uNcwaba

Zulu

Alternative forms

• uNcwabakazi

Etymology

From u- (class 1a) +‎ -ncwaba (“glossy, fresh, clean, attractive”). Named after the appearance of new grass after veld-burning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úᵑǀwáːɓa/

Noun

úNcwába class 1a (plural ôNcwába class 2a)

1. August
2. the first month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in July

Inflection

Class 1a/2a (locative kuNcwaba)

	singular		plural
full form	uNcwaba		oNcwaba
simple form	Ncwaba		boNcwaba
locative	kuNcwaba		koNcwaba
copulative	nguNcwaba		ngoNcwaba
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	kaNcwaba	okaNcwaba	woNcwaba	owoNcwaba
class 2	bakaNcwaba	abakaNcwaba	boNcwaba	aboNcwaba
class 3	kaNcwaba	okaNcwaba	woNcwaba	owoNcwaba
class 4	kaNcwaba	ekaNcwaba	yoNcwaba	eyoNcwaba
class 5	likaNcwaba	elikaNcwaba	loNcwaba	eloNcwaba
class 6	kaNcwaba	akaNcwaba	oNcwaba	awoNcwaba
class 7	sikaNcwaba	esikaNcwaba	soNcwaba	esoNcwaba
class 8	zikaNcwaba	ezikaNcwaba	zoNcwaba	ezoNcwaba
class 9	kaNcwaba	ekaNcwaba	yoNcwaba	eyoNcwaba
class 10	zikaNcwaba	ezikaNcwaba	zoNcwaba	ezoNcwaba
class 11	lukaNcwaba	olukaNcwaba	loNcwaba	oloNcwaba
class 14	bukaNcwaba	obukaNcwaba	boNcwaba	oboNcwaba
class 15	kukaNcwaba	okukaNcwaba	koNcwaba	okoNcwaba
class 17	kukaNcwaba	okukaNcwaba	koNcwaba	okoNcwaba

Synonyms

• u-Agasti
• uNhloyile

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ncwaɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ncwaɓa (2.4.9)”
• Koopman, Adrian (2002) Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press