ubhiya

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English beer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úbiːjá/

Noun

úbhiyá class 1a (plural obhiya class 2a)

1. beer (European style)

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ubhiya	obhiya
Locative	kubhiya	kobhiya
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ubhiya		obhiya
Simple form	bhiya		bobhiya
Locative	kubhiya		kobhiya
Copulative	ngubhiya		ngobhiya
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	kabhiya	okabhiya	wobhiya	owobhiya
Class 2	bakabhiya	abakabhiya	bobhiya	abobhiya
Class 3	kabhiya	okabhiya	wobhiya	owobhiya
Class 4	kabhiya	ekabhiya	yobhiya	eyobhiya
Class 5	likabhiya	elikabhiya	lobhiya	elobhiya
Class 6	kabhiya	akabhiya	obhiya	awobhiya
Class 7	sikabhiya	esikabhiya	sobhiya	esobhiya
Class 8	zikabhiya	ezikabhiya	zobhiya	ezobhiya
Class 9	kabhiya	ekabhiya	yobhiya	eyobhiya
Class 10	zikabhiya	ezikabhiya	zobhiya	ezobhiya
Class 11	lukabhiya	olukabhiya	lobhiya	olobhiya
Class 14	bukabhiya	obukabhiya	bobhiya	obobhiya
Class 15	kukabhiya	okukabhiya	kobhiya	okobhiya
Class 17	kukabhiya	okukabhiya	kobhiya	okobhiya

References

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