izimu

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːzîːmu/

Noun

îzîmu class 5 (plural ámazîmu class 6)

1. ogre
2. cannibal

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	izimu	amazimu
Locative	ezinyini	emazinyini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	izimu		amazimu
Simple form	lizimu		mazimu
Locative	ezinyini		emazinyini
Copulative	yizimu		ngamazimu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wezimu	owezimu	wamazimu	owamazimu
Class 2	bezimu	abezimu	bamazimu	abamazimu
Class 3	wezimu	owezimu	wamazimu	owamazimu
Class 4	yezimu	eyezimu	yamazimu	eyamazimu
Class 5	lezimu	elezimu	lamazimu	elamazimu
Class 6	ezimu	awezimu	amazimu	awamazimu
Class 7	sezimu	esezimu	samazimu	esamazimu
Class 8	zezimu	ezezimu	zamazimu	ezamazimu
Class 9	yezimu	eyezimu	yamazimu	eyamazimu
Class 10	zezimu	ezezimu	zamazimu	ezamazimu
Class 11	lwezimu	olwezimu	lwamazimu	olwamazimu
Class 14	bezimu	obezimu	bamazimu	obamazimu
Class 15	kwezimu	okwezimu	kwamazimu	okwamazimu
Class 17	kwezimu	okwezimu	kwamazimu	okwamazimu

Derived terms

• iningizimu
• ubuzimu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-zimu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-zimu (2.4.3-8.9)”