izaba

Spanish

Verb

izaba

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of izar

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ízaːɓá/

Noun

ízabá class 8

1. last-ditch effort
2. excuse, pretext

Inflection

Class 8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	—	izaba
Locative	—	ezabeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	—		izaba
Simple form	—		zaba
Locative	—		ezabeni
Copulative	—		yizaba
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	—	—	wezaba	owezaba
Class 2	—	—	bezaba	abezaba
Class 3	—	—	wezaba	owezaba
Class 4	—	—	yezaba	eyezaba
Class 5	—	—	lezaba	elezaba
Class 6	—	—	ezaba	awezaba
Class 7	—	—	sezaba	esezaba
Class 8	—	—	zezaba	ezezaba
Class 9	—	—	yezaba	eyezaba
Class 10	—	—	zezaba	ezezaba
Class 11	—	—	lwezaba	olwezaba
Class 14	—	—	bezaba	obezaba
Class 15	—	—	kwezaba	okwezaba
Class 17	—	—	kwezaba	okwezaba

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-aɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-aɓa (2.8.3)”