ubulembu

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uɓúleːmbu/

Noun

ubúlembu class 14 (plural amálembu class 6)

1. spiderweb

Inflection

Class 14/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ubulembu	amalembu
Locative	ebulenjini	emalenjini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ubulembu		amalembu
Simple form	bulembu		malembu
Locative	ebulenjini		emalenjini
Copulative	ngubulembu		ngamalembu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wobulembu	owobulembu	wamalembu	owamalembu
Class 2	bobulembu	abobulembu	bamalembu	abamalembu
Class 3	wobulembu	owobulembu	wamalembu	owamalembu
Class 4	yobulembu	eyobulembu	yamalembu	eyamalembu
Class 5	lobulembu	elobulembu	lamalembu	elamalembu
Class 6	obulembu	awobulembu	amalembu	awamalembu
Class 7	sobulembu	esobulembu	samalembu	esamalembu
Class 8	zobulembu	ezobulembu	zamalembu	ezamalembu
Class 9	yobulembu	eyobulembu	yamalembu	eyamalembu
Class 10	zobulembu	ezobulembu	zamalembu	ezamalembu
Class 11	lobulembu	olobulembu	lwamalembu	olwamalembu
Class 14	bobulembu	obobulembu	bamalembu	obamalembu
Class 15	kobulembu	okobulembu	kwamalembu	okwamalembu
Class 17	kobulembu	okobulembu	kwamalembu	okwamalembu

References

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