izembe

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìgèmbè.

Noun

ízembe class 5 (plural ámázembe class 6)

1. axe, hatchet

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìgèmbè.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íz̥e̤ːᵐb̥e̤]

Noun

ízembe class 5 (plural ámázembe class 6)

1. axe

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìgèmbè.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íːzeːmbe/

Noun

ī́zembe class 5 (plural amázembe class 6)

1. axe, hatchet

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative ezembeni)

	singular		plural
full form	izembe		amazembe
simple form	lizembe		mazembe
locative	ezembeni		emazembeni
copulative	yizembe		ngamazembe
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wezembe	owezembe	wamazembe	owamazembe
class 2	bezembe	abezembe	bamazembe	abamazembe
class 3	wezembe	owezembe	wamazembe	owamazembe
class 4	yezembe	eyezembe	yamazembe	eyamazembe
class 5	lezembe	elezembe	lamazembe	elamazembe
class 6	ezembe	awezembe	amazembe	awamazembe
class 7	sezembe	esezembe	samazembe	esamazembe
class 8	zezembe	ezezembe	zamazembe	ezamazembe
class 9	yezembe	eyezembe	yamazembe	eyamazembe
class 10	zezembe	ezezembe	zamazembe	ezamazembe
class 11	lwezembe	olwezembe	lwamazembe	olwamazembe
class 14	bezembe	obezembe	bamazembe	obamazembe
class 15	kwezembe	okwezembe	kwamazembe	okwamazembe
class 17	kwezembe	okwezembe	kwamazembe	okwamazembe

References

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