qatha

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ǃaːtʰa/

Relative

-qatha

1. sincere, good, sound
2. perfect
3. hard, firm, solid
4. strong

Inflection

Relative concord, tone L

	modifier		copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	engiqatha	engingeqatha	ngiqatha	angiqatha
2nd singular	oqatha	ongeqatha	uqatha	awuqatha
1st plural	esiqatha	esingeqatha	siqatha	asiqatha
2nd plural	eniqatha	eningeqatha	niqatha	aniqatha
class 1	oqatha	ongeqatha	uqatha	akaqatha
class 2	abaqatha	abangeqatha	baqatha	abaqatha
class 3	oqatha	ongeqatha	uqatha	awuqatha
class 4	eqatha	engeqatha	iqatha	ayiqatha
class 5	eliqatha	elingeqatha	liqatha	aliqatha
class 6	aqatha	angeqatha	aqatha	awaqatha
class 7	esiqatha	esingeqatha	siqatha	asiqatha
class 8	eziqatha	ezingeqatha	ziqatha	aziqatha
class 9	eqatha	engeqatha	iqatha	ayiqatha
class 10	eziqatha	ezingeqatha	ziqatha	aziqatha
class 11	oluqatha	olungeqatha	luqatha	aluqatha
class 14	obuqatha	obungeqatha	buqatha	abuqatha
class 15	okuqatha	okungeqatha	kuqatha	akuqatha
class 17	okuqatha	okungeqatha	kuqatha	akuqatha

References

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