uhlanya

Zulu

Etymology

From u- +‎ -hlanya +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úːɬaːɲa/

Noun

ū́hlanya class 11 (plural izinhlânya class 10)

1. madman, lunatic

Inflection

Class 11/10 (locative ohlanyeni)

	singular		plural
full form	uhlanya		izinhlanya
simple form	luhlanya		zinhlanya
locative	ohlanyeni		ezinhlanyeni
copulative	wuhlanya		yizinhlanya
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wohlanya	owohlanya	wezinhlanya	owezinhlanya
class 2	bohlanya	abohlanya	bezinhlanya	abezinhlanya
class 3	wohlanya	owohlanya	wezinhlanya	owezinhlanya
class 4	yohlanya	eyohlanya	yezinhlanya	eyezinhlanya
class 5	lohlanya	elohlanya	lezinhlanya	elezinhlanya
class 6	ohlanya	awohlanya	ezinhlanya	awezinhlanya
class 7	sohlanya	esohlanya	sezinhlanya	esezinhlanya
class 8	zohlanya	ezohlanya	zezinhlanya	ezezinhlanya
class 9	yohlanya	eyohlanya	yezinhlanya	eyezinhlanya
class 10	zohlanya	ezohlanya	zezinhlanya	ezezinhlanya
class 11	lohlanya	olohlanya	lwezinhlanya	olwezinhlanya
class 14	bohlanya	obohlanya	bezinhlanya	obezinhlanya
class 15	kohlanya	okohlanya	kwezinhlanya	okwezinhlanya
class 17	kohlanya	okohlanya	kwezinhlanya	okwezinhlanya

References

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