ithemba

Xhosa

Etymology

From i- +‎ -themba.

Noun

ithemba^? class 9

1. hope

Inflection

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Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /îːtʰéːmba/

Noun

îthémba class 5 (plural ámathémba class 6)

1. hope, faith

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative ethembeni)

	singular		plural
full form	ithemba		amathemba
simple form	lithemba		mathemba
locative	ethembeni		emathembeni
copulative	yithemba		ngamathemba
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wethemba	owethemba	wamathemba	owamathemba
class 2	bethemba	abethemba	bamathemba	abamathemba
class 3	wethemba	owethemba	wamathemba	owamathemba
class 4	yethemba	eyethemba	yamathemba	eyamathemba
class 5	lethemba	elethemba	lamathemba	elamathemba
class 6	ethemba	awethemba	amathemba	awamathemba
class 7	sethemba	esethemba	samathemba	esamathemba
class 8	zethemba	ezethemba	zamathemba	ezamathemba
class 9	yethemba	eyethemba	yamathemba	eyamathemba
class 10	zethemba	ezethemba	zamathemba	ezamathemba
class 11	lwethemba	olwethemba	lwamathemba	olwamathemba
class 14	bethemba	obethemba	bamathemba	obamathemba
class 15	kwethemba	okwethemba	kwamathemba	okwamathemba
class 17	kwethemba	okwethemba	kwamathemba	okwamathemba

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-themba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-themba (2.6.3.9)”