha	ezesitha	zezitha	ezezitha
Class 9	yesitha	eyesitha	yezitha	eyezitha
Class 10	zesitha	ezesitha	zezitha	ezezitha
Class 11	lwesitha	olwesitha	lwezitha	olwezitha
Class 14	besitha	obesitha	bezitha	obezitha
Class 15	kwesitha	okwesitha	kwezitha	okwezitha
Class 17	kwesitha	okwesitha	kwezitha	okwezitha

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-sitha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-sitha (3.2.9.9)”
• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-tha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-tha (2.3-6.3)”